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Mercedes-Benz will begin integrating Flyme Auto OS into its vehicles, starting with the long-wheelbase E-class in 2027.

Mercedes-Benz taps Flyme Auto OS to boost smart vehicle appeal

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

Consumer Economy

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

Priced to match the iPhone 16, Nothing’s Phone (3) targets design-conscious users who prioritize personality over specs.

Nothing brings its design-focused phones to China, starting with the Phone (3)

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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

Once dismissed, companies like MiniMax and AIsphere are proving that video generation models can scale with sustainable revenue.

China’s video AI startups are doing what LLM firms haven’t: Making money

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

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

Venture Capital

The funding is directed at cultivating the financial services sector in the MENASA region.

Dubai International Financial Center’s Fintech Fund invests in four startups: FlexxPay, Rise, Now Money, and Sarwa

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Together, they have operations in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. After the merger, Ayannah Global looks to extend its reach to Vietnam.

Indian payments firm ECAPS and Philippines-based Ayannah merge to expand their reach

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

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

Ant Group

Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

The Chinese mutual aid market is expected to reach 450 million users, or nearly 32% of the country’s population, by 2025.

Xiaomi to challenge Ant Financial with launch of new mutual aid plan

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Song Jingli

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

E-commerce

This investment will give Qudian a 28.9% stake in Secoo.

CHINA BRIEF | Consumer finance platform Qudian invests USD 100 million in luxury e-commerce firm Secoo

The OJK has vetted and licensed at least 162 fintech companies to date.

Indonesian P2P lending platform Taralite now licensed by Indonesian Financial Services Authority

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Ursula Florene

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

Payments

Khalti gains users by teaching financial skills and giving better market access.

Nepal's top mