Asia’s tech news #122: Blockchain in Sri Lanka, Meta in Myanmar, gaming in India…
In this issue: Live-stream social gaming in India, Meta and Myanmar’s military, Porsche’s moves into NFTs, fintech in Indonesia, food and sustainability tech startups from across Asia…
India: Bharti Airtel launches Airtel India Startup Innovation Challenge with Invest India — www.business-standard.com
The challenge invites early-stage Indian startups to demonstrate solutions for 5G, IoT, Cloud Communications, Digital Advertising and Digital Entertainment.
Sri Lanka: Tracified blockchain firm rolls out solution for 10K farmers who export to the EU — www.nation.lk
Tracified Technologies initiated a blockchain based traceability solution targeting 10,000 farmers in Sri Lanka who export to the EU. Funded by GIZ, the solution will be a platform for farmers to provide…
India: Eloelo breaks 2M user mark with live-stream social gaming, embedding games inside video chat — www.bignewsnetwork.com
Eloelo a live streaming and social gaming app today crossed 2 million users the app was launched in September 2020 by ex-Flipkart executives…
Porsche Australia launches NFT series to celebrate 70th anniversary — techau.com.au
Road Trip I is part of an exclusive NFT series containing 3 photographs that celebrate the 70th anniversary of Porsche in Australia. In collaboration with Porsche Cars Australia, artist Nigel Sense…
Myanmar: Meta to ban all military controlled businesses from its platforms in expansion… — economictimes.indiatimes.com
The U.S tech giant had already announced in February it would stop all entities linked to the military, known as the Tatmadaw, from advertising on its platforms…
Australia to create crypto exchange licencing framework, and to consider retail bank digital currency — insideretail.com.au
Australia will also broaden its payment laws to cover online transaction providers like Apple Pay and Google Pay…
Sample backed with LinkedIn-style professional network for hospitality, retail, warehousing and… — www.smartcompany.com.au
An Australian startup has launched a ‘LinkedIn for essential professionals’ and banked $920,000 in pre-seed funding to get it off the ground…
Indonesia: Flip secures $48M with fintech services including interbank transfers — techcrunch.com
Flip, an Indonesia-based fintech startup, announced today it has raised $48 million in a Series B to accelerate its growth. The funding brings Flip’s total capital raised to $65 million. Sequoia Capital India…
9 of Asia’s food and sustainability tech-focused startups, working on waste solutions, smart irrigation… — www.greenqueen.com.hk
Without further ado, below is a round-up of the startups hailing from all over Asia who are slated to pitch at the Summit next month and the disruptive technologies that they’re bringing to the table…
ICYMI: Adobe to acquire ContentCal, giving users 1-stop shop to post from Adobe products to… — www.channelnews.com.au
Adobe is in the process of acquiring UK social media marketing startup ContentCal — an addition that will give its users a one-stop shop for posting social content across a number of channels…
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