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Indonesian E-commerce Unicorn Tokopedia Looking at Getting 10% of Total Transactions to Come from Its Freshly Launched Tokopedia Salam Marketplace

On: November 15, 2019

Jakarta-based technology company Tokopedia is targeting to get its newly launched Islamic marketplace Tokopedia Salam to generate at least ten percent of its total transactions, according to its chief executive officer Garri Juanda. The tech unicorn, which was founded in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya and Leontinus Alpha Edison and is…Continue Reading

Japan’s Nomura Forms Blockchain-Focused Partership with Line’s LVC to Develop Blockchain Financial Services

By: Derek Tan

On: October 11, 2019

In: Enterprise

Japan’s Nomura Holdings, a Japanese financial holding company and a principal member of the Nomura Group, in an announcement this month said it has invested in LVC, a subsidiary of Line which is controlled by South Korean internet search engine company Naver Corporation. According to Nomura, the partnership will utilize…Continue Reading

Telegram’s US$1.7 Billion TON Blockchain Confirmed for Late October Launch

By: Derek Tan

On: October 7, 2019

In: Enterprise

Telegram Open Network (TON), which is messaging app provider Telegram’s blockchain project, is confirmed to launch in late October, according to an email sent to its original investors from the Telegram core team. According to existing agreements with TON investors, the blockchain project is scheduled to launch no later than…Continue Reading