FeaturedTelecomGulf Energy to enter Thai telecom market after deal with InTouchInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 9, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 9, 2021 Gulf Energy nets 747 mn shares or 23.3% of all issued shares in InTouch... Read more
FeaturedIslamic BankingCIMB Bank launches its first all-digital Islamic savings account in MalaysiaInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 6, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 6, 2021 The newly launched product is called OctoSavers Account-I... Read more
IndustryLogisticsMagazineIndonesian logistics sector needs to embrace digital transformationInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 30, 2021August 2, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 30, 2021August 2, 2021 Indonesia’s e-commerce GMV value is predicted to grow from $32 bn to $83 bn in 2025... Read more
FeaturedFintechSingaporean fintech Nium raises $200 mn to expand in LatAm and the USInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 27, 2021July 27, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 27, 2021July 27, 2021 The startup’s value topped $1 bn after a Series-D funding round led by the US-based Riverwood Capital... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceGreat Eastern launches Singapore’s first green insuranceInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 20, 2021 GREAT Green SP is a three-year single premium endowment plan that provides 1.5 percent interest per annum guaranteed yield upon maturity... Read more
FeaturedTechnologySouth Korea-based Terraform Labs secures $150 mn from leading crypto investorsInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 19, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 19, 2021 The funds will be committed to the Terra Ecosystem Fund, which sponsors projects on the Terra blockchain... Read more
HealthcareCitizens testing positive for Covid-19 despite Sinovac jab raises concernInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 12, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 12, 2021 In Thailand, nearly 600 healthcare workers who received two doses of Sinovac vaccine have been infected with the virus... Read more
ExclusiveFintechMobile wallet usage on the rise across the globeInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 8, 2021July 8, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 8, 2021July 8, 2021 One in two people will use a mobile wallet by 2025, according to a latest research report... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedCredit Suisse appoints new market leader in MalaysiaInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 5, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 5, 2021 The bank promoted Joyce Low to market leader Malaysia... Read more
FeaturedInsuranceMonetary Authority of Singapore issues brokerage licence to LiquidXInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 2, 2021July 2, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 2, 2021July 2, 2021 The company will use the licence to expand its business in Asia... Read more