Southeast Asia

For BRI Ventures, investments also have to serve the greater good, chief investment officer William Gozali told KrASIA in episode 10 of Venture Matters TV.

The acquisition will give NCS clients access to a range of digital services from design thinking, rapid prototyping, cloud-native application development, among other digital solutions.

The Thai government continues to tighten its control over cyberspace access as well as social media.

Over 800 global speakers will join this year’s Fintech Festival, including heads of state, financial and tech leaders, policy makers, leading startups, and multilateral agencies.

The news came after a handful of other US-based food tech firms have already sprung up to fill the rising demand for plant-based food in Asia such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods.

Indonesia has a long history of blocking social media platforms without strong legal grounds.

Thailand’s digital payment sector is set to grow by USD 9.1 billion in 2020 and the total transaction value could jump 13.2% to USD 1.49 billion by 2024, according to Statista. 

Ion Mobility plans to launch its first electric motorbike in Indonesia in 2021.