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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

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

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Japan to collaborate on Chinese payment services with joint QR code

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

KrASIA

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Nikkei Asia

Securing China’s commitment to reduce plastic production will be crucial for an effective treaty to combat plastic pollution.

Global plastic treaty talks could hinge on China pledging to curb plastic production | KrASIA

Global plastic treaty talks could hinge on China pledging to curb plastic production

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Jeff Chay

Angel Investing

Investment

Merger &amp; Acquisition

Private Equity

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

India

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

Deals in brief: Sfermion and Amber Group lead USD 1.8 million investment in Anichess, 11 China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Sfermion and Amber Group lead USD 1.8 million investment in Anichess, 11 China and India deals, and more

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KrASIA Writers

Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California.  It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

Facebook

Facebook, Inc. is an American online social media and social networking service company based in Menlo Park, California. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook.

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Japan, Korea, and the West

Reliance

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

E-Commerce

Facebook-owned WhatsApp will enable Reliance's e-commerce venture JioMart.

Facebook invests USD 5.7 billion in Reliance's digital arm Jio Platforms | KrASIA

Facebook invests USD 5.7 billion in Reliance&#8217;s digital arm Jio Platforms

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

The company recently launched its operations in Indonesia.

Social commerce startup Meesho lays off 200 employees as COVID-19 stresses business | KrASIA

Social commerce startup Meesho lays off 200 employees as COVID-19 stresses business

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Avanish Tiwary

Edtech

Online education companies in India have raised USD 686 million in the first quarter of 2020.

Legend Capital leads USD 12 million round in edtech startup Vedantu | KrASIA

Legend Capital leads USD 12 million round in edtech startup Vedantu

Microsoft

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

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

Medical technology, or "medtech", encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and is used to treat diseases and medical conditions affecting humans. 

MedTech

Social Impact

The Chinese super app joins other tech giants looking to develop new software to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

WeChat to participate in COVID-19 hackathon in support of WHO | KrASIA

WeChat to participate in COVID-19 hackathon in support of WHO

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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Wency Chen

Facebook's chatting platform WhatsApp is preparing for a nation-wide roll out of payment service in the country.

Facebook is in talks to acquire a 10% stake in Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio | KrASIA

Facebook is in talks to acquire a 10% stake in Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio

ByteDance or Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd. is a Chinese Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms, headquartered in Beijing. It was founded by Zhang Yiming in 2012. ByteDance's core product, Toutiao, is a popular content platform in China.

Bytedance

Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple and Facebook. 

Google

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

Grab

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

The firm plans to set up its new ad network center in the city-state to target the Southeast Asian market.

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance goes on Singapore hiring spree, poaching Facebook and Google employees | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | ByteDance goes on Singapore hiring spree, poaching Facebook and Google employees

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

As we navigate an alarming situation, government officials have come up with imaginative ways to generate public awareness.

Southeast Asian health authorities get creative with COVID-19 awareness campaigns | KrASIA

Southeast Asian health authorities get creative with COVID-19 awareness campaigns

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Ursula Florene

At least five edtech startups have raised money in February alone.

Facebook and General Atlantic lead a USD 110 million round in Indian edtech startup Unacademy | KrASIA

Facebook and General Atlantic lead a USD 110 million round in Indian edtech startup Unacademy

WhatsApp, with over 400 million users in India, is now a formal contender to Alibaba-backed Paytm, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, and Walmart-owned PhonePe.