Southeast Asia

Over 800 global speakers will join this year’s Fintech Festival, including heads of state, financial and tech leaders, policy makers, leading startups, and multilateral agencies.

The news came after a handful of other US-based food tech firms have already sprung up to fill the rising demand for plant-based food in Asia such as Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods.

Indonesia has a long history of blocking social media platforms without strong legal grounds.

Thailand’s digital payment sector is set to grow by USD 9.1 billion in 2020 and the total transaction value could jump 13.2% to USD 1.49 billion by 2024, according to Statista. 

Ion Mobility plans to launch its first electric motorbike in Indonesia in 2021.

Reality Detector uses a cocktail of behavioral science principles and deep learning tools to ‘reveal incongruent words and actions.’

From Gojek to Tokopedia, Indonesia is home to some of the biggest players in Southeast Asia’s tech scene.

For Social Bella, its first overseas destination Vietnam is similar to the Indonesian market.