tomnoda
Tom Noda, Philippines Correspondent for DEALSTREETASIA, has been a journalist for the past 12 years. He has worked with popular print and online media organizations such as Philstar.com (online version of The Philippine STAR), Computerworld Philippines magazine, The Manila Times national broadsheet, and Sun Star Pampanga daily community newspaper.
Stories by tomnoda
French firm Esker inks fintech JV with Singapore’s JK Tech
The fintech initiative, which will cover ASEAN and greater China, aims to connect buyers suppliers and funders on one platform.
Philippines-listed Jollibee Foods closes 12 Hotpot restaurant chain in China
Jollibee Foods Corp aims to focus on building its larger and fast-growing businesses in China and other parts of the world.
Fintech startup AsiaKredit raises pre-Series A from Fintonia; launches in PH
AsiaKredit seeks to spread out to other countries across Southeast Asia with plans to expand into Indonesia in 2018.
Chinese P2P lender Senmiao Technologies files for $20m US IPO
Senmiao Technologies connects Chinese investors with individual and SME borrowers and creditors
Singapore: Blockchain solutions firm LALA World raises $2m Series A
The firm offered no details about the investors that participated in the latest round.
Philippines: Phoenix Petroleum buys FamilyMart chain from Ayala, SSI
In the Philippines, FamilyMart has a network of 67 company-owned and franchisee convenience stores.
China Digest: Cisco backs $30m round in City Cloud; SoundAI raises $15m
Cisco Investments and Country Garden Holdings co-led the funding round in City Cloud.
Philippines: BEC okays renewable energy investments in Japan, Myanmar, Thailand
There are two equity investments in Japan - 10 per cent each in Solmax Power Limited and in an undisclosed local investor of a 25 MW biomass power pl
China: Bertelsmann-backed online marketing platform iClick files for $100m US IPO
iClick filed with the SEC and plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol ICLK.
