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A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

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

Indonesia

Regulators are making changes to Indonesia's finance systems to keep up with the times.

In a fast-changing financial landscape, Indonesia ponders creation of a digital rupiah | KrASIA

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In a fast-changing financial landscape, Indonesia ponders creation of a digital rupiah

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

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Deep Tech

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.

Venture Capital

Singapore

iGlobe Partners' investors, like Yoke Sin Chong, draw from technical expertise to identify the deep tech startups that hold the most promise.

Deep tech startups are gems for investors with an appetite for risk, says Yoke Sin Chong of iGlobe Partners | KrASIA

Deep tech startups are gems for investors with an appetite for risk, says Yoke Sin Chong of iGlobe Partners

The food industry is booming! Both traditional companies and startups are using technology to transform the dynamics of the food sector.

Food Tech

Good Startup, a Singapore-based venture capital firm that invests in companies that aim to eliminate animals agriculture from the food system, raised USD 25 million for its Good Protein Fund I.

Singaporean VC Good Startup raises USD 25 million to invest in alternative protein developers | KrASIA

Singaporean VC Good Startup raises USD 25 million to invest in alternative protein developers

Digital Banks

Line Bank is entering Indonesia to offer digital banking services. Line Bank by Hana Bank is built upon a 2018 acquisition—a 20% stake in Bank KEB Hana Indonesia that was acquired by Line subsidiary Line Financial Asia.

Line is next in line for digital banking in Indonesia | KrASIA

Line is next in line for digital banking in Indonesia

Security

After a dataset containing personal information of 279 million Indonesians was leaked, people are scrutinizing the government's shoddy data protection practices while hackers threaten their personal security. The latest breach was of data stored on a server used by BPJS Kesehatan, the country's healthcare and social security agency.

Shoddy data protection in Indonesia threatens personal security of citizens | KrASIA

Shoddy data protection in Indonesia threatens personal security of citizens

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Biotech

Engine Biosciences applies machine learning to genomics for drug discovery and therapy optimization.

Singapore-based biotech firm Engine Biosciences raises SGD 57 million to advance cancer treatment | KrASIA

Singapore-based biotech firm Engine Biosciences raises SGD 57 million to advance cancer treatment

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Retail

Ula draws inspiration from neighborhood retail in India, and already has 30,000 kiosks signed on in Indonesia.

With big-name backing, Ula digitizes Indonesia's small retailers | Startup Stories | KrASIA

With big-name backing, Ula digitizes Indonesia&#8217;s small retailers | Startup Stories

This is the latest and biggest data breach afflicting the country.

Dataset containing personal information of 279 million Indonesians allegedly leaked on hacker forum | KrASIA

Dataset containing personal information of 279 million Indonesians allegedly leaked on hacker forum

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

Tokopedia is an Indonesian technology company, sometimes referred to as a unicorn. It was founded in 2009 by William Tanuwijaya and his Bestfriends from Harvard University, Michael Alexander.

Tokopedia

Food Delivery

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

Logistics

Mobility

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

A ticker code for GoTo would be a score for IDX.