Financial services are pushing up the revenues of the Southeast Asia 500’s most prominent tech startups
Sea, Grab, and GoTo climbed the rankings of the Southeast Asia 500, in part thanks to their fast-growing fintech businesses...
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Lionel Lim
09:25
The smallest country on the Southeast Asia 500 generated the most revenue
Total revenue from Singapore-based companies reached $637 billion, or about the third of the list's total revenue...
Lionel Lim
19:21
Sea shares hit highest point in three years after it records $410.8 million in quarterly profit
Sea's three businesses, e-commerce, digital financial services, and gaming all saw double digit percentage growth for the first three months
Lionel Lim
16:32
Scion of hospitality conglomerate Genting Group sees potential in wellness-based co-living spaces
Lim Keong Wee hails from the Genting Group family, Malaysia's biggest casino operator. Yet he's trying to carve a different
Lionel Lim
06:24
Asia tries to prepare for Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ wave of new tariffs: ‘We’re working on this matter nonstop, even on weekends’
Vietnam cut import duties on Monday while other governments like Japan and Australia have tried negotiating with Washington...
Lionel Lim
12:25
Indonesia’s nickel strategy proved to be a ‘great success’—but overcapacity and tech shifts could challenge Jakarta’s ‘downstreaming’ hopes
Indonesia exported just under $8 billion worth of nickel and its derivatives last year, 10 times more than what it
Lionel Lim
13:22
DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, is setting aside $23.6 million to reward staff for another ‘record performance’
The bank, driven by its wealth management business and an increase in loans, reported a net profit of $8.4 billion
Lionel Lim
01:20
Malaysia wants Big Tech to get licensed as Asia Pacific cracks down on social media platforms
From Jan. 1, social media platforms with more than 8 million users in Malaysia need to have a license to
Lionel Lim
06:42
Martha Sazon leads the Philippines-based finance superapp GCash with a majority-female 94 million user base
Sazon's success with GCash has earned her the No. 38 spot on Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Asia list...
Lionel Lim
07:26
BYD’s Southeast Asian partner explains what helped the Chinese EV brand break out overseas: Putting the steering wheel on the right side
Sime Darby, No. 25 on the Fortune Southeast Asia 500, is working with BYD to sell EVs in Singapore and
