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Alipay, a fintech platform by Ant Group, offers mobile payments, financial services, and e-commerce integrations, supporting transactions globally.

Alipay

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

Consumer Services

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

Fintech

How do policies adjust to a data-rich world? Explore usage-based coverage, automated claims, and analytics guiding risk assessment.

Insurance

What streamlines global commerce? Examine digital wallets, cross-border remittances, and instant settlement technologies.

Payments

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

Hong Kong

Q&amp;A

Focusing on transport, dining, payments, and cross-border travel, AlipayHK wants to evolve into a platform that quietly handles the rhythms of daily life.

“We aspire to become Hong Kong’s superapp,” says AlipayHK CEO Venetia Lee | KrASIA

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“We aspire to become Hong Kong’s superapp,” says AlipayHK CEO Venetia Lee

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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T. K. Lin

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

China’s safety rules assume you’ve got five minutes to escape. In a real fire, it could be five seconds.

What happens when an EV crashes? Door locks might decide your fate | KrASIA

What happens when an EV crashes? Door locks might decide your fate

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

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US tariff policies are renewing calls to deepen economic ties within the Southeast Asian bloc.

ASEAN struggles to boost regional trade amid Trump tariff threat | KrASIA

ASEAN struggles to boost regional trade amid Trump tariff threat

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

Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

Southeast Asia | KrASIA Archives

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Vietnam’s F&B outlets go digital with help from Loop Smart Retail. Its platform provides digital infrastructure to manage day-to-day operations.

Vietnam’s F&B outlets go digital with help from Loop Smart Retail | KrASIA

Vietnam’s F&#038;B outlets go digital with help from Loop Smart Retail

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Swee En Tan

What drives digital storytelling? Examine content creation, distribution channels, and media platforms connecting audiences worldwide.

Content

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

Philippine startup Macro provides crypto rewards for using its Q&A platform. The platform was built to aggregate knowledge from users all over the world.

Philippine startup Macro provides crypto rewards for using its Q&A platform | KrASIA

Philippine startup Macro provides crypto rewards for using its Q&#038;A platform

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The Uptake Daily Digest | How do you want to be banked?

Daily Digest | How do you want to be banked? | KrASIA

Daily Digest | How do you want to be banked?

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The Uptake

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

Making Technology fosters STEM education in the Philippines by providing lab devices to schools. The startup develops lab kits for scientific learning.

Making Technology fosters STEM education in the Philippines by providing lab devices to schools | KrASIA

Making Technology fosters STEM education in the Philippines by providing lab devices to schools

The Uptake Daily Digest | Personal business.

Daily Digest | Personal business | KrASIA

Daily Digest | Personal business

Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

Building a next-generation financial institution: A conversation with Jean Fernandes, CFO of GXS Bank. GXS Bank was founded by Grab and Singtel.

Building a next-generation financial institution: A conversation with Jean Fernandes, CFO of GXS Bank | KrASIA

Building a next-generation financial institution: A conversation with Jean Fernandes, CFO of GXS Bank

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Khamila Mulia

The Uptake Daily Digest | Taming the waves.

Daily Digest | Taming the waves | KrASIA

Daily Digest | Taming the waves

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

E-commerce

How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

Food Delivery

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

Grocery Delivery

‘A good business idea is personal’: Q&A with Brian Cu, CEO and co-founder of SariSuki. The serial founder shares thoughts on navigating business worlds.

‘A good business idea is personal’: Q&A with Brian Cu, CEO and co-founder of SariSuki | KrASIA

‘A good business idea is personal’: Q&#038;A with Brian Cu, CEO and co-founder of SariSuki

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Brandon Lee

The Uptake Daily Digest | Up your game. An exchange of insights.