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| 05.02.2026 | Only Small Group of Banks Are Turning AI into Revenue, New Research Finds | SINGAPORE, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dyna.Ai, a global provider of AI solutions, today released a new executive insights report, developed in collaboration with GXS Partners and Smartkarma, examining why most banks struggle to translate ... |
| 16.01.2026 | Toyota Boosts Buyout Offer for Industries: A Strategic Power Play | Toyota Motor increased its buyout offer for Toyota Industries by 15%, now over $35 billion. Investors responded robustly. Industries' shares surged past the revised bid. This signals market expectation for an even higher price. The automoti... |
| 15.01.2026 | Toyota Industries shares hit record high after Toyota Motor raises buyout offer to over $35 billion | Toyota Motor said late Wednesday it had raised the buyout offer for the group company to 18,800 yen per share, a 15% jump from its previous offer.
In December, Toyota Industries said it had asked for a higher price, citing concerns that the... |
| 11.11.2025 | Японская SoftBank продала долю в американской Nvidia за $5,8 млрд | Японская SoftBank Group Corp. полностью продала свою долю в Nvidia Corp., получив $5,83 млрд, чтобы профинансировать планируемые инвестиции в искусственный интеллект (ИИ) в то время, когда инвесторы все чаще сомневаются в целесообразности о... |
| 25.07.2025 | CK Hutchison ports deal deadline likely to be extended as US-China tensions weigh, sources say | CK Hutchison ports deal deadline likely to be extended as US-China tensions weigh, sources say
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| 04.06.2025 | Toyota Industries’ shares nosedive on $33 billion buyout deal — steepest fall in 10 months | Toyota Industries slumped as much as 13% Wednesday, after Toyota Group’s reported 4.7 trillion yen ($33 billion) deal to take the company private.
That includes a tender offer of $26 billion for shares of Toyota Industries at 16,300 yen api... |
| 04.04.2025 | Tariff Turmoil: Japan's Financial Sector Faces a Storm | Japan's financial landscape is trembling. The recent surge in U.S. tariffs has sent shockwaves through the country's banking sector, igniting fears of a recession. The Tokyo Stock Exchange is feeling the heat, with bank shares plummeting li... |
| 04.04.2025 | Japanese bank shares hammered as US tariffs spur fears about country's fragile recovery | Japanese bank shares hammered as US tariffs spur fears about country's fragile recovery
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| 09.10.2024 | Couche-Tard hikes bid for 7-Eleven owner to $47 billion, sources say | DealsMergers & Acquisitions
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| 06.09.2024 | Japan's Seven & i rejects Couche-Tard's $38.5 bln takeover offer | DealsRefining
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| 30.01.2024 | Beijing is unlikely to rescue Evergrande's offshore creditors because it could make things worse at home | Real Estate Beijing is unlikely to rescue Evergrande's offshore creditors because it could make things worse at home
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| 17.04.2023 | Sanctions against Russia could hurt the US dollar as countries like Iran and China seek alternative currencies for trade: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen | Sanctions against Russia could hurt the US dollar as countries like Iran and China seek alternative currencies for trade: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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| 29.03.2023 | Alibaba shares surged 16% on hopes that the Chinese tech giant's restructuring means Beijing's tech crackdown is finally ending | Shares of Alibaba and its major shareholder Softbank surged in Asian hours on Wednesday.
That's after Alibaba announced a massive company restructuring on Tuesday.
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| 28.03.2023 | Jack Ma returned to China to visit a private school he founded, 2 years after he first vanished from public view amid Beijing's tech crackdown | On Monday, Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma visited a private school he founded in Hangzhou, China.
Ma first vanished from public view after angering authorities in 2020 amid Beijing's tech crackdown.
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| 03.02.2023 | Adani's crisis is casting a cloud over India — and it could benefit China, which is just reopening after 3 years of COVID isolation | A crisis at the Adani Group is clouding over India just as China reopens.
A US short seller report alleging market manipulation and fraud at the Adani Group has caused a market rout.
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| 27.01.2023 | Asia's richest person doubles down on defence against fraud allegations ahead of a massive share sale | The Adani Group on Thursday issued an 18-page presentation titled "Myths of Short Seller."
