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Korea

Proponents and opponents of regulation both spurn South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's attempt at compromise.

South Korea flounders in quest to restrain power of online platforms | KrASIA

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South Korea flounders in quest to restrain power of online platforms

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

Bilibili

Bringing together the latest business insights and trends of China's tech ecosystem.

China Tech

Content

Creative

Creator Economy

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. 

Entertainment

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

Live Streaming

With the spread of Internet global accessing (fastest Internet broadband connection TCP with accumulator cables and semi-fast connection), Short Video services have become very popular online. 

Short Video

Video

Gaming and ad growth help Bilibili hit a profit, but sustaining this trajectory could be challenging.

Bilibili hits profitability milestone but faces big questions about its staying power | KrASIA

Bilibili hits profitability milestone but faces big questions about its staying power

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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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

Singapore

Bringing you the latest updates on funding deals and activities in the Asia Pacific.

Deals in brief: Podium nets Series A1 funding, Gyges Labs backed to redefine wearables, xAI raises USD 5 billion, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Podium nets Series A1 funding, Gyges Labs backed to redefine wearables, xAI raises USD 5 billion, and more

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KrASIA Writers

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

KrASIA | Fintech Archives

Ant Financial Services Group, formerly known as Alipay, is an affiliate company of the Chinese Alibaba Group. Ant Financial is the highest valued fintech company in the world, and the world's most valuable unicorn company, with a valuation of US$150 billion. 

Ant Group

A peek into the booming tech ecosystem of Southeast Asia.

SEA Tech

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

Myanmar

Wave Money has lost half of its users since Myanmar's coup in February. Ant Group has scrapped plans to buy a minority stake for USD 73 million.

Wave Money has lost half of its app users since Myanmar's coup in February | KrASIA

Wave Money has lost half of its app users since Myanmar&#8217;s coup in February

Insurance

Voices

The founder and CEO of CXA Group shares her experience as a minority in the United States during the 1960s.

Fight the good fight: A tough childhood shaped Rosaline Koo’s startup journey | KrASIA

Fight the good fight: A tough childhood shaped Rosaline Koo’s startup journey

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Taro Ishida

Indonesia

As investment interest has risen in Indonesia, illegal fintech platforms are preying on vulnerable victims.

Indonesia’s millennials drive interest in investment apps, but financial literacy lags behind | KrASIA

Indonesia’s millennials drive interest in investment apps, but financial literacy lags behind

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Khamila Mulia

Cryptocurrencies

Indonesian crypto exchange Pintu bags USD 35 million investment led by Lightspeed. With 6.6 million investors, crypto is gaining traction in the country.

Indonesian crypto exchange Pintu bags USD 35 million investment led by Lightspeed | KrASIA

Indonesian crypto exchange Pintu bags USD 35 million investment led by Lightspeed

Photo of Dhruv Arora, founder and CEO of Syfe.

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Syfe gives everyone access to the financial management used by ultra-high-net-worth individuals. Its seven investment products cover a wide range.

Syfe gives everyone access to financial management used by ultra-high-net-worth individuals | KrASIA

Syfe gives everyone access to financial management used by ultra-high-net-worth individuals

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Stephanie Li

MENA

Lending

'Buy now, pay later' platform Tabby raises USD 50 million Series B at USD 300 million valuation, a month after Tabby raised USD 50 million in debt financing

'Buy now, pay later' platform Tabby raises USD 50 million Series B at USD 300 million valuation | KrASIA

&#8216;Buy now, pay later&#8217; platform Tabby raises USD 50 million Series B at USD 300 million valuation

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MENAbytes

Retail

Q&amp;A

5 thoughts from Abhinay Peddisetty, CEO of bookkeeping platform BukuWarung, which is digitizing small businesses in Indonesia's tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

5 thoughts from Abhinay Peddisetty, CEO of bookkeeping platform BukuWarung | KrASIA

5 thoughts from Abhinay Peddisetty, CEO of bookkeeping platform BukuWarung

Building a coherent narrative of India's rapidly changing tech ecosystem.

India Tech

Digital Banks

India

New York-headquartered Tiger Global has invested in over a dozen Indian startups and has poured in around USD 300 million in the last seven months.

Tiger Global leads BharatPe to the unicorn club with USD 370 million Series E round | KrASIA

Tiger Global leads BharatPe to the unicorn club with USD 370 million Series E round

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Avanish Tiwary

Here are 5 takeaways from Mambu's report on Islamic banking's significance. Younger Muslims may adopt this form of finance if certain conditions are met.