SEA Digest: Philippines' BillEase raises $20m; Forward DeFi secures $5m; SGX, MAS launch ESG-reporting portal

SEA Digest: Philippines' BillEase raises $20m; Forward DeFi secures $5m; SGX, MAS launch ESG-reporting portal

New and existing investors of Forward's seed round

BillEase has received a $20-million debt facility from Helicap while Forward DeFi has raised $5 million led by Primestreet Capital. Separately, Singapore Exchange and the Monetary Authority of Singapore have jointly set up an ESG-reporting platform for listed companies.