Integrated marketing and innovation company Hakuhodo has acquired digital creative agency Kingdom Digital to accelerate Kingdom Digital’s expansion in Southeast Asia. According to Kingdom digital, there will be no key personnel changes within the agency, and currently, there are no conflicting clients as well.
A recent report published by audit and advisory firm KPMG and banking group HSBC has featured 10 potential unicorns in Malaysia that are poised to make a lasting impact on the global business landscape over the next decade. The Emerging Giants in Asia Pacific report has taken an in-depth look at 6,472 technology-focused start-ups in 12 Asia Pacific markets with valuations up to $500 million. These potential unicorns, dubbed “Emerging Giants”, include Boost Holdings, Exabytes, and Jirnexu.
The startup touts that its site features over 50,000 listings and has more than 1 million monthly unique active users in Argentina and Mexico. It claims that it is doing more than 100 real estate transactions per month and is currently originating over 50% of the mortgage loans for its customers. Mudafy’s priority is to expand to more cities in Mexico, a market it entered in 2020. Longer term, it is exploring the possibility of moving into other Latin American markets such as Colombia, Perú and Chile.
CX management platform Sprinklr is introducing “digital twins.” Not your average chatbot, a Sprinklr digital twin is more like an AI-powered employee, able to plan actions, create workflows and make decisions, but at speed and at scale. They are said to be more easily trained than chatbots and can operate within brand policies and guardrails.