The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

For example, should they hire in-market consultants, an expatriate based in a hub city, or partner with a local player? Hire the right people – local and entrepreneurial. A company cannot hire out of a hub city like Singapore and expect those individuals to cover Indonesia, India, Thailand, and the Philippines.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Ascend Money , the Thailand-based fintech startup behind TrueMoney, an e-wallet service, announced today it has raised a $150 million Series C round at a valuation of $1.5 The e-wallet service also serves as a payment channel for B2B, ranging from big brands to local SME owners as well as street market entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

Last month, for example, her team co-led an investment in Virtually Human Studio , the startup behind a digital horse racing service Zed Run, wherein users buy, sell and breed virtual horses whose value rises depending on their performance against other virtual horses. Each is essentially a non-fungible token, or NFT, meaning it is unique.).

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It plans to do the same for other crypto services like payments. In some countries where Pillow has partnered with local, compliant on-ramp service providers, users can also buy crypto with their local fiat currency. It focuses on retail investors, enabling them to start with investments as small as $5.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2021

Its website promises businesses that “with a single integration,” they can accept payments in Indonesia and the Philippines. The global shift toward more digital transactions over the past year led to increased demand for Xendit’s infrastructure and services, according to Wijaya. billion in payment value annually.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Igloo currently works with 20 global, regional and local insurers across Southeast Asia. Mehta said that the penetration rate of insurance in much of Southeast Asia is low, less than $100 USD per capita across Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Another, more recent one, is is Weather Index Insurance product in Vietnam.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

Employment Hero began entering new markets in October 2020, launching localized versions of the platform in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Malaysia and Singapore. After that, it plans to localize Employment Hero for Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2022

It is currently used by over 10,000 merchants in Singapore and Malaysia, with plans to expand into more Southeast Asian markets, including Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. But in each country we launch in, that will look very different, so we will look at local payment methods in every country.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

Since launching three months ago, SoBanHang’s “hyper local e-commerce enabler” has signed up almost 20,000 merchants, many selling online for the first time. Many are very local, serving customers within a couple kilometers. The company announced today that it has raised $1.5

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The Verge

JUNE 8, 2021

Other countries where Private Relay won’t be available include: Belarus, Colombia, Egypt, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkmenistan, Uganda, and the Philippines. The move is the latest concession Apple has made in order to offer its services in China, a market which Reuters notes accounts for almost 15 percent of its revenue.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 15, 2023

Its customers are spread across Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong and Australia, and typically ship about 25 to 5,000 orders a day. So far, Locad has provided order fulfillment for 200 brands, including Havaians, Levi’s Reckitt Benckisder and Emma Sleep. 4 ways to use e-commerce data to optimize LTV pre- and post-holiday.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 29, 2009

The Socialbrite team is made up of strategists with deep experience in offering social media consulting services, training workshops, conversational marketing, fundraising and outreach campaigns. She is currently a Kiva fellow serving a three-month tour in a rural section of the Philippines.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2021

Its Series D will be used to support growth in those markets, and enter new Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines. Localized versions of Employment Hero include pre-built employment contracts and policies that comply with local laws. 6 VCs share their bets on the future of work.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

One of the more interesting new features available with iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey is iCloud Plus, Apple’s upgraded iCloud subscription service that adds a few key privacy features. Here’s how to use it: To start, you’ll have to be using iOS 15, iPadOS 15, or macOS Monterey and be a subscriber to one of Apple’s iCloud plans.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2021

As part of the deal, Payfazz, an agent-based financial services network in Indonesia, invested $30 million into payments infrastructure provider Xfers. Both Payfazz and Xfers are Y Combinator alums, and want to make financial services accessible to more Southeast Asians, even if they don’t have a bank account.

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TechCrunch

MAY 7, 2023

clients “have some sort of global operations.” “Now, if you use Brex, you can actually operate as if you were a local company with a local card.” It’s something that we’ve been trying to do for a while,” Dubugras added, noting that insurtech Lemonade is a customer. Fintech projected to become a $1.5

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The startup’s new investment from Central Capital Ventura will help it develop its services for users with bank accounts, since it will be able to partner with BCA to access their customers’ data. And we’re also exploring expanding into new markets, like the Philippines and Vietnam.”.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The company offers a complete spectrum of e-commerce support services for direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, from making a website, setting up a payment system, and managing marketing to handling shipping, warehousing, and logistics. Approximately 200 D2C brands have already started using Plugo’s beta service in Indonesia.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 3, 2021

Financial institutions are left with traditional systems and correspondence models to offer service to their customers. Presently , Wapi Pay works with local banks and platforms in China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

Before launching IDEAL, Surjaudaja was former head of operations strategy at digital payment service OVO. Indonesia’s mortgage penetration rate is also just 3% of the local GDP, one of the lowest in Southeast Asia. IDEAL founders Albert Surjaudaja, Indira Nur Shadrina and Ian Daniel Santoso.

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TechNode

JUNE 21, 2024

Level Infinite stated that Honor of Kings has now established a global service network and supports 14 languages to enhance the gaming experience for players around the world. The first region-themed exclusive hero was born after in-depth discussions with local gaming experts, they added.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Waze, the Google-owned navigation and mapping service, will lay off 5 percent of its global workforce, or about 30 people out of 555 total employees, the company’s CEO said in an email to employees. Waze Carpool, the company’s two-year-old ride-share service , is also suffering. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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Tech Soup

MAY 31, 2013

They are all part of TechSoup Asia , which serves charities in the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand — and now Vietnam and Indonesia. TechSoup Asia Asia is a nonprofit collaborative venture between TechSoup Global and its local nonprofit organization partners, Connecting Up Australia and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service.

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TechNode

MARCH 26, 2024

Credit: Zeekr Debut in Bangkok: Xpeng named on Monday three major dealer groups to sell and service its EVs for Southeast Asia: Neo Mobility Asia for Thailand, Premium Automobiles for Singapore, and Bermaz Auto for Malaysia. It has also signed contracts with car dealers in Laos, Myanmar, and the Philippines, Reuters reported on March 12.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 10, 2012

How exciting it was when we first started down the road of expanding our programs and services to NGOs in other countries! We’ve also launched a NetSquared Local in Singapore, and are working to include the Philippines and Thailand in the near future.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Four hundred million people in the region already use the internet, but by year’s end, one estimate suggests that 80% of the population over the age of 15 in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam will be digital consumers. Since Big Tech came to Denver, investors can’t buy enough local startups.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Since 2000, the Institute of International Education has worked on leadership development with the goal of building and sustaining networks of leaders who would improve the delivery of family planning and reproductive health outcomes through improved services and policies. However, the local culture was to cover your body up.

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DataRobot

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Financial Services leaders understand the importance of speed and safety. At the event, a financial services panel discussion shared why iteration and experimentation are critical in an AI-driven data science environment. Local explanations provide row-level explanations for why a model made a prediction.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2006

She is the co-founder and co-director of Women's Global Green Action Network , a nonprofit that cultivates global partnerships of grassroots women environmental leaders by providing access to communication tools, support services and networking capabilities. Below is a transcript of an interview with her from the Big Vision Podcast.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

Easily the most prominent drone delivery project is the Matternet project, which is building a drone-based package delivery service. In December 2013, drones from the NGO Direct Relief were put to work assessing damage and participating in search and rescue operations in the super typhoon Haiyan-stricken Philippines. In the U.S.,

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AUGUST 17, 2022

Human trafficking organizations advocate for stronger anti-trafficking laws, provide services and support for victims of trafficking crimes, and develop long-term strategies to end human trafficking. Salesforce.org is humbled to partner with nonprofits around the world to bring awareness to World Day Against Human Trafficking.

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