It aimed to address some of Hindenburg's allegations of market manipulation and accounting fraud.
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| 31.03.2022 | If you want to know why Beyond Meat released plant-based jerky, look at its FY 2021 results | Last week, a new product from Beyond Meat hit shelves in the US.
Beyond Jerky is — you guessed it — a plant-based analog of the much-beloved dehydrated, salted beef snack that comes in three flavors and, like its patty and sausage-link cous... |
| 06.12.2021 | China's government is stepping in to help Evergrande deal with its debt, as it has with previous large-scale corporate clean-ups | Evergrande said on Friday there was "no guarantee" it would have enough funds to meet debt repayments.
The 8 p.m. announcement triggered a coordinated response from various Chinese authorities.
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| 18.08.2021 | A public father-son clash over accusations of financial misconduct send shares of the world's largest pork producer down 12% | Shares in WH Group plunged 11.6% on Wednesday after the firm's former CEO was accused of financial wrongdoing by his son, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Wan Hongjian, formerly the company's executive director, accused his father of t... |
| 05.07.2021 | After overtaking Alibaba, ag marketplace Pinduoduo is focusing on foodtech to hit profitability | The secret to Pinduoduo‘s gargantuan growth since it launched just six years ago?
It has always been in the right place at the right time, Xinyi Lim tells AFN.
“We were founded in 2015, when a lot of people thought China’s e-commerce landsc... |
| 29.06.2021 | Dingdong downsizes after Missfresh misfires | Dingdong Maicai has downsized its upcoming New York Stock Exchange IPO, cutting its fundraising goal by three quarters from the $357 million target it had set in a filing with the US Securities & Exchange Commission last week to $94.4 m... |
| 01.06.2021 | Quorn maker closes slightly down after $1bn market debut; plots US expansion | Shares in Monde Nissin, which owns a number of food brands including alt-protein pioneer Quorn, have closed 0.15% below their IPO price on the Philippines-based company’s first full day of trading.
The stock ended the day at 13.48 pesos ($0... |
| 01.06.2021 | Quorn maker lists at $5bn valuation; plots US expansion of alt-protein portfolio | Shares in Monde Nissin, which owns a number of food brands including alt-protein pioneer Quorn, have closed 0.15% below their IPO price on the Philippines-based company’s first full day of trading.
The stock ended the day at 13.48 pesos ($0... |
| 24.05.2021 | Alibaba leads $400m investment in Vietnam e-grocery play, with Korea’s SK injecting $410m | A consortium co-led by Alibaba and Hong Kong’s Baring Private Equity Asia has agreed to invest $400 million into TheCrownX, the consumer retail arm of Vietnamese conglomerate Masan Group.
The transaction will give the Alibaba-led consortium... |
| 24.05.2021 | Alibaba leads $400m investment in Vietnam e-grocery play following Korea’s SK $410m injection | A consortium co-led by Alibaba and Hong Kong’s Baring Private Equity Asia has agreed to invest $400 million into TheCrownX, the consumer retail arm of Vietnamese conglomerate Masan Group.
The transaction will give the Alibaba-led consortium... |
| 18.03.2021 | ‘China’s largest ag platform’ reports bumper growth, founder quits for foodtech | Pinduoduo founder Colin Huang has resigned from his roles as chairman and director of the Chinese agrifood e-commerce platform, just as it reported better-than-expected financial results for the past year.
In a statement, Pinduoduo said tha... |
| 23.02.2021 | Tencent launches two cloud gaming apps for low-cost phones | Tencent has unveiled two standalone apps in China that allow entry-level smartphone gamers to try out its hit titles Peacekeeper Elite and Honor of Kings.
The Peacekeeper Elite Cloud Game app takes up only 15.7 MB of storage space—compared ... |
| 16.12.2020 | iQiyi is selling bonds and shares to boost growth amid tightening liquidity | Chinese entertainment platform iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) plans to offer USD 800 million in convertible notes and 40 million American Depositary Shares (ADSs) to raise funds for new content offerings, to strengthen its technology, and replenish wor... |
| 09.12.2020 | Mitsubishi joins Mosa Meat’s second Series B close at $20m | Mosa Meat, the Netherlands-based startup that built the world’s first ‘lab-grown’ beef burger back in 2013, has announced a second closing of its Series B round at $20 million.
