Vietnam’s startup news: July 2021 headlines
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Vietnam’s startup news headlines from July of 2021 covered items including: the growth of BNPL solutions in the country; government direction to research and trial a digital currency; VIISA Batch 9 startups; app-based savings and investment services in Vietnam; and more. We’ve also included a quick snapshot of Vietnam’s tech news from June 2021 to provided additional context on the country’s tech space.
Startup news headlines below each link to the online items behind them: each is free to read, in full and with instant access, and each is focused in some way on the Vietnam tech and startup scene.
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- Vietnam: MoMo payments startup acquires Pique AI startup in bid to further capitalize on user data using Pique’s recommendation engine
- Vietnam: Gov’t Ministry of Info and Comms and Asian Development Bank ink MOU around cooperation in implementing national digital transformation program
- Vietnam: Prime Minister directs central bank to research and run pilot project for national cryptocurrency
- Vietnam: Tiki to add AIA insurance to e-commerce offerings in further push into financial services, looking to draw market from rivals Shopee and Lazada
- Vietnam: A brief intro to iGreen, making biodegradable beads as a plastic-replacement base material from wheat and tapioca starch
- Vietnam: Sapo omnichannel commerce platform partners Fundiin to add buy-now-pay-later checkout solutions for Sapo’s 100K merchant clients
- Vietnam: Kamereo gains $4.6M with platform boosting connections between farmers, cooperatives and F&B businesses of all sizes
- Vietnam: A brief intro to StarGlobal 3D mapping startup, using 3D scanners, 360 camera and drones to convert data from physical to digital
Vietnam: Tech news snapshot, June 2021
- Vietnam: Hanet gains series A funding with artificial intelligence-powered cameras for home security, business timekeeping, traffic surveillance and other users
- Vietnam: Vietnam Innovative Startups Accelerator – VIISA – batch 9 accelerator applications are open now, seeking startups with global ambitions
- Vietnam: Mfast fintech startup raises $1.5M Pre-Series A with financial institution partnerships that provide services like loans and insurance to a primarily rural customer base
- Vietnam: Infina raises $2M with app-based savings and investments services, providing alternatives to investing in long-term asset classes like real estate
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