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Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

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Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

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WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and by 2018 it was one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps by monthly active users, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

Wechat

Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

Payments

Tencent’s latest update to WeChat Pay targets an improved mobile payment experience for foreign visitors to China. How does it compare to Alipay?

Tencent updates WeChat Pay to facilitate easier payments for foreign visitors | KrASIA

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Tencent updates WeChat Pay to facilitate easier payments for foreign visitors

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Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

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Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: RayGen and Uncharted secure funding, Temasek and BlackRock close USD 1.4 billion climate fund, Bahrain’s Investcorp teams up with China, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: RayGen and Uncharted secure funding, Temasek and BlackRock close USD 1.4 billion climate fund, Bahrain’s Investcorp teams up with China, and more

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Japan

The industry is aiming to start mutual use of QR code payment systems in Southeast Asia and India by Expo 2025 Osaka.

Japan to collaborate on Chinese payment services with joint QR code | KrASIA

Japan to collaborate on Chinese payment services with joint QR code

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Oppo is a Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communications company headquartered in Dongguan, China, known for its smartphones, Blu-ray players and other electronic devices.

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Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

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Realme 2

OPPO announces the Realme 2 at an event earlier this month.

OPPO's Realme 2 is a SUPER cheap $120 phone with a 6.2-inch notch display | KrASIA

OPPO&#8217;s Realme 2 is a SUPER cheap $120 phone with a 6.2-inch notch display

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ELEME Inc. is a platform that offers online food delivery service. It was founded in 2008 by Mark Zhang and Jack Kang in Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Ele.me was acquired by the Alibaba Group in April 2018 and continues to operate independently.

ele.me

Xiaomi Corporation is a Chinese electronics company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi makes and invests in smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics.

Xiaomi

Visual Stories

Lion investors are well-respected and even idolized for their positive spirit and influence.

The Lion: Investors behind Ele.me, Xiaomi, OPPO and ViVO | KrASIA

The Lion: Investors behind Ele.me, Xiaomi, OPPO and ViVO

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Chinese smartphone maker, Oppo plans to invest in an Indonesian startup.

Rumor: China’s Oppo in talks to invest into Baca the Indonesia news aggregator | KrASIA

Rumor: China’s Oppo in talks to invest into Baca the Indonesia news aggregator

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