YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The countries are Singapore (490 FinTechs), Indonesia (262 FinTechs), Malaysia (196 FinTechs), Thailand (128 FinTechs), Philippines (115 FinTechs), and Vietnam (77 FinTechs). Below are some of the most exciting FinTechs to look out for in Southeast Asia. The gateway is easy to use, reliable and secure.

Asia 138

Asia Vietnam Singapore Indonesia 138

YoungUpstarts

JULY 9, 2012

VISA, through research firm Milward Brown, recently conducted a study on this generation in Asia that found some interesting statistics which may surprise you. Perhaps closely related to entrepreneurship, 72-percent of Millennials in Asia said they were ambitious and have big dreams. This generation is full of ambition.

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United Arab Emirates Asia South Africa Indonesia 237

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Asia is home to some of the world’s most groundbreaking companies and you only have to look at the likes of Korbit and VMFive to realize it’s not just the larger players that are shaking things up. By Dr. Karen Reddington, Regional Vice President of FedEx Express, South Pacific. Baidu, Tencent, Rakuten, Alibaba – the list goes on.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2013

Other deals in the pipeline include the Philippine Daily Enquirer and the Hong Kong China Daily, which are expected to be finalized in June. Now that the iSnap service is taking off in Asia, it seems that the region is keen to forge ahead with this type of innovation.

Singapore 138

Singapore Technical Review Technology Thailand 138

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2016

There has been a noticeable growth and expansion of Startup Labs in Southeast Asia in countries such as Vietnam, Philippines, and Singapore. With a plethora of new talent being unearthed constantly, Southeast Asia is becoming a hub for establishing Startup Labs.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley Incubator Asia 100

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2012

Seeing all the pitches at the recent DEMO Asia , it’s not difficult to see there were only a handful of female founders around. We this question to three female founders from Indonesia, Philippines and Singapore – it is difficult to start up being a woman? Aprilia participated in DEMO Asia ‘s Alpha Pitch segment.

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Asia Indonesia Philippines Singapore 190

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 21, 2013

” - Vicky Skipp, Adobe’s head for Southeast Asia. “In just seven months, we’ve seen an incredible take-up, with more than one million individuals in the US and globally joining Adobe Creative Cloud,” says Vicky Skipp, Adobe’s head for Southeast Asia.

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Asia Cloud Singapore New Zealand 226

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 10, 2012

Japan-based video-editing startup Moso ( [link] ) has emerged as overall winner of Startup Asia ’s second international Startup Arena competition that took place in Jakarta last week. Philippines-based Payroll Hero came in second in the competition, while second runner-up was NoLimit of Indonesia. Tripid , Philippines.

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Asia Indonesia Nepal Philippines 140

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 28, 2015

Financial services provider MasterCard has announced the results of its MasterCard Financial Literacy Index, which revealed that progress towards improving basic finance knowledge and skills across Asia Pacific has stalled as 12 of 16 countries record lower scores in financial literacy.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Of this, 54-percent, or 480 million people, live in the Asia-Pacific region. But some help is coming – the Asia Water-for-Life Project aims to provide the daily drinking water needs of 100,000 people across six countries. 900 million people in the world lack access to safe drinking water.

Asia 150

Asia Malaysia Indonesia Thailand 150

YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2013

In the News Asia Asian Consumer Market Survey Hong Kong human resources jobsDB salary expectations Singapore' In Hong Kong, education has become the most popular sector for respondents – 13% in October 2012 to 12% at present.

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Salary Asia Singapore Malaysia 168

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2012

Southeast Asia has been seeing massive uptake and usage of mobile devices – Singapore alone is one of the most wired countries with a smartphone penetration of over 70% – it certainly makes sense for Yahoo! “We ‘s Head of Sales Strategy, Southeast Asia.

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Asia Mobile Video Singapore 168

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 19, 2015

author of “ Access to Asia: Your Multicultural Guide to Building Trust, Inspiring Respect, and Creating Long-Lasting Business Relationships “ To succeed in the global economy, business leaders have to be culturally in tune with their Asian counterparts. In Asia, however, many countries consider power to be participative.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 19, 2013

. “The caliber of the speakers and panelists we’ve invited, and the quality of the startups that are exhibiting and pitching reveal a huge groundswell of interest, excitement and opportunity for tech businesses in Southeast Asia.” MyLegalWhiz (Philippines). The 10 pitching startups are: GridMarkets (Malaysia). POP (Taiwan).

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Asia Taiwan Thailand Singapore 133

Transformify

JANUARY 13, 2020

SideKick’s team members live between Spain and the Philippines, so the timezone range makes it more difficult than if they were all in one space, but this separation creates the opportunity for daily communication using tools like Slack. Remote Teams are Easier to Manage. Managing remote teams can be easier and harder at the same time.

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Vietnam Software Review Technical Review Philippines 64

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 1, 2013

Singapore-based accelerator Joyful Frog Digital Incubator ( JFDI Asia ) has revealed that over 300 digital startup teams have applied for its second accelerator program for this year, competing for just 12 places in this intake. This number is) a good sign for JFDI Asia and the region’s startup ecosystems.”

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Singapore Programming Asia Incubator 243

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 9, 2013

One of more interesting trends touched on during Crowdsourcing Week in Singapore last week , but was not explored in any great detail, was the how online work has been taking off in Asia as part of the changing work landscape in this part of the world. Demand for, and the supply of, online talent in Asia on the rise.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2013

But the largest Southeast Asia-based taxi booking mobile application provider has set its sights on Singapore as its fourth market – Malaysia-based MyTeksi has announced the beta launch of its app GrabTaxi , after recent expansions to Philippines and Thailand.

