{"id":10823,"date":"2024-03-27T06:10:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T06:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/hsbc-setting-up-1-billion-growth-fund-to-scale-up-digital-platform-businesses-in-southeast-asia\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T06:10:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T06:10:37","slug":"hsbc-setting-up-1-billion-growth-fund-to-scale-up-digital-platform-businesses-in-southeast-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/hsbc-setting-up-1-billion-growth-fund-to-scale-up-digital-platform-businesses-in-southeast-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"HSBC setting up $1 billion growth fund to scale up digital platform businesses in Southeast Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"39\" height=\"27\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/88591548.cms?resize=39,27&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"HSBC setting up  billion growth fund to scale up digital platform businesses in Southeast Asia\" title=\"HSBC setting up  billion growth fund to scale up digital platform businesses in Southeast Asia\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-brcount=\"8\"><a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/hsbc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HSBC<\/a> on Wednesday said it is setting up a $1 billion growth fund called <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/asean-growth-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASEAN Growth Fund<\/a> that provides lending to companies that are scaling up via <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/digital-platforms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital platforms<\/a> across <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/southeast-asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southeast Asia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The London-headquartered bank is tapping into Southeast Asia&#8217;s digital economy, which it said is among the world&#8217;s fastest growing, expecting it to hit $600 billion in value by the end of the decade from $218 billion last year.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"sectionemeritus_table\">\n<div id=\"courseTableBox\">\n<h3>Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill Courses<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Offering College<\/th>\n<th>Course<\/th>\n<th>Website<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width:28%\">IIM Kozhikode<\/td>\n<td>IIMK Advanced Data Science For Managers<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center; 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