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Vietnam among 10 countries with largest number of smartphone users
Vietnam was the 10th country in the world in terms of smartphone users in 2020 with more than 61 million, according to a recent report on the global mobile market.
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Vietnamese startup KiotViet raises $45 mln from a global investment firm KKR
Injecting $45 million in a Series B funding round, global investment firm KKR has become the biggest investor in KiotViet, a store management enabler, according to a from the investment firm.
Pandemic and digitalization push Uniphore to explore $12 bln voice AI market
Pandemic and digitalization trend have become catalyst for the growth of artificial intelligence conversational automation market which is potentially about $10 to $12 billion.
Boom in e-wallets, contactless payment amid pandemic
Since the beginning of the year, the State Bank of Vietnam has licensed five non-bank institutions to provide intermediary payment services, increasing the total to 44.
- Baemin narrows operations amid intense market competition in Vietnam 1
- Apple to relocate key iPad engineering resources to Vietnam 2
- Digital capabilities have no shortcuts 3
- Chinese low-cost e-commerce battle lands in Vietnam 4
- Vietnam's mobile money trial program to be extended till 2024 5
- Winning at e-commerce, TikTok enters the delivery market 6
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Pandemic presents tech industry unprecedented opportunities to grow
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the tech industry unprecedented opportunities to grow, Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc, Managing Director of HP Vietnam told the review.
Vietnam to tighten control over social media livestreaming
The Ministry of Information and Communications has proposed several regulations to tighten control on livestream activities on social media like Facebook and Youtube.
Pilot Mobile Money service to be licenced next month
Local telecommunications network providers have been approved to pilot several Mobile Money services next month after more than two years of waiting.
Vietnam records over 2,900 cyber-attacks in the first half
Vietnam registered 2,915 cyber assaults in the first half of 2021, an increase of 898 over the same period of last year, according to the Vietnam National Cyber Security Center.
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HR tech firm Tribee helps shoemaker Biti's increase employees’ happiness and ...
Tribee, a leading provider of employee motivation system, has supported Biti’s, the country largest shoe retailer and producer to increase employees’ happiness and retail sales with its platform.
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Amazon, Alibaba race to recruit Vietnamese merchants
Global giants Amazon and Alibaba are racing to recruit more Vietnamese vendors on their platforms seeking to boost their share of a booming e-commerce market.
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Viettel, MobiFone and VinaPhone to test 5G network
Sharing infrastructure will help Vietnamese carriers reduce investment costs and speed up 5G coverage.
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Payment security SISA forges strategic partnership with fintech firm ...
SISA and Bankograph have entered into a strategic partnership, combining Bankograph’s financial technology expertise with SISA’s experience in cybersecurity and compliance.
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ThinkZone Accelerator Batch 04 to invest up to $0.5 mln in tech ...
ThinkZone, the accelerator program with the largest size of investment and support in Vietnam, has opened its 4th Batch providing $500,000 direct investment in tech startups.
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English learning app ELSA raises $15 million for international growth
ELSA, an app that helps by using speech recognition technology to correct English language pronunciation, announced it has raised a $15 million Series B, led by Vietnam Investments Group and SIG.
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Japanese $2.5bn AI startup targets Vietnam after COVID boost
AI Inside, a Japanese startup that helps companies convert paper documents into electronic data using artificial intelligence, is entering Vietnam after the COVID-19 pandemic boosted business in its home market.
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Grab considers U.S. IPO this year to raise at least $2 bln
Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery giant is considering a listing in the United States this year, encouraged by robust investor appetite for IPO, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Vietnam’s largest payment app MoMo raises $100 mln
M-Service JSC, the company behind the Vietnam’s startup payment app MoMo has raised a new funding round of more than $100 million, DealStreetAsia learned.
