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Wagely, a fintech out of Indonesia, made a name for itself with earned wage access: a way for workers in Southeast Asian countries to get advances on their salaries without resorting to higher-interest loans. With half a million people now using the platform, the startup has expanded that business into a wider “financial wellness” platform, and to give that effort an extra push, the company’s now raised $23 million. The news is especially notable given the funding crash that startups in Indonesia have faced in the…

The Vivo V30 Pro is the first V-series model to come with Zeiss cameras, which are normally present in Vivo’s flagship lineup. The Vivo V30 Pro comes with Aura Light for better-lit low-light photos, and four 50MP cameras.Vivo V30 Pro priceThe Vivo V30 Pro is priced at Rp 8,999,000 (around Rs 47,600) for the 12GB/512GB model. The price for the 8GB/256GB variant isn’t revealed at the moment. The Vivo V30 Pro comes in Volcanic Black and Equatorial Green colour options. Vivo V30 Pro specificationsThe Vivo V30 Pro sports a …

Indonesian tech firm GoTo will in 1.5 months be 100% compliant with the country's trade ministry regulation that bans in-app transactions on social media, its CEO said on Wednesday.Short video app TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, acquired in December majority shares in GoTo's e-commerce unit Tokopedia after the government banned transactions on its TikTok Shop e-commerce unit. It did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Thursday said it understood it was not required to pay for content of news publishers posted voluntarily by users in Indonesia, following a government regulation seeking a sharing of profits between digital platforms and media firms.Indonesia's president signed a regulation on Monday requiring digital platforms to pay media outlets that provide them with content, a move aimed at levelling the playing field between big tech companies and the media industry.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with…

Thailand and Indonesia unveiled fresh incentives to spur the adoption of electric vehicles, part of efforts to curb the use of fossil fuels and drive growing EV industries in the populous Southeast Asian nations. Thailand and Indonesia unveiled fresh incentives to spur the adoption of electric vehicles, part of efforts to curb the use of fossil fuels and drive growing EV industries in the populous Southeast Asian nations. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno…

Chinese short video app TikTok is still violating Indonesia's rule that bans in-app transactions, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday, after it took control of the country's biggest e-commerce platform to restart its online shopping business.TikTok had been forced to close its relatively new e-commerce service, TikTok Shop, in Indonesia after the country banned online shopping on social media platforms last year, citing the need to protect smaller merchants and users' data.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill…

Fika Juliana Putri, a 19-year-old shopkeeper in East Jakarta, plans to vote in Indonesia's presidential election next week for a once-feared former special forces commander. She likes him, she says, because he's cuddly.A doe-eyed cartoon version of Gen. Prabowo Subianto - produced using generative AI - is emblazoned on billboards across Indonesia. It's reproduced on sweatshirts and stickers, and featured prominently on #Prabowo-tagged posts that have some 19 billion views on TikTok.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with…

A new study has identified the smallest species of fanged frogs in Southeast Asia, with unique characteristics such as terrestrial egg-laying and male egg guarding. This discovery in Sulawesi, Indonesia, contributes to our understanding of amphibian diversity and underscores the necessity of conserving these unique ecosystems. Above is a photo of the new species of fanged frog, Limnonectes phyllofolia. Credit: Sean ReillyThe males of these tiny frogs guard their eggs, which are laid on leaves.Generally, frogs’ teeth…

Curated By: Shahrukh ShahLast Updated: January 21, 2024, 10:26 ISTRepresentational image. (File photo)BYD overtook Tesla as the world's top EV maker in the fourth quarter, with most of the 526,000 vehicles it sold going to the China market.China’s BYD, the world’s biggest electric vehicle maker, unveiled three battery EV models in Indonesia on Thursday as it seeks to become market leader in the segment in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s top EV maker in the fourth quarter, with most of…

In the middle of a long funding winter, AC Ventures’ latest news will give Southeast Asian startups hope. The Jakarta, Indonesia–based venture firm announced today it has raised $210 million, finishing the final close on its fifth fund, called ACV Fund V. Limited partners include the World’s Bank’s IFC and investors from the United States, the Middle East and North Asia. More than 50% of the fund came from returning LPs and institutional capital makes up over 90% of its total. AC Ventures has already started…