The investment in the surgical robotics firm was led by EQT and included Hong Kong's Innovation and Technology Venture Fund.

Alvarez and Marsal has unveiled a forensic technology tool, ChatView, with AI features. The chat data collection and analysis tool is aimed to help law firms and investigators with disputes in Asia.

Read the rationale behind our selection of 2022 Achievement Award winners: Regional Deal Awards.

The marketers behind the new digital bank by Standard Chartered and FairPrice Group explain how accessibility, incentives and attention to user journeys ignited astronomical success that most other banks take at least a year to achieve.

Last week the firm launched two new app-based products, iCash and iTradeSyariah, which offer Singapore and Indonesia-based investors access to Shariah-compliant stocks.

The metaverse is the next big thing, and the next big bet for many tech companies. From Facebook’s Meta rebrand to Disney going digital, companies are investing heavily to build what they envision as the next chapter of internet evolution. But in the Philippines, the future is possibly already present.

The rationale for our winners in the following countries: Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Sri Lanka.

The rationale for the winners in Singapore, South Korea and Sri Lanka.

New to the investment game, family office RHL Ventures acutely follows Asian millennial behaviour and invests in startup companies it believes will capitalise on it. Investments run the gamut from dating, bespoke coffee to “clean” cosmetics.

VTB’s head of digital transformation highlights the danger of losing a generation of customers to Chinese fintech startups.