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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

Cambodia

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

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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Linkaja, an Indonesian financial app, supports cashless payments, mobile top-ups, and utility bill settlements.

Linkaja

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

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

The acquisition comes after LinkAja raised more than USD 100 million in its Series B funding round.

LinkAja acquires agriculture-focused P2P lender iGrow | KrASIA

LinkAja acquires agriculture-focused P2P lender iGrow

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Daily Social

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

Blockchain

Partior aims to address the need for efficient digital clearing and settlement solutions across the banking industry.

Temasek, DBS, JP Morgan to launch global payments platform on blockchain | KrASIA

Temasek, DBS, JP Morgan to launch global payments platform on blockchain

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Vulcan Post

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

In July, Hong Kong-based AMTD Digital acquired a controlling stake in Fomo Pay.

Singapore fintech Fomo Pay partners with Atome to offer BNPL services | KrASIA

Singapore fintech Fomo Pay partners with Atome to offer BNPL services

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Tech in Asia

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

Digital Banks

Opinion

Tonik has onboarded 30,000 clients and achieved a positive balance sheet of over USD 20 million within a month of operation.

This neobank targets the young and unbanked population in the Philippines | Startup Stories | KrASIA

This neobank targets the young and unbanked population in the Philippines | Startup Stories

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Stephanie Li

The firm recently surpassed USD 1 billion in assets under management.

Robo-advisor StashAway bags USD 25 million from Sequoia India ahead of Thailand launch | KrASIA

Robo-advisor StashAway bags USD 25 million from Sequoia India ahead of Thailand launch

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

Saudi Arabia

With the latest funds, Tamara plans to fuel its expansion and launch in new GCC markets by the end of the year.

Saudi fintech firm Tamara raises USD 110 million in record Series A led by Checkout.com | KrASIA

Saudi fintech firm Tamara raises USD 110 million in record Series A led by Checkout.com

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MENAbytes

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

India

The funding comes at a time when Reserve Bank of India is working on floating its own fiat currency and putting a ban on crypto trading.

Tiger Global bets on Indian crypto exchange CoinSwitch Kuber despite unfavorable policies | KrASIA

Tiger Global bets on Indian crypto exchange CoinSwitch Kuber despite unfavorable policies

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Avanish Tiwary

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

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

Retail

Showman allowed users to buy tickets of newly released movies and watch them on their own device from home.

Indian B2B company Instamojo acqui-hires virtual theater startup Showman | KrASIA

Indian B2B company Instamojo acqui-hires virtual theater startup Showman

Southeast Asia's massive unbanked population mirrors tremendous potential in fintech services and alternative lending solutions.