Aspire Capital offers fast finance for SMEs in Southeast Asia – TechCrunch

Southeast Asia’s digital economy is tipped to grow more than six-fold to reach more than $200 billion per year, according to a report co-authored by Google, with e-commerce accounting for the dominant share. The emergence of e-commerce platforms like Alibaba’s Lazada and U.S.-listed Shopee have enabled online entrepreneurship across the region, but still financial support for…

Blockchain smart contracts project Oasis Labs launches

Oasis Labs announced its launch yesterday, revealing that it is building a new computing platform that enables cloud-scale, real-world applications with decentralised trust and privacy protection. The privacy-first, high-performance cloud computing platform, built on blockchain, should allow greater innovation between collaborating parties, while enabling users to reclaim control of their data without relying on a…

BAE, Vodafone, CyLon launch The Intelligence Network to fight cybercrime

Defence, aerospace, and security giant BAE has today announced the creation of The Intelligence Network, an initiative to “engage, unite, and activate a global community of security professionals and industry influencers in their fight against cybercrime.” Its founding members include Andrzej Kawalec of Vodafone, Jonathan Luff of CyLon, and James Sulivan of RUSI, who have…