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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

The fresh capital will provide MyMy the regulatory capital needed to apply for an e-money license from Bank Negara Malaysia.

Malaysian fintech MyMy bags USD 2.4 million from Koperasi Tentera | KrASIA

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Malaysian fintech MyMy bags USD 2.4 million from Koperasi Tentera

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

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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

Global revenue from e-sports is expected to grow to USD 1.1 billion in 2020, up 15.7% from USD 950.6 million in 2019.

E-sports startup Ampverse notches pre-Series A funding for regional expansion | KrASIA

E-sports startup Ampverse notches pre-Series A funding for regional expansion

The investment will help expand the platform's retail merchant network and accelerate the adoption of digital payment in the country.

Myanmar digital payments platform NearMe plans expansion after 7-figure funding | KrASIA

Myanmar digital payments platform NearMe plans expansion after 7-figure funding

Jari provides a cloud solution that supports debt collectors to recover loans with its app Jarco.

Myanmar's UMG Idealab invests in Indonesian startup Jari | KrASIA

Myanmar&#8217;s UMG Idealab invests in Indonesian startup Jari

Lending

Access to credit is still one of the greatest obstacles to the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam, where only 39% of the SMEs have bank loans.

Vietnamese fintech firm Kim An Group closes Series A funding round | KrASIA

Vietnamese fintech firm Kim An Group closes Series A funding round

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. 

Hardware

"Vietnam is an example of a market where you can still buy Digiworld — which grew its profit after tax by 55% in the first half of 2020 over the past year."

Finland-based equity fund acquires stake in Vietnamese electronics distributor Digiworld | KrASIA

Finland-based equity fund acquires stake in Vietnamese electronics distributor Digiworld

Evo develops software to help influencers and livestreamers drive more purchases.

Social commerce startup Evo secures seven-digit funding in seed round | KrASIA

Social commerce startup Evo secures seven-digit funding in seed round

Q&amp;A

Since its launch in 2012, e-wallet platform MoMo has amassed 20 million users, or about 21% of Vietnam's population.

'I would like MoMo to be the homepage for all consumers in Vietnam': Q&amp;A with MoMo’s CFO Manisha Shah | KrASIA

&#8216;I would like MoMo to be the homepage for all consumers in Vietnam&#8217;: Q&amp;A with MoMo’s CFO Manisha Shah

Vietnam’s P2P market is estimated to be worth USD 7.8 billion in 2020, almost doubling from USD 4.4 billion in 2017, while currently there are over 40 P2P lenders operating in Vietnam. 