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Qashier raises USD $6.125 million & turns profitable

Investors are backing Qashier's growth as the Singapore payments firm says it has turned profitable and handles USD $1 billion a year.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Food and Beverage stories

Human Capital Management

eCapital UK appoints John Nelson as Managing Director

Smaller firms seeking cash tied up in invoices are set to get more support as the specialist lender expands and hands day-to-day control to John Nelson.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Manufacturing

Mondelēz picks Celonis to scale AI across operations

The tie-up has already generated USD $10 million in value, as the food group uses process data to scale AI across 150 countries.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

KPay wins Singapore payment licence in-principle approval

The approval could let the fintech broaden regulated services in Singapore, where it serves more than 10,000 small and medium-sized merchants.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Whale lands USD $40 million to drive global AI expansion

The funding will help Whale expand enterprise AI deployments across North America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Europe.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Disaster Recovery

Telstra outage exposes Australia's reliance on carriers

Businesses and emergency services faced outages nationwide as a Telstra mobile failure exposed the risks of Australia's concentrated carrier market.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month

Supply Chain

Jet Technologies & Neuhaus Neotec join in coffee push

Coffee producers in Australia and New Zealand will get local access to roasting systems as Jet Technologies expands beyond packaging amid rising cost pressures.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Food and Beverage stories

Supply Chain

Transport Canada launches rebate for domestic steel

Shippers can now claim half of eligible rail and marine costs for moving Canadian steel between provinces under a CAD $100 million scheme.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Agricultural Technology

Australian firms plan price rises amid supply strain

Shoppers could face higher prices, fewer choices and longer waits as Australian companies pass on rising supply chain costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Agricultural Technology

New Zealand unveils nine industry-led school subjects

Students in Years 12 and 13 will gain school qualifications tied to jobs and training as the government seeks to ease skills shortages.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • 4 days ago

Agricultural Technology

Arboreal Bioinnovations raises INR ₹230 crore Series A

The Bengaluru ingredients maker will use fresh capital to expand production and speed up R&D as demand rises for healthier, locally tailored products.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month