Seedbox secures US$6m investment, to further boost tech platform

Manila, Philippines – Seedbox Technologies, Inc. (Seedbox), a wealth management platform providing access to investment products for Filipinos, has announced a US$6minvestment from new investors SBI VENTURES SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. (SBI VENTURES) and Philippine Equity Partners, Inc. (PEP). Seedbox is a joint venture formed in 2016 by The ATRAM group,...

Pine Labs raises US$50m, bolsters BNPL offering in SEA

Singapore – Indian merchant commerce platform Pine Labs has raised US$50m from Vitruvian Partners, a London-headquartered international investment firm. With this newly secured investment, Pine Labs will continue to expand its BNPL offering in the Southeast Asia region. Amrish Rau, Pine Labs' CEO, shared that they are deeply focused on...

PH’s tourism department launches digital magazine ‘7641’

Manila, Philippines – The Department of Tourism (DOT) in the Philippines has announced its digital magazine ‘7641’, in a bid to further promote the various destinations in the country and fast track tourism recovery, as well as provide readers travel inspiration and information about the tourist spots in the Philippines....

Upmesh launches mobile cross-platform streaming app

Singapore – Live commerce enabler Upmesh has announced the launch of ‘Upmesh Live’, a cross-platform live selling mobile application which is a first in Southeast Asia. Upmesh Live allows sellers to create personalised overlays in their live streams without the need for any prior technical knowledge, allowing them to integrate...

About 84% of Filipinos tried going cashless in 2021

Manila, Philippines – The move towards a cashless society in the Philippines is becoming more evident, with the latest study from Visa unveiling that around 84% of Filipinos have tried going cashless in favour of digital payments, while 60% of Filipinos say that they are carrying less cash nowadays. According...

Lionsgate Play names Phait Lee Wong as GM for Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Lionsgate Play, the premium streaming service platform of Lionsgate-owned STARZ, has announced the appointment of Phait Lee Wong as general manager of Malaysia. Wong will be based in Kuala Lumpur and will be reporting directly to Amit Dhanuka, executive vice president of Lionsgate.She holds an extensive...

Meta’s latest campaign for APAC spotlights ingenuity of SMBs

Singapore – Meta has launched a new campaign in APAC that aims to showcase the ingenuity of small businesses across the region. The campaign, ‘Good Ideas Deserve To Be Found’, was done together with Sydney-based independent creative agency Now We Collide. The campaign consists of a series of 15-second advertisements...

Charles & Keith jumps into metaverse, joins virtual fashion week

Singapore — Fashion company Charles & Keith has announced several developments in its efforts to embrace the metaverse. The company unveiled it will join the first-ever Metaverse Fashion Week (MVFW) hosted on the 3D world browser-based platform Decentraland from 24-27 March 2022. The brand has also partnered with crypto payments platform...

Blink CX joins Alida Partner Network to deliver ‘Customer-First’ experiences

Singapore — Alida, the Total Experience Management (TXM) platform, has announced the technology-driven customer experience (CX) consulting company Blink CX has become a member of its Partner Network to deliver elevated CX solutions to organizations in the Philippines. Blink CX specializes in assisting organizations to achieve a ‘customer-first’ agenda to...

PH MSME enabler GrowSari secures fresh funding for nat’l expansion

Manila, Philippines – GrowSari, the local B2B e-commerce platform that serves sari-sari stores or local mom-and-pop stores in the Philippines, has raised US$77.5m as part of its Series C funding, bringing its total funding to around US$110m. This newly secured fund will be used in accelerating GrowSari’s national expansion. According...