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Financial services firm F88 raises $6mln from existing investors
Vietnam’s consumer lending firm F88 has raised about VND140 billion ($6 million) from existing investors Mekong Capital and Granite Oak, Deal Street Asia reported.
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PVOIL opens Vietnam’s first electric car charging stations at petroleum stations
Vietnam Oil & Gas Group’s subsidiary PVOIL has become the first petroleum retailer in Vietnam to introduce charging stations for electric cars, the company said in a posting on its website.
Zalo Bank fails to get licence from Vietnam's central bank, trade ministry
The State Bank of Vietnam and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have affirmed that they have not licensed Zalo Bank to provide online built-in financial services.
Spyware VN84App found attacking Vietnam mobile users
Vietnamese cybersecurity firm Bkav has warned that spyware VN84App is aiming at Vietnamese mobile users. More than 300 users became victims in a short period of time.
- ThinkZone Accelerator Batch 04 to invest up to $0.5 mln in tech startups 1
- English learning app ELSA raises $15 million for international growth 2
- Japanese $2.5bn AI startup targets Vietnam after COVID boost 3
- Grab considers U.S. IPO this year to raise at least $2 bln 4
- Vietnam’s largest payment app MoMo raises $100 mln 5
- On-demand logistics company Lalamove gets $515 million Series E 6
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Vietnam’s Unicorn VNG expects 2020 loss at $10.6mln on e-payment investment
Vietnamese tech firm planned VND246 billion ($10.6 million) after-tax loss in 2020 on investing in strategic products and services including ZaloPay, company leaders told shareholders’ meeting.
Qualcomm inaugurates facilities to support Vietnamese OEMs to develop and produce 5G devices
California-based silicon giant Qualcomm has inaugurated a new interoperability testing laboratory and a new office in Hanoi, the company said in a statement.
Budget carrier Vietjet plans to set up e-payment firm
The Vietjet Air board of directors has approved plan to set up an e-wallet service in which it holds 51 percent stake, statement said.
Vietnam’s Propzy raises $25mln Series A led by SoftBank Ventures Asia
Vietnamese offline-to-online real estate platform Propzy has raised a $25 million Series A led by Gaw Capital and SoftBank Ventures Asia, a venture arm of Japanese SoftBank Group, TechCrunch reported.
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Digital economy expected to contribute 20 percent of GDP by 2025
Vietnam targets digital economy to contribute 20% of GDP over the next five years, according to the national digital transformation programme until 2025 signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Wednesday.
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JobHopin should be a Bunny, not Vietnam’s second unicorn, CEO Kevin ...
Kevin Tung Nguyen, CEO and founder of JobHopin, said several people want to “throw a lot of money” to the company, but large funding is not what he is looking for.
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Vietnam to pilot fintech operations in banking, allowing P2P lending
Vietnam’s central bank plans to receive applications and approve credit institutions to apply fintech in seven banking services, including peer-to-peer lending from 2021, according to regulator’s draft proposal to the Government.
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Getting 100% growth from COVID-19, Vietnam’s Voiz FM receives 500 Startups ...
Voiz FM, Vietnam's audiobook and podcast network, which reported 100% growth when the country applied social distancing campaign, said it has received an undisclosed amount of seed funding from 500 Startups.
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Facebook assists Vietnam in developing digital economy
Facebook has launched a campaign dedicated to supporting Vietnam in boosting its digital transformation.
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Vietnam’s e-commerce firms Tiki and Sendo agree to merge amid losses
E-commerce platforms Tiki and Sendo, backed by JD.com and SoftBank have agreed to merge their businesses, Deal Street Asia cited information from people privy to the matter.
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Vietnamese property app Hoozing gets Smilegate backing
Hoozing, a Vietnamese startup that aims to build a “real estate supermarket,” announced that it has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from South Korean venture fund Smilegate Investment.
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Accounting automation Bizzi receives undisclosed investment from 500 ...
Vietnam-based startup offering bookkeeping service with automation tool announced it’s raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from 500 Startups and other angel investors, Tech In Asia reported.
