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Deals in brief: BillEase and Prep secure funding, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional initiate MYR 3 billion fund with two partners, Thunes to acquire Tilia, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: BillEase and Prep secure funding, Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional initiate MYR 3 billion fund with two partners, Thunes to acquire Tilia, and more

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The Chinese tech company is spending billions, snapping up talent in its battle against the US crackdown.

Huawei building vast chip equipment R&D center in Shanghai | KrASIA

Huawei building vast chip equipment R&#038;D center in Shanghai

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Meituan-Dianping is a Chinese group buying website for locally found food delivery services, consumer products and retail services. The company is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing. The Meituan.com site offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment.

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Meituan Shangou, its quick commerce business, could play a significant role in its strategy to counter competition from main rival Douyin.

With Douyin looming, Meituan shifts focus back to its core business | KrASIA

With Douyin looming, Meituan shifts focus back to its core business

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Local restaurants have accused Swiggy and Zomato of sky-high commissions, deep discounting practices, and withholding customer data, among other things.

Indian restaurant lobby files petition with market regulator against Swiggy and Zomato | KrASIA

Indian restaurant lobby files petition with market regulator against Swiggy and Zomato

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The Uptake Daily Digest | When it comes to big tech firms, just invest...igate? What do app removals tell us about China's changing tech sector?

Daily Digest | When it comes to big tech firms, just invest...igate? | KrASIA

Daily Digest | When it comes to big tech firms, just invest&#8230;igate?

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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.

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Pine Labs is reportedly looking at an IPO in the US within the next 18 months.

IPO-bound Indian merchant payments platform Pine Labs raises USD 600 million from Fidelity, BlackRock | KrASIA

IPO-bound Indian merchant payments platform Pine Labs raises USD 600 million from Fidelity, BlackRock

The Uptake Daily Digest | How do you engage 100 million new internet users?

Daily Digest | How do you engage 100 million new internet users? | KrASIA

Daily Digest | How do you engage 100 million new internet users?

About 990 investors pumped USD 10.15 billion in venture capital across 543 startup deals in H1 2021.

VCs pump USD 10.15 billion into Indian startups in H1 2021 | KrASIA

VCs pump USD 10.15 billion into Indian startups in H1 2021

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Arzooo levels the imbalance in India’s retail sector by giving brick-and-mortar stores similar merchandising capabilities as online marketplaces.

Arzooo levels the imbalance in India’s retail sector | Startup Stories | KrASIA

Arzooo levels the imbalance in India’s retail sector | Startup Stories

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Daily Digest | Senior shoppers beware | KrASIA

Daily Digest | Senior shoppers beware

Despite the e-commerce sector being dominated by Flipkart and Amazon India, startups are scripting a new wave of online commerce, primarily targeting the next 500 million netizens from smaller cities.

Walmart-owned Flipkart enters social commerce space with Shopsy | KrASIA

Walmart-owned Flipkart enters social commerce space with Shopsy

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Google, Amazon, and Facebook's messaging platform WhatsApp, have been making strides to position themselves among the top players in India’s fintech market.