Knowing how to manage money is a lifelong skill – one that will see children through good and bad times. But it’s a skill that should be taught from an early age. Financially responsible adults don’t just emerge like butterflies at the age of 18, they need a little help to find their wings. Some schools may do their bit...

What is Edge Computing?
Data is the blood of businesses today, offering valuable insights towards controlling processes and operations. You see, most people still use PCs for accessing centralized services such as DropBox, Gmail, and Office 365. Also, devices such as Amazon Echo and Apple TV get powered by cloud content and intelligence. Now, in 2021, the conversation has progressed towards yet another phenomenon,...

Bitget and BitKeep Announce Partnership to Introduce First-Ever Launchpad
Bitget, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has deployed its Launchpad in conjunction with BitKeep, a top cryptocurrency wallet with more than six million users globally. With over 1.8 million users worldwide, the exchange is a global digital asset trading platform offering spot trading, derivatives trading, and digital asset purchasing services. The core purpose of the Bitget Launchpad is to support...

HOKK Finance Officially Launches Ethereum Aggregator HOKK Premium and Limited Utility NFTs
Singapore-based HOKK Finance (HOKKFi), a top-tier meme token, announces the release of HOKK Premium, an Ethereum aggregator, and releases 4444 utility NFTs that will enable collectors to access the HOKKFi portal. This comes after the entity transformed from a utility meme tokens that peaked at an US$800M market cap in May 2021, to a powerful decentralised finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency brand....

Best Southeast Asia Startups in 2021, According To Startups Zone
Southeast Asia is one of the most diverse regions in the world. People’s demands are vastly different in each country – cultural differences, languages, and other characteristics create unique ideas for the 675 million people that live in those countries. As a result, the region offers fertile ground for a diverse range of startups to emerge and grow, each developing...

Venture Capitalists are Swarming towards Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy
The Southeast Asian tech deck is running hot right now! Investors around the world want a piece of the action. 2021 saw a record high of USD 124.8 billion in M&As. And guess what? Even without Grab’s USD 40 billion merger with Altimeter, the M&A activity still represents record levels. Also, in the first half of 2021, venture capital transactions...

Iris Capital Partners Launches Malaysia’s First Venture Debt Fund
Iris Capital Partners Sdn. Bhd. has launched Malaysia’s first privately led venture debt fund, the Iris Fund, which aims to finance high-impact startups from Malaysia and the Asean region. The firm is one of eight VC fund managers selected under under the Government of Malaysia’s Dana Penjana Nasional, a fund of funds programme that is administered by Penjana Kapital. The pioneer fund...

What is the use of NFTs in eCommerce?
On the 11th of March 2021, Beeple, a digital artist, sold a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) at USD 69 million. To lay the chips, this is where we are at with NFTs! Check out Christie’s Twitter account on this day. Now, there are talks about using NFTs as a robust digital asset and tool in the eCommerce space. Below is a...