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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

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What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

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What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

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Deals in brief: Temasek’s Heliconia backs Sin Chew Woodpaq, Supabase raises Series D funding, Syfe and AnyMind confirm acquisitions, and more | KrASIA

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Deals in brief: Temasek’s Heliconia backs Sin Chew Woodpaq, Supabase raises Series D funding, Syfe and AnyMind confirm acquisitions, and more

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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

ByteDance

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 guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

Coze combines workflow logic, collaborative planning, and proprietary data access to reimagine what AI agents can do.

ByteDance launches Coze, its new AI agent platform, in beta | KrASIA

ByteDance launches Coze, its new AI agent platform, in beta

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

Kajima, a Japanese construction and engineering leader, delivers large infrastructure projects, sustainable building designs, and architectural solutions.

Kajima

How do businesses grow responsibly? Examine green policies, sustainable materials, and climate commitments guiding corporate strategies.

Sustainability

The program will offer startups access to testbeds, funding, and a path to commercialization through real-world trials and regulatory integration.

Kajima’s The GEAR launches Startup CoLab to drive innovation in the built environment sector | KrASIA

Kajima’s The GEAR launches Startup CoLab to drive innovation in the built environment sector

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

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Fintech

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

Ant Group

Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

Tencent

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

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

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

Payments

Opinion

I spent a week using China’s digital yuan. Many merchants were unable to process transactions, and exchanging it from cash takes some work.

I spent a week using China’s digital yuan, here’s how it went | KrASIA

I spent a week using China’s digital yuan, here’s how it went

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Julianna Wu

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

BCA releases Blu, adding to Indonesia's plethora of digital banking options. The country already has at least seven digital banks and four neobanks.

BCA releases Blu, adding to Indonesia's plethora of digital banking options | KrASIA

BCA releases Blu, adding to Indonesia&#8217;s plethora of digital banking options

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Khamila Mulia

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

Lending

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

Reserve Bank of India worried about big tech's deeper involvement in India's financial sector | KrASIA

Reserve Bank of India worried about big tech&#8217;s deeper involvement in India&#8217;s financial sector

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Avanish Tiwary

Malaysia

50 conglomerates and upstarts vie for digital banking licenses in Malaysia. Up to five licenses will be issued in the first quarter of 2022.

More than 50 conglomerates and upstarts vie for digital banking licenses in Malaysia | KrASIA

More than 50 conglomerates and upstarts vie for digital banking licenses in Malaysia

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Stephanie Li

Founded in 2019, Jupiter has raised a total of USD 26 million from investors including Sequoia Capital, Matrix Partners, Beenext, 3One4 Capital, and Hummingbird Ventures.

Sequoia-backed Indian neobank Jupiter acquires personal finance platform EasyPlan | KrASIA

Sequoia-backed Indian neobank Jupiter acquires personal finance platform EasyPlan

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

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Moulishree Srivastava

The Middle East’s growing tech ecosystem harnesses the enterprising spirit of innovators from its diverse cultural markets.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia grants digital banking licenses to STC Pay and firm led by Artar. Both digital banks have strong financial backing from established companies.

Saudi Arabia grants digital banking licenses to STC Pay and firm led by Artar | KrASIA

Saudi Arabia grants digital banking licenses to STC Pay and firm led by Artar

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MENAbytes

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has awarded two digital banking licenses to the country’s first neobanks, Tonik and Unobank.

Philippines grants new digital banking licenses to Tonik, Unobank | KrASIA

Philippines grants new digital banking licenses to Tonik, Unobank

Line Bank is entering Indonesia to offer digital banking services. Line Bank by Hana Bank is built upon a 2018 acquisition—a 20% stake in Bank KEB Hana Indonesia that was acquired by Line subsidiary Line Financial Asia.

Line is next in line for digital banking in Indonesia | KrASIA

Line is next in line for digital banking in Indonesia

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Ant Group and MYbank will continue to support the research, development, and trials of the PBOC’s e-CNY.

Ant Group affiliate MYbank joins China's digital yuan trials | KrASIA

Ant Group affiliate MYbank joins China&#8217;s digital yuan trials

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