That takes its total for the round so far to $75 million, follo... |
| 21.11.2020 | Ant’s Botched IPO (Part 3): The Regulators Performed A Radical Value-Ectomy | |
| 19.10.2020 | SoftBank’s Son agitates for Southeast Asian food delivery mega-merger: report | SoftBank wants its portfolio company Grab to seal a merger with rival Southeast Asian ‘super app’ Gojek as quickly as possible, reports have suggested.
According to Bloomberg, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is “stepping up pressure” on Grab co-... |
| 19.05.2020 | Olam CFO explains how agribusiness is going digital to beat Covid-19 | Olam set up a “war room” consisting of top execs and senior managers to tackle the immediate effects of Covid-19 on agrifood supply chains, said the company’s chief financial officer and managing director Neelamani Muthukumar at an online c... |
| 08.04.2020 | Korean cold chain pioneer Kurly raises a reported $150m – but says round remains open | South Korean e-grocer Kurly has raised an undisclosed amount of funding to build out its fulfillment capabilities and customer base, a company spokesperson told AFN.
The Korean Economic Daily reported that the capital injection was worth $1... |
| 18.03.2020 | One of Southeast Asia’s biggest food delivery apps raises $1.2bn, lays off workers: reports | Indonesian on-demand ‘super app’ Gojek has reportedly raised $1.2 billion from investors, even as rumors swirl of layoffs at the company.
Gojek – which offers food delivery, digital payments, and ride-hailing as its core services – secured ... |
| 02.03.2020 | JD.com predicts Q1 net revenue to grow at least 10% year-on-year despite coronavirus threat | Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com said it expects net revenues for the first quarter of 2020 to grow at least 10% year-on-year, while adding that this figure is subject to change in light of coronavirus-related uncertainties in the economy... |
| 14.02.2020 | Despite long-term optimism, Alibaba hints at unpredictable first quarter | Alibaba’s management is confident about its long-term growth prospects amid the coronavirus outbreak, as the firm said the demand is still there despite problems affecting the supply side, according to the company’s Q4 earnings call on Thur... |
| 19.01.2020 | Tiger Global-backed rental platform Danke closes flat after downsized IPO | Phoenix Tree Holdings Ltd., also known as Danke Apartment in China, closed at USD 13.5 per American depositary share (ADS) on its New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday, flat with its IPO price.
The Beijing-based company, which once sought... |
| 14.11.2019 | Alibaba to start trading in Hong Kong to secure its global expansion (updated) | Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has initiated a global offering of 500 million ordinary shares, comprising an international offering of 487.5 million ordinary shares and a Hong Kong public offering of 12.5 million ordinary shares, accordin... |
| 07.11.2019 | Following CFO, Nio’s vice president of finance also resigns | Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio disclosed to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday that Dongning Wang has resigned from his role as vice president of finance. Yu Qu, who has served in senior financial management roles in... |
| 29.10.2019 | Nio’s CFO resigns under heavy funding pressure with no immediate replacement | Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio said in a press release on Monday that Louis T. Hsieh has tendered his resignation as chief financial officer of the company for personal reasons, effective Wednesday. The company said that it is searching... |
| 09.07.2019 | Smartkarma Receives Further Funding | Smartkarma, a Singapore-based global investment research network, received a strategic investment from Singapore Exchange (SGX).
Existing investors including Sequoia India and Wavemaker Partners also participated in this deal, whose amouunt... |
| 11.03.2019 | Mobike peddles back to China, exiting Asia Pacific | Like its key competitor, Chinese bike-sharing startup Mobike is pulling out of its international markets. Specifically, the company is reportedly leaving the Asia Pacific region, where most of its non-China operations are.
More than 15 full... |
| 25.10.2018 | China’s Pintec Technology targets $44.3m IPO | Chinese financial technology platform Pintec Technology announced today that it will offer 3,725,000 American depositary shares (ADS) at US$11.88 apiece as it looks to raise US$44.3 million – lower than its initial US$ 70 million target – u... |
| 02.07.2018 | China’s mobile streaming platform Inke targets $152 million IPO despite declining user base | Inke, a Chinese mobile live streaming platform, is set to list on the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) in a public float forecast to raise up to HK$1.21 billion ($152.9 million) and its shares priced between HK$3.85 to HK$5, according to details i... |
| 18.05.2018 | What Is Wealthtech? An Introduction | Wealthtech, a segment of fintech that focuses on enhancing wealth management and the retail investment process, is on the rise around the world with companies in the space raising over US$2.5 billion in 2017, according to Fintech Global.
Th... |
| 03.05.2018 | Top 15 Most Well-Funded Southeast Asian Fintech Companies | The financial services industry in Southeast Asia is rapidly evolving as a result of disruption from new-age fintech companies.
The rapid adoption of fintech innovation in the region has been fueled by the rapidly expanding expanding econom... |
| 26.02.2018 | Hot Fintechs in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong 2017 | Here is a summary of our Hot Fintech articles from 2017 for South East Asia and Hong Kong. We will update this list soon. Stay tuned. Singapore
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| 08.02.2018 | Xiaomi’s wearable device partner Huami raises $110M in NYSE IPO | China’s top wearable firm Huami has raised $110 million after it listed on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.
Fresh from launching iits Apple Watch-like Amazfit Blip this week, Huami sold 10 million shares at $11 a pop, the mid-point ... |
| 09.11.2017 | Smartkarma Raises Series B Round Led by Sequoia | Smartkarma, Asia’s largest provider of independent investment research, today announced it has closed a Series B round of financing led by Sequoia India, which brings the company’s total funding to US $21 million.
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| 06.11.2017 | Startup Smartkarma Raises $13.5 Million in Bet on MiFID Demand
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| 06.11.2017 | Smartkarma Closes Series B Round of Financing | Smartkarma, a Singapore-based provider of independent investment research, closed a Series B round of financing.
The round, which was led by Sequoia India, brings the company’s total funding to US $21m, with participation from existing inve... |
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| 06.11.2017 | Singapore: Smartkarma raises $13.5m in Sequoia-led Series B round | Premium
Singapore-based independent investment research and analysis provider Smartkarma has secured $13.5 million in a Series B financing round led by Sequoia India for its international expansion.
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| 02.08.2016 | Startup of the Month: Smartkarma, A Marketplace For Asian Investment Research | For August’s startup of the month, we take a look at Smartkarma, a collaborative marketplace for Asian investment research and analysis that seeks to radically change the way market participants create, distribute and consume investment ins... |
| 02.08.2016 | Looking beyond the hype at fintech in Southeast Asia | Christiaan Kaptein Contributor
Christiaan Kaptein is a principal at Dymon Asia.
From the offices of Venture Capital firms to the financial services districts, you may not be able to escape the promising whispers of fintech startups. Take a ... |
| 05.06.2016 | Fintech, Smartkarma Closes $4.7M Second Funding Round | Smartkarma, a Singapore-based collaborative marketplace for Asian investment research and analysis, closed a $4.7m second strategic funding round.
Backers included Wavemaker Partners, Jungle Ventures, an arm of the Singapore government, an ... |
| - | Wall Street analysts are bullish on Chinese tech firms, even as recovery is uneven | Analysts are bullish on Chinese big tech firms even though recovery looks uneven across companies and their latest earnings.
Alibaba missed first-quarter revenue expectations while Baidu and Tencent beat estimates in their respective first-... |
| - | Alibaba shares rise after Chinese regulators fine Ant Group, ending regulatory uncertainty | Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed shares rose amid hopes that the yearslong scrutiny of its financial arm Ant Group is coming to an end.
Chinese regulators on Friday said that most of the outstanding problems associated with the financial business... |
| - | Startup Advisory Platform Oddup Gets $6 Mn Funding From Brand Capital, Eyes India Expansion | Image Source
Hong Kong-based startup focussed research platform Oddup has secured $6 Mn in its Series A round of funding led by Brand Capital, the investment arm of Indian media conglomerate The Times Group.
The round also saw participation... |
| - | China’s Meituan lost $82 billion in market cap amid rising competition, slowdown in food delivery business | Chinese food delivery giant Meituan lost about $82 billion in market cap in 2023 from its yearly high, according to CNBC calculations.
Fears over rising competition in China and Meituan management’s warning of a slowdown spooked investors.... |
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