Joana Bagano

Watch out for these Southeast Asia tech trends in 2022

January 3, 2022 Joana Bagano 0

Southeast Asia tech trends take hold as tech companies become more prevalent and tech-focused millennials begin to make their mark on society. Read more…

Sea adds mobility to Shopee app via Blue Bird taxi tie-up in Indonesia

December 24, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

Sea Ltd teams with with Blue Bird to launch a taxi ordering service in Indonesia, giving Shopee a mobility service to take on Grab and GoTo. Read more…

Thailand launches ASEAN’s first 5G “smart hospital” with Huawei

December 22, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

Thailand has launched the “Siriraj World Class 5G Smart Hospital,” billed as the first and largest 5G smart hospital project in ASEAN. Read more…

Masan Group gears up to meet rising e-commerce demand in Vietnam

December 21, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

Masan Group announced its intention to ramp up tech acquisitions and partnerships in an effort to meet Vietnam’s evolving e-commerce demands. Read more…

Alibaba to grow Lazada amid intensifying SEA competition and scrutiny

December 20, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

Alibaba is set on growing its Southeast Asian e-commerce arm Lazada to rival Indonesia’s GoTo, Shopee, and MercadoLibre. Read more…

AWS injects $5 billion into new cloud region in Indonesia

December 16, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

AWS officially opens its new Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region, and announces an investment of $5 billion in Indonesia over the next 15 years. Read more…

BDO Unibank accounts hacked to buy Bitcoin via UnionBank accounts

December 15, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

BSP, the Philippines’ central bank, has formed a new task force to probe into recent hacking incidents targeting BDO Unibank. Read more…

Regulatory issues push Binance to pull plug on Singapore trading platform

December 14, 2021 Joana Bagano 0

Following a push to obtain regulatory clearance last year, Binance Asia Services Ltd. has dropped its bid to operate a bourse in Singapore. Read more…