Miguel Cordon
Miguel works primarily on breaking news out of Asia, writing and editing developments in the region’s tech scene. He also keeps eyes on financials and startups with fresh and innovative offerings.
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How China’s playbook could guide Grab’s drone gamble
Drones require a costly network of launchpads, charging stations, and automated kiosks
GetGo back to profit after easing on the gas in 2024
The firm is closing in on 500,000 registered users, up from about 300,000 at the end of 2023
GetGo drives revenues at a cost as bottom line turns red
WHEN Singapore-based GetGo raised almost US$15 million in 2023, its CEO and co-founder Ting Feng Toh set a lofty goal: help the...
The players in SEA’s ailing healthtech landscape
SOUTH-EAST Asia’s healthtech space seems to be under the weather in 2024.
Shein’s 2022 sales grow 4x ahead of IPO to close in on Zara
CHINA-FOUNDED Shein started surging in popularity in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as customers who were stuck at home logged on to...
Mirxes posts US$58 million operating loss, US$24 million revenue
SINGAPORE biotech firm Mirxes reported a 36.2 per cent year-on-year revenue growth to US$24.2 million in 2023, according to its April filing...
Singapore-based Amazon execs feel the brunt of job cuts
RECENT job cuts from US e-commerce titan Amazon have affected executive staff in Asia Pacific, Campaign reported.
SG fintech firm Bambu shuts down after missing profit targets, says founder
ON DEC 31 last year, Singapore-based fintech startup Bambu had shut down. This is hardly unusual: Startups shut down all the time,...
TerraPay wins Singapore licence for money transfer, account issuance services
TERRAPAY has secured a major payment institution (MPI) licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, coming less than a year after it...
Sea Group’s financial health in 7 charts
AS SOUTH-EAST Asia’s largest Internet firm and a popular stock among retail investors, Sea Group’s financial numbers are closely watched. The charts...
