Vietnam Volanews

Vietnam’s Taxi Associations File Complaint over Unfair Competition against Grab The taxi associations though claimed that Grab, the company, should be classified as “auto transport business,” which it is not at the moment, and therefore operating illegally.

by KrAsia

2020-11-20

SINGAPORE GIANT Grab

Grab Inks Partnership with Lazada in Vietnam to Integrate Product Offerings Vietnamese users will be able to access GrabFood from the homepage of Lazada’s app and website, while Grab’s users in Vietnam can also access Lazada’s platform via several links embedded in campaign-based banners and widgets on the Grab app’s homepage.

by KrAsia

2020-11-12

VIETNAM GIANT Nexttech Group

Visa Partners with Vietnam’s NextTech Group The three-year partnership will see Visa and NextTech collaborate on a range of initiatives to expand their network of sellers and buyers on social commerce platforms.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-11-05

VIETNAM GIANT Viettel

Vietnam Grants 5G Commercial Test Licenses to Viettel, Mobifone Viettel is set to deploy the frequencies between 2500 and 2600 MHz, as well as the 3700 to 3800 MHz and 27100 to 27500 MHz band for the commercial test, while the government-owned MobiFone will use 2600 MHz.

by KrAsia

2020-11-05

VIETNAM Startups Vntrip

Vietnam's Vntrip Raised An Additional 7 Million USD Vntrip was originally built from a handshake with Booking.com, the world's largest online travel agency with a valuation of $ 65 billion.

by vnexpress

2020-10-26

SINGAPORE Unicorn Grab

SG's Grab Opened The Third Shared Kitchen Along with the launch of GrabKitchen Trung Son on the occasion of a year running the shared kitchen model, Grab also gave 7,400 meals to the company's driver partners until December 2020.

by vnexpress

2020-10-21

VIETNAM Startups AppotaPay

AppotaPay Secures License to Join Vietnam’s Crowded Fintech Market AppotaPay provides payment solutions to the digital entertainment industry. The firm has amassed over 55 million users, together with 1,000 direct point-of-sale (POS) and 10,000 indirect POS systems.

by KrAsia

2020-10-14

VIETNAM GIANT Vingroup

Vingroup App Digitizes Mom And Pop Shops in Vietnam Vingroup says its app will raise the income of small shops, which it calls grocery stores, by USD 432 a month on average by making their operations more efficient and cutting costs.

by KrAsia

2020-10-10

VIETNAM Startups Waves

Vietnamese Podcast Startup Waves Shuts Down, Returns Investor Money At the time of the fundraising in February, the company claimed it had developed over 30 original programmes, 50 content partnerships, and more than 500,000 other contents.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-10-09

VIETNAM Startups Riviu

Vietnamese Restaurant Review App Riviu Bags USD 3.6 Million The publication will use the fresh capital to extend coverage to Vietnam’s major cities Da Nang and Nha Trang, which are popular tourist hotspots.

by KrAsia

2020-09-27

VIETNAM POLICY Startups

Vietnam to Drive High-Tech Startups with New Incentives The program provides incentives to a list of startups setting up their offices in industrial parks including Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park, a new flagship facility in Hanoi.

by KrAsia

2020-09-27

VIETNAM Startups EMDDI

EMDDI Raises Funding to Allow Users to Connect to 30K Taxis Across Vietnam on A Single Platform EMDDI also supplies vehicle for third-parties such as VNPAY, ViettelPay, Momo, mobile banking apps and other ride-hailing apps.

by e27

2020-09-17

INDONESIA GIANT GOJEK

Indonesian gojek Acquires WePay to Expand Its E-Wallet Businessinto Vietnam: Report WePay is an online payments services provider, which claims to have a partnership with 24 local banks, 1,000 merchants and four international card issuers.

by e27

2020-09-15

VIETNAM Startups Kim An

Kim An Raises Series A to Connect Vietnam's Financial Institutions with MSMEs via Its Fintech Platform Kim An connects banks and financial companies in Vietnam with local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through an online platform as well as its 80-plus branches nationwide.

by e27

2020-09-14

VIETNAM Startups eLoan

Fintech Startup Fvndit Notches USD 30 Million for Its Vietnamese P2P Lending Firm As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fvndit, eLoan is a Vietnam-based fintech firm that allows investors to lend money directly to SMEs in Vietnam driven by a data-driven crediting rating and decision-making system.

by KrAsia

2020-09-14

VIETNAM Startups Wee Digital

Vietnam’s Wee Digital Raises Funding from Intervest, Vinacapital Ventures Wee Digital will focus on partnering with banking clients in applying biometrics solutions to their banking services to enhance the banking experience for consumers.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-09-11

VIETNAM VC Do Ventures

New Vietnamese Local Venture Capital Fund Founded By Veterans From CyberAgent Capital and ESP Capital Do Ventures today announced the first closing of its new fund, Do Ventures Fund I, at more than half of the $50M target.

by Do Ventures

2020-09-08

VIETNAM Startups CNV Loyalty

Vietnam’s NextPay Invests USD 475,000 in Local Customer Service App CNV Loyalty The USD 475,000 capital injection will help foster CNV Loyalty’s product development. The firm offers marketing and customer services solutions that aim to help businesses retain and expand their customer bases online.

by KrAsia

2020-09-02

VIETNAM Startups Foodmap

Wavemaker Partners Puts $500,000 in Vietnam-Based Foodmap The capital is aimed at helping Foodmap to scale up through investing in enhancing technology, hiring talent and building warehouses.

by DealStreetAsia

2020-09-01

VIETNAM GIANT Startups

Vietnam’s Galaxy Media Acquires Local Edtech Startup Hocmai Hocmai boasts a student base of 4 million subscribers with over 1,000 courses provided by 200 teachers.

by KrAsia

2020-08-31