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Voyager Innovations raises USD 167 Mn to expand its financial services
Philippines-based tech giant Voyager Innovations recently announced that it has raised USD 167 million to expand its financial services in Philippines through its affiliate PayMaya Philippines. The funding round saw a participation of existing shareholders KKR, a global investment firm; PLDT Inc.... Read More
Vodafone Idea and Cisco Systems partner to develop 5G ready network
Mumbai-based telecom company Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) has reportedly joined forces with American multinational technology firm Cisco Systems Inc. to automate its network to further provide an enhanced 4G and 5G experience to its customer base. According to reliable sources, the Indian telecom o... Read More
Morgan Stanley to prohibit unvaccinated staff from New York offices
Morgan Stanley will reportedly disallow its employees and clients who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 to access the offices in New York and Westchester, as many major Wall Street firms defer the return of non-vaccinated staff. Those who are not vaccinated will have to work remotely until they ge... Read More
Mumbai’s Skillmatics secures USD 6 Mn in Sequoia-led Series A funding
Skillmatics, a Mumbai-based full-stack D2C startup for educational items and games for kids, has reportedly secured USD 6 million in a Series A funding round which was led by Sequoia Capital India. This round also witnessed input from Jalaj Dani Family Office and other current investors. For the ... Read More
Axiata, Telenor ink USD 15 Bn deal to combine Malaysian telecoms units
Malaysian telecoms conglomerate, Axiata Group Berhad and Norwegian state-owned telecom company Telenor ASA have reportedly signed a USD 15 billion deal to merge their operations, creating a new market major in the challenging Malaysian mobile service market. The agreement comes at a time when the... Read More
Prestige BioPharma bags approval for a pancreatic cancer treatment trial
Singapore-based biopharmaceutical firm Prestige BioPharma Ltd. recently announced that it has received approval from the French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products for a Phase 1/2a clinical trial of PBP1510, its pancreatic cancer treatment. The clinical trial includes ... Read More
SES becomes first satellite operator to partner with Amazon Web Services
Luxembourg-based satellite and terrestrial telecommunications network provider SES Networks has reportedly joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) Inc.’s ‘Direct Connect Delivery Partner’ program. Following a review of technical and business processes, Amazon’s subsidiary AWS app... Read More
Assurant expands to South Korea by acquiring Olivar’s additional shares
Global risk management product & service provider, Assurant Inc., has announced its acquisition of the remaining shares in Olivar Co. Ltd., a South Korean mobile lifecycle management solutions company. The acquisition is in keeping with the company’s long-standing commitment to deliveri... Read More
JOOR to use freshly secured USD 46 million to expand its service reach
JOOR, a prominent New York-based digital wholesale platform, has reportedly secured USD 46 million in a Series D funding round led by Macquarie Group Limited, an Australia-based multinational financial services company. The round also saw participation from previous investors such as Canaan Partn... Read More
Pegasus rocket successfully launches ‘space domain awareness’ satellite
In a rapid response mission for the U.S. military, a Northrop Grumman rocket has successfully launched a covert Space Force satellite on June 13th to promote space domain awareness or for sensing manmade objects in orbit. At 4:11 a.m. EDT, sources confirmed that a Northrop Grumman L-1011 carrier ... Read More