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Grab launches digital payments card in the Philippines

The GrabPay Card can be used to make purchases online, pay for digital subscriptions, and make local and global transactions….

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SenseTime’s AI makes sure you park your shared bike properly

It’s part of SenseTime’s push into “new infrastructure,” a term that includes smart city infrastructure, among other initiatives. Source link

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Gojek bags new funds from Facebook, PayPal, Google, Tencent

The new funds will go towards boosting digital payments and financial services for MSMEs in the region. Source link

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Sequoia-backed BankBazaar bags $6m to build out contactless financing capabilities

Investors include WSV Capital, Amazon, Sequoia India, Experian, and Eight Roads. Source link

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Restaurant discovery app that rewards users with cryptocurrency scoops up $2.6m

Japanese startup SynchroLife received the new funds from MTG Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and Giftee, among others. Source link

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Does this $133m bet on biodegradable ‘plastic’ hold water?

Move over, plastic straws. A Singapore-based startup is making biodegradable straws for bubble tea and other drinks. Source link

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E-scooter startup Beam raises $26m in series A round

It looks to expand its virtual docking systems and deploy its new Beam Saturn model across Asia Pacific. Source link

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Insurtech startup PolicyStreet banks $1.8m in series A money

The Malaysian startup said it plans to expand into new markets such as Indonesia as well as Indochina within the…

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Singapore accelerator Iterative reveals first cohort of 8 startups

The participating startups will each receive US$150,000 in exchange for a 15% share. Source link

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Vietnamese audio content platform gets seed funding from 500 Startups

Voiz FM will use the new funds for product development and regional expansion in the next 12months. Source link