In this issue: Vietnam’s new $60M startups VC fund, the impact of automation and AI on the Indo-Pacific workforce, semiconductor manufacture in Singapore, India’s Tata opens up in Australia… 5 reasons why SPACs — special purpose acquisition companies — have so spectacularly failed fintechs — www.fintechna.com ‘It takes too long…

In this issue: Social commerce funding in Indonesia, Vietnam’s auto major moves to electric-only production, securities transactions using cryptocurrency and stablecoin in Japan, blockchain built for the gaming industry in Singapore, Malaysia’s recent tech moves… India: CoutLoot, social commerce firm helping SMEs and street vendors sell online — yourstory.com Social…

In this issue: New Zealand and NFT-based physical packaging, two Chinese banks go entirely cashless, space-tech and big data in SE Asia’s agricultural sector, Myanmar’s coup leaders mull digital currency… China: Two private banks to no longer provide services involving banknotes and coins — www.scmp.com Two small private…

In this issue: An overview of Indonesia’s agri-technology sector, a map of the Australian fintech ecosystem, South Korea’s concerns over poached technology and engineering knowledge, earning interest on your crypto holdings with Pillow… Indonesia: “…agritech sector is currently underpenetrated and has low valuations…” — asia.nikkei.com Among other agritech startups…

In this edition: China’s StarLink-esque satellite constellation ambitions, Japan and the US partner on 6G standards development, India’s Ola Dash expands e-commerce fulfilment centres, Kazakhstan’s footprint in crypto mining… Cambodia: National Bank-backed U-Pay mobile payments deploys one-click, passwordless mobile ID — telecomdrive.com U-Pay users will now be able to verify…

In this edition: Real-time artificial intelligence driven translation from China, Animoca Brands launches The Sandbox Metaverse Accelerator Program, The Philippines’ AcadArena talks campus esports, China Unicom barred from US markets over national security concerns… India: Our Food raises $6M with franchise model for farmers to run crop-specific processing… — www.devdiscourse.com …

In this issue: Digital banking in Indonesia, digital payments in India without internet access, Myanmar’s military bans VPNs and cryptocurrency use, NFT-backed gaming in Vietnam, cybersecurity and the ‘insider threat’… Bank Negara Indonesia to acquire 64% of Bank Mayora digital banking platform — www.pymnts.com BNI’s acquisition of Bank Mayora…

In this issue: Getting Indonesia’s small merchants online, artificial intelligence in insurance, Taiwan’s electric vehicle battery-swapping, India’s Chips to Startup Programme, funding for blockchain tech startups in Vietnam… Indonesia: Lummo raises $80M with Shopify-like platform helping small merchants get online — www.bloomberg.com Indonesian software startup Lummo, formerly known as BukuKas…

In this issue: India’s National Startup Award Winners, fitness-and-fun mobile app from Thailand, blockchain in construction quality in Australia, China’s state-backed blockchain infrastructure moves, NFTs in fashion… India: National Startup Awards unveils 46 firms selected across 6 parameters including social impact — inc42.com This is the second edition of the…