November 2021

Philippine fintech Mynt raises $300 mn in largest-ever fundraising

November 3, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

With $300 million in new funding, Jack Ma-backed fintech, Mynt, cements its position as the only unicorn in the Philippines. Read more…

Yahoo calls it quits in China, stops all services being accessed

November 2, 2021 News Centre 0

Yahoo stops its services being accessible from mainland China “in recognition of the increasingly challenging business and legal environment”. Read more…

ByteDance to restructure into six business units, IPO plans on hold

November 2, 2021 News Centre 0

ByteDance to be reorganised into six units – TikTok and its Chinese version Douyin, Lark, BytePlus, Nuverse, and ed tech unit Dali Education. Read more…

Supply chain attacks are multiplying – that sounds like a military strategy

November 2, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

Supply chain attacks are not new. You go back in history and attacking supply chains is a tried and tested strategy for weakening an enemy. Read more…

What telcos can do to make the world a safer place

November 2, 2021 News Centre 0

With the advent of 5G telcos have an opportunity to help coordinate better use of the world’s resources and assets making it a safer place. Read more…

India’s Vodafone Idea partners local startups for 5G use cases

November 2, 2021 Staff Writer 0

Vodafone Idea is taking the aggressive route to test 5G use cases for enterprises across various industries using the trial spectrum in India. Read more…

Malaysia’s 2022 budget has tech bright spots, but not so future-forward

November 2, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

Malaysia 2022 budget – the National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom) noted no significant announcements for the tech community. Read more…

Netflix removes episodes of “Pine Gap” in Philippines over map issues

November 2, 2021 News Centre 0

Netflix has removed two episodes of spy drama “Pine Gap” in the Philippines, after the country rejected scenes involving a map used by China. Read more…