Tag: AI

Bangkok Bank partners Nest to launch a FinTech accelerator ‘InnoHub’

Thailand: Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited announced its international FinTech accelerator program, Bangkok Bank InnoHub in partnership with corporate innovation partner Nest.

Microsoft Accelerator announces 10th batch of 14 B2B startups dominated by AI & IoT

India: Announcing its 10th cohort of startups, Microsoft Accelerator that focuses on growth-stage startups continued its narrative to undertake and accelerate B2B startups for its four-month long accelerator programme.

Capgemini launches Applied Innovation Exchange in Singapore

Singapore: Global consulting company Capgemini has chosen Singapore for its Applied Innovation Exchange to serve Southeast Asia.

India’s HDFC Bank makes AI play; launches humanoids in branches

India: HDFC Bank, the country’s second-largest private one, will be using robots at its branches, to assist customers.

MetLife Announces 8 startups for “collab” its accelerator program

Singapore: LumenLab, MetLife’s Singapore-based innovation center, today announced that it has selected 8 finalists for its inaugural tech matchmaking program, collab, an open innovation platform matching startups with the right opportunities within MetLife.

Nasscom ties up with Revvx for IoT startup accelerator

India: Nasscom has tied up with Bangalore-based hardware accelerator Revvx to launch an accelerator that will focus on startups in areas such as IoT, smart gadgets and artificial intelligence.

Microsoft announces 1st batch joining the new accelerator Shanghai

China: Microsoft announced the 14 market-ready startups selected to join their Shanghai Accelerator program.

Nvidia launches Indian virtual incubator for AI

India: American technology major Nvidia has launched the Nvidia Inception programme in India, in recognition of the country’s budding innovation ecosystem in Artificial Intelligence (AI).

$1.5bn fintech fund launched by Chinese state-owned firms

China: Ramping up its efforts to become a dominant Fintech hub in Asia, a 10 billion yuan (approx. $1.5 billion) fund was launched in Beijing, China, focusing mergers and acquisitions in the sector while seeking to nurture enterprises and startups in the industry.

Lignar Labs partners TNB Ventures to grow startups that could Better our Environment

Singapore: Lignar Labs joins forces with TNB Ventures (TNB) to support startups in the areas specific to environment protection, pollution control and energy efficiency.

Infosys invests Rs 14.5 crore in Danish artificial intelligence start-up

India :Infosys Ltd has invested 14.92 millon Danish krone (Rs 14.5 crore) from its “innovation fund” in UNSILO, a Danish artificial intelligence start-up focused on advanced text analysis.

8 startups announced for SuperCharger FinTech Accelerator 2.0

Hong Kong: As SuperCharger FinTech accelerator 2.0 kicked off at Hong Kong FinTech Week, eight finalists that were announced included startups in the areas of wealth management, RegTech, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and blockchain.