“An estimated 1.7 billion people around the world remain “unbanked” and do not have access to basic financial services, such as a bank account, according to The World Bank's latest figures.”
GDV Communications TeamJune 9, 2021
Agriculture technology (Ag-Tech) startups are benefitting from shifting consumer trends and increasing investor appetite across Southeast Asia according to Silicon Valley-based AgFunder, a leading VC firm propelling sustainable companies forward.
GDV Communications TeamJune 7, 2021
As the pandemic shut down day-to-day life around the world, more than 40 million new users came online for the first time across Southeast Asia’s six largest economies in 2020. Sectors including e-commerce, cross-border payments, and insurtech boomed as a result.
Jason M. CronenMay 10, 2021
Lots of merger and IPO activity is heating up in Southeast Asia: The eye-popping $40B Grab SPAC listing, the Gojek/ Tokopedia super-app tie-up, and Traveloka eyeing public markets in the U.S.
GDV Communications TeamApril 21, 2021
Despite early predictions that cities were on the decline and that residents were fleeing in droves, the COVID-19 pandemic might very well stimulate a rebirth and a reshaping of global cities in exciting new ways.
GDV Communications TeamMarch 30, 2021
‘RICH Food, Smart City’ is a new book from The World Bank that offers solutions and policy changes for Asian cities seeking to boost the resiliency of local food systems while addressing widespread food insecurity around the region.
GDV Communications TeamMarch 11, 2021