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Singapore Malaysia Philippines Thailand 259

YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2013

Singapore is the fourth market in Southeast Asia to surpass the 1-million mark, after Malaysia (1+ million), Indonesia (1.5+ million) and the Philippines (1.5+ This compares to Asia Pacific markets such as Australia (4+ million), India (19+ million), and China (3+ million).

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 15, 2012

Music streaming subscription provider Deezer has announced that it will be enlarging its Asia footprint by extending its services to Singapore and Malaysia, just a few days after launching in Thailand. It has also signaled its intentions to launch in Indonesia and the Philippines in the coming weeks.

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Malaysia Singapore Thailand Philippines 170

The Next Web

AUGUST 30, 2013

The company is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia, having raised over $60 million in funding. This is the second part of a four-part series that will provide insight into starting, building, and funding a company across Asia. See part one here. Hire the right people – local and entrepreneurial.

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Asia Operations Indonesia Thailand 129

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2017

by Alex Campbell, Managing Director, Asia, ‎ Xero. Alex Campbell is Xero ’s Managing Director for Asia, a role he took on in early 2016 to officially launch Xero’s operations in the region. He leads Xero’s growth into Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, and 45+ countries across Asia.

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Singapore Asia New Zealand Malaysia 162

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Over the last four years, the coal industry has witnessed an ongoing transformation on a global scale – from decreased demand in the US to growing fuel needs in Asia and rising concerns about climate change. The growing demand in Asia has actually offset the decline in the US demand as we increase our ability to grow our exports.

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North Dakota Asia Global Philippines 143

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Events & Happenings Asia crowdfunding crowdsourcing Crowdsourcing Week event Singapore' Early bird tickets will go on sale on December 12, 2013. Pictured: Sean Moffitt of Wiki Brands giving the opening address at Crowdsourcing Week 2013 earlier this eyar].

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2011

According to the first-ever Asian Exporters’ Index launched by online auction and shopping platform eBay , Singapore-based exporters on the site have the second largest sales in Southeast Asia after Thailand. The Asian Exporters’ Index looks at some of the most successful businesses selling on eBay from across Asia.

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South Korea Thailand Singapore Asia 164

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 11, 2012

The daily deals industry may be taking somewhat of a beating to its reputation in recent times – stories of deals gone bad abound – but according to All Deals Asia , this space is still growing rapidly in Southeast Asia. All Deals Asia iPhone App.

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Asia Malaysia Indonesia Aggregator 190

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

We’ll explore this further below, while asking precisely how Covid-19 has impacted on emerging currencies and associated economies in Southeast Asia? The Impact of Coronavirus on Developed and Emerging Currencies. before the end of 2020, down from its initial forecast of +4.8. in the remaining months of 2020.

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Vietnam Thailand Malaysia Indonesia 99

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Asia Pacific countries rated fairly low on the global scale when it came to volume of email spam sent, but they do exhibit a high incidence of spam among total emails sent (i.e. Here’s a look at how five Asia Pacific countries rate: COUNTRY. Here’s a look at how five Asia Pacific countries rate: COUNTRY. Philippines.

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Email Global SMS Malaysia 157

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2016

We intend to focus on the ride-sharing, transportation market in South Asia, as it is the most eventful zone in this regard: along with also being a sector that’s making leaps and strides in its scope and revenue. With Grab in focus, we realize that Uber has been trying to spread themselves out for a while in Asia now.

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Demand Singapore Malaysia Asia 100

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

Over the next few decades, this young cohort would comprise a rising proportion of citizens in Asia (31%-40% in Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, and more than 51% in Malaysia, Philippines, India and Indonesia). Gens Y , Z (collectively called the “Connected” generation of Gen C ).

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Technology Singapore Malaysia Indonesia 174

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 11, 2013

To help reach a wider audience, the mobile games developer is partnering Singapore-based interactive entertainment publisher and distributor IAHGAmes to penetrate the Singapore and other key Southeast Asian markets such as Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. billion to US$22 billion.

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Singapore Mobile Malaysia Thailand 145

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

A year ago, it entered Asia via launches in India, Singapore and the Philippines – three months after the site rolled into Canada and the UK. DesignCrowd is also keen on exploring new markets.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MAY 16, 2010

I was comfortable with my stance on outsourcing, comfortable enough to recommend it and promote products, and profit from the affiliate commissions, from people who use the catch-call of $2-per-hour labor and the phrase – “ they do the work, you get the money “ I’ve begun the process of outsourcing to the Philippines.

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Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission Hiring Thailand 108

The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 16, 2014

One of the more active regions for international franchising is Southeast Asia. Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia and Laos are all seeing rapid growth in American franchise restaurants. ENTREPRENEURIAL PROFILE : Tony Chew: KFC Vietnam.

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Brunei Myanmar Vietnam Laos 64

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 17, 2017

Singapore’s data protection law has one of the highest fines in Asia with each breach subject to a potential fine of S$1 million. Similarly, breaching Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation can result in a fine of the larger of either 20 million Euro or 4 per cent of the organisation’s global annual turnover.

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Management Singapore Offshore Intellectual Property 113

thebarefootvc

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Philippines and SE Asia have been the largest markets to date for Yield Games. More recently over the past few days, projects such as Loot, the N Project and Bloot emerged that distributed building blocks on the blockchain for people to create their own games and game economies.

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Global Community Africa Marketing 40

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Collabspot , from France and Philippines, have a novel approach to Customer Relationship Management (CRM). The eight startups – covering the gamut of B2B, C2C, B2C and even B2B2C – are: AskAbt , from India, have a platform to manage real-time crowdsourced queries.

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Singapore New Zealand Malaysia Vietnam 157