Southeast Asia

AwanTunai says it is able to originate low-interest financing to the underserved and unbanked merchants by leveraging merchant transaction data recorded on its app.

StashAway’s assets under management have grown more than 330% in the last year.

The accelerator program is run in Singapore and San Fransisco, in partnership with Enterprise Singapore under the Global Innovation Alliance network.

The companies will proceed to Stage I where they have to win public votes.

More than 150 impact investors from Singapore and the region attended the event that was co-organized by Youth Sustainable Impact Southeast Asia and the Temasek Foundation.

The company plans to expand to Vietnam, Philippines, and Malaysia.

Antler received 2,500 applications for its fourth Singapore cohort and 1,500 applicants for the COVID-19 initiative.

Air Asia’s digital platforms allow customers to book medical treatments, purchase groceries, and order lunch boxes, among other services.