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Access to credit is still one of the greatest obstacles to the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam, where only 39% of the SMEs have bank loans.

The firm whose business includes facial recognition for pigs is expecting a USD 2.93 billion IPO.

Since its launch in 2012, e-wallet platform MoMo has amassed 20 million users, or about 21% of Vietnam’s population.

The product is aiming at Razer’s customer base, providing wealth management solutions such as regular savings plans and money market funds.

Ajaib allows Indonesians to buy and sell stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and other retail financial products, in a country that has one of the world’s lowest investment penetration rates.

Ant Group could raise as much as USD 30 billion through the IPO, surpassing Saudi Aramco’s USD 29.4 billion listing to become the world’s largest-ever fundraising.

China’s Ant Group plans to raise more funds on Shanghai’s Star market than in Hong Kong as part of its up to USD 30 billion dual listing.

The gaming and e-commerce firm is a homegrown success, but how exactly did the co-founders grow the company and earn their riches?