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PayMaya owner Voyager Innovation raises 167M from KKR Tencent and IFC to launch digital bank in the Philippines

Snapcart raises 10M to shed light on consumer spending in emerging markets

Grab plans to raise 2B more this year to fund an acquisition spree in Southeast Asia

Facebook is making twofactor mandatory for highrisk accounts

In Southeast Asia a booming crypto scene

Igloo raises 82M to bring insurance to more people in Southeast Asia

Locad lands Series A to expand its logistics engine across Southeast Asia and Australia

Philippines startup Shoppable Business smooths bumps in the business procurement process

How US national security agencies hold the internet hostage

GoJeks Southeast Asia expansion runs into a roadblock in the Philippines

Grab raises more money again

Airbnb confirms stake in Indias OYO sources say it invested 150M200M

ObserveAI raises 8M to use artificial intelligence to improve call centers

Philippinesbased MSME platform GrowSari adds 775 million to its Series C

Maria Ressa founder of Filipino independent media site Rappler found guilty in cyber libel trial

Airbnb confirms 150M200M investment in Indias OYO

Sweet Escape connects travelers to photographers for truly Instaworthy holiday pics

Indonesian fintech Xendit is now a unicorn with 150M in fresh funding led by Tiger Global

AI training and social network content moderation services bring TaskUs a 250 million windfall

Tofino Capital reaches first close of 10M fund to back startups in frontier markets

Goldfinch raises 25M from a16z to power its DeFi lending protocol for borrowers in developing countries

Ant Group buys Singapores 2C2P to further global payments ambitions

Southeast Asian payments infrastructure unicorn Xendit banks 300M

Indias OYO enters Japan in partnership with SoftBank

Packworks makes operations easier for sarisari stores in the Philippines

Africa Roundup: Paga goes global and 4 startups raise 99M in VC

Ecommerce logistics startup Locad gets 45M seed round led by Sequoia Capital India

Manilabased payments processing startup PayMongo raises 27 million in seed funding

Led by exAmazonians Acquco raises 160M to buy and scale ecommerce businesses

With a 10 million round Nigerias Paga plans global expansion

Financial comparison super app Jeff raises 15M seed extension

Philippines: Department of Science and Technology Opens Additive Manufacturing Facility

Resellee wants to become the Pinduoduo of Southeast Asia

Philippines buy now pay later startup BillEase scores 11M Series B

Rakutens Viber chat app plans to charge to operate chatbots in controversial move

ShopBack a cashback startup in Asia Pacific raises 45M from Rakuten and others

Shipmates makes order fulfillment less tedious for the Philippines online sellers

Western Union often disrupted by startups partners with a startup for digital push in the Philippines

Tala grabs 145M to offer more financial services in emerging markets

Twitter names first international markets to get checks on political advertisers

Komunidad a Philippinesbased environmental intelligence platform lands seed round

PayMaya owner Voyager Innovations raises 210M at a valuation of 14B

Trumps sudden reversal on student visas will be felt in Silicon Valley

Japans gaming blockchain builder Oasys raises 20M in private token sale

Twitter expands misinformation reporting feature to more international markets

Philippines payment processing startup PayMongo lands 12 million Series A led by Stripe

Humble keeps excess inventory out of the Philippines landfills

Deliveree is smoothing Southeast Asias bumpy logistics landscape

Facebook revamps its business tool lineup following threats to its ad targeting business

Philippine ecommerce enabler Great Deals raises 30M Series B led by logistics firm Fast Group