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Singapore’s street food vendors rapidly adopt digital payments
Singapore's hawkers go digital
More than half of Singapore’s hawker stalls now offer e-payments, with transactions in January...
Vietnam’s youth “optimistic” about next 15 years – study
Vietnam’s youth is confident and optimistic about the direction their country is going in terms of economic...
New SME funding platform enters Thailand
Funding Societies: Loans for more than 65,000 businesses
A new funding platform for small and medium companies...
Heavy damage expected for Myanmar’s economy after surprise coup
The February 1 military coup will take a significant toll on Myanmar’s economy which is already battered...
Banks, stock exchange shut down in Myanmar after military coup
All banks across Myanmar temporarily shut down their operations on February 1 following a military coup in...
Indonesia’s Gojek maintains swift expansion drive
Indonesia’s ride-hailing-start-up Gojek, which since its launch in 2010 has grown into a diversified e-commerce unicorn, wants...
Blockchain-based whisky exchange launches in Singapore
Scotch whisky has historically high yields
Investing in whisky, particularly in high-end, exclusive single malt Scotch, instead of...
Philippines gets first crowdfunding platform
Investree, founded in 2015 in Indonesia, plans an expansion across Southeast Asia
The Philippines is getting its first...
Resort operator to become seventh company listed at Yangon Stock Exchange
The Amata Resort Hotel & Spa in Yangon
Yangon-based Amata Holding, one of the largest resort hotel operators...
Vietnam launches central stock exchange entity
Vietnam has established a new legal entity under the name of Vietnam Stock Exchange as a parent...
Myanmar kyat is this year’s best performing currency in Asia (to the US dollar)
Myanmar's currency, the kyat, became Asia’s best performing currency in US dollar terms so far this year....
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Rethinking Malaysia (Part 2)
Investvine is back with PART 2 of “Rethinking Malaysia,” an exclusive interview series with two of Malaysia’s up-and-coming leaders: Muhammad Rafique Rashid...
Vietnam becomes new fintech hub in Southeast Asia
Vietnam’s fintech universe has been growing rapidly in the past few years, according to the newly released...
Singapore scraps 1,000 dollar banknote to combat money laundering
Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has officially announced that it will discontinue the...
Singapore beats Thailand in being Asia’s worst stock market this year
Singapore has outdone Thailand as Asia’s worst stock market in terms of share prices amid uncertainties of...
Cambodia launches digital currency “Bakong”
Cambodia joins the digital money trend
Cambodia on October 28 officially launched a central bank-backed digital currency that...
Payback time: Goldman Sachs pays more billions in 1MDB scandal
The 1MDB adventure leaves Goldman Sachs with a heavy bill
US investment firm Goldman Sachs admitted its role...
KimYongPay? North Korea launches mobile payment system
People shopping in the Taesong Department Store in Pyongyang amid Covid-19 (Picture: Yonhap)
North Korea has introduced a...
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Grab sets up drive-through vaccination spots across Indonesia
Singapore-headquartered ride-hailing and e-commerce company Grab through its Indonesian branch is setting up drive-through vaccination spots across...
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Vietnam’s smartphone exports reach more than $51 billion in 2020
Vietnam, a major assembler of smartphones for global brands, has reached an export value of phones and...