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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

Deep Tech

KrASIA | Deep Tech Archives

5G is a commonly used term for certain advanced wireless systems. Industry association 3GPP defines any system using "5G NR" software as "5G", a definition that came into general use by late 2018. 

In computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in contrast to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals.

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

MedTech

Q&amp;A

How has the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the investment outlook for healthcare in 2020?

The top China healthcare investment trends in 2020, according to investors | KrASIA

The top China healthcare investment trends in 2020, according to investors

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Venture Matters

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

Export package reveals edge large companies have over startups during crisis.

NEC wins USD 190 million deal to supply satellite to Vietnam | KrASIA

NEC wins USD 190 million deal to supply satellite to Vietnam

S Capital founding and managing partners Haim Sadger and Aya Peterburg. Photo by Sharon Levin via Vulcan Post.

The firm's second fund exceeded its fundraising target.

S Capital raises USD 120 million fund for Israeli early stage, deep tech startups | KrASIA

S Capital raises USD 120 million fund for Israeli early stage, deep tech startups

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NoCamels

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

Autonomous Vehicles is about self-driving. A self-driving car is also known as a robot car, autonomous car, or driverless car, is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and moving with little or no human input.

Autonomous Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet requirements of customers or corporations. 

Logistics

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

The firm has developed a full-stack Level 4 autonomous driving solution called AutoX AI Driver.

Self-driving technology accessible to everyone is AutoX's goal: Inside China’s Startups | KrASIA

Self-driving technology accessible to everyone is AutoX&#8217;s goal: Inside China’s Startups

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Sun Henan

Investment- Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash

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

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

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.

Meituan

SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

Softbank

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

Edtech

The Internet of things (IoT) is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects. Embedded with electronics, Internet connectivity, and other forms of hardware, these devices can communicate and interact with others over the Internet, and they can be remotely monitored and controlled.

Robotics

China trends

A look back at the major fundraising deals that have happened during the outbreak period from January 2020.

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, startups in robotics, logistics, and digitization among the ones to attract major investment  | KrASIA

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, startups in robotics, logistics, and digitization among the ones to attract major investment 

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AJ Cortese

Security

Smart homes of the future will have interconnected, AI-powered devices customized to every user—at least if SimShine gets its way.

AI edge computing to disrupt the home camera market: Inside China's Startups | KrASIA

AI edge computing to disrupt the home camera market: Inside China&#8217;s Startups

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

The robotics firm will use the new funds for product development, supply chain establishment, and commercialization.

CHINA BRIEF | Beijing-based ForwardX Robotics secures RMB 100 million in Series B+ round | KrASIA

CHINA BRIEF | Beijing-based ForwardX Robotics secures RMB 100 million in Series B+ round

The six-month pilot program is part of a broader effort to modernize China’s judicial system through the use of technology.

Shanghai judicial courts start to replace clerks with AI assistants | KrASIA

Shanghai judicial courts start to replace clerks with AI assistants

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SCMP

The firm invests in companies covering life sciences, technology, media, telecommunications, as well as consumer and financial services.

Vickers Venture Partners secures USD 200 million for sixth fund | KrASIA

Vickers Venture Partners secures USD 200 million for sixth fund

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