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Upmesh wants to build a community-driven discovery app for Southeast Asian live commerce

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Upmesh was created to automate the checkout process and ultimately wants to create a platform similar to Whatnot where people can discover new live commerce sellers across different social media platforms. Upmesh currently works with Facebook Live, but will add other platforms, too, with the goal of becoming platform-agnostic.

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Thailand’s fintech startup Ascend Money lands $150M at a $1.5B valuation

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The company, which was founded in 2013, also plans to strengthen its global operations across six countries — Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and the Philippines. Ascend Money provides a financial platform of opportunity for those financially excluded as well as SMEs around the region.

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Fairbanc provides BNPL for micro-merchants in Indonesia

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Fairbanc will use its new funding on expanding in Indonesia, and exploring new markets like Vietnam and the Philippines in partnership with Unilever. Fairbanc also received previous investment from East Ventures, 500 Global and Michael Smapoerna. BNPL in 2022: 4 fintech investors discuss regulation, trends and how to stand out.

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HitPay is a one-stop solution for SMEs

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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. As its team began to understand the needs of SMEs more, it started to develop the other tools on the platform.

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Summer International uses social media data to launch new beauty brands

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If you follow #beautytok, #beautytube or any beauty content on social media platforms, you know that popular product trends are hard to keep up with. It operates in the United States, South Korea, Singapore, the Philippines and Indonesia. The company launched in 2018 along with Gushcloud International, an influencer marketing firm.

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Southeast Asia “omnichannel” health startup Doctor Anywhere gets $88M SGD

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It is available in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines, and recently established tech hubs in Bangalore and Ho Chi Minh City. . Doctor Anywhere launched as an online-only telehealth platform, but “we quickly realized that physical presence is very important in order to build trust with users,” Lim said.

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SoftBank-backed travel tech startup Yanolja acquires Korean e-commerce company Interpark 

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Yanolja said it has been using its most recent investment to invest in its global travel platform (GTP) and strengthen its automated solutions through artificial intelligence, with the aim of building tech to provide more personalized solutions for users. . Indonesia, the Philippines, India, and Africa as of September year on year. .