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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

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

Fintechs fuse ASEAN's in-store, online payments as shoppers return. Stripe to expand with launch of cashless terminals in Singapore.

Fintechs fuse ASEAN's in-store, online payments as shoppers return | KrASIA

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Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

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

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Tencent to open third data center in Japan on gaming demand. Chinese tech giant to also add new metaverse offerings.

Tencent to open third data center in Japan on gaming demand | KrASIA

Tencent to open third data center in Japan on gaming demand

Electric Vehicles

Southeast Asia on cusp of EV revolution as local production begins. Chinese and South Korean automakers zoom past Japanese rivals on electric cars.

Southeast Asia on cusp of EV revolution as local production begins | KrASIA

Southeast Asia on cusp of EV revolution as local production begins

Social Impact

Robot boats gobble plastic waste from Vietnam to Malaysia. Coldplay, Coca-Cola, Kia funding trash-hunting vessels in Asian rivers.

Robot boats gobble plastic waste from Vietnam to Malaysia | KrASIA

Robot boats gobble plastic waste from Vietnam to Malaysia

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

Alibaba

A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

Blockchain

Philippines, Vietnam study digital currencies as Alipay, WeChat Pay spread. More Southeast Asian countries moving in the direction of early issuer Cambodia.

Philippines, Vietnam study digital currencies as Alipay, WeChat Pay spread | KrASIA

Philippines, Vietnam study digital currencies as Alipay, WeChat Pay spread

Metaverse

Prop Tech

Thai real estate firms hang their shingles in the metaverse. With top share of crypto holders, could Thailand see a virtual property boom?

Thai real estate firms hang their shingles in the metaverse | KrASIA

Thai real estate firms hang their shingles in the metaverse

Ailing Alibaba tries to heal itself from within. Founding member Dai emerges as key to Chinese tech giant's future.

Ailing Alibaba tries to heal itself from within | KrASIA

Ailing Alibaba tries to heal itself from within

Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

Ant Group

US-listed China stocks tank after Ant IPO revival reports denied. Alibaba, JD.com, and Pinduodo suffer big declines.

US-listed China stocks tank after Ant IPO revival reports denied | KrASIA

US-listed China stocks tank after Ant IPO revival reports denied

Japan, Korea, and the West

Space industry refers to economic activities related to manufacturing components that go into Earth's orbit or beyond, delivering them to those regions, and related services. 

Space Tech

Satellite internet poised for big bang of growth in Southeast Asia. SpaceX, local telecoms and startups rush to enter archipelagic region.