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Techfest Connect 2021 attracting startup investment
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Techfest Connect 2021 attracting startup investment

Techfest Connect, co-organized by the National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Development at the Ministry of Science and Technology and Vietnam Economic Times, is an investment connection program for potential startups with the mission: “Transmitting innovative values - Connecting globally - Spreading the community”. Participating groups have presented their projects and investors have committed to investing over $92,000.
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OneFin e-wallet joins payment market

The OneFin Vietnam Co Ltd. launched its OneFin e-wallet on November 5, which is linked with 37 banks. The launch sees it join giants in a competitive digital payment market in Vietnam boasting substantial potential.
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Local enterprises gaining share in cybersecurity market

Foreign enterprises pretty much dominated Vietnam’s cybersecurity market in the past but it is now quite balanced, with Vietnamese enterprises gaining in many respects. Local cybersecurity enterprises are working to raise their annual revenue by 35-45 per cent and secure a share of over 50 per cent in a market of $500 million by 2025.
Techfest Connect 2021 attracting startup investment

Techfest Connect 2021 attracting startup investment

Techfest Connect, co-organized by the National Agency for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Development at the Ministry of Science and Technology and Vietnam Economic Times, is an investment connection program for potential startups with the mission: “Transmitting innovative values - Connecting globally - Spreading the community”. Participating groups have presented their projects and investors have committed to investing over $92,000.
Tiki raises $258mln in funding round

Tiki raises $258mln in funding round

Leading e-commerce platform Tiki recently raised $258 million in a funding round led by AIA, which will be used to prepare for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US, helping it increase foreign investment in technology in Vietnam.
ETF capital set to return

ETF capital set to return

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) posted positive performance in Vietnam in October after two months of seeing strong net withdrawals. The expectation that Vietnam’s stock market will be upgraded sometime between 2023 and 2025 should help capital flows return in 2022.
OneFin e-wallet joins payment market

OneFin e-wallet joins payment market

The OneFin Vietnam Co Ltd. launched its OneFin e-wallet on November 5, which is linked with 37 banks. The launch sees it join giants in a competitive digital payment market in Vietnam boasting substantial potential.
Local enterprises gaining share in cybersecurity market

Local enterprises gaining share in cybersecurity market

Foreign enterprises pretty much dominated Vietnam’s cybersecurity market in the past but it is now quite balanced, with Vietnamese enterprises gaining in many respects. Local cybersecurity enterprises are working to raise their annual revenue by 35-45 per cent and secure a share of over 50 per cent in a market of $500 million by 2025.
Meta establishes Climate Science Center in Vietnam

Meta establishes Climate Science Center in Vietnam

On November 2, Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Inc.) announced the establishment of a Climate Science Center (CSC) in Vietnam and over 30 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region. Meta is committed to reducing its environmental footprint and accelerating climate science advances in the community, while minimizing the problem of climate misinformation.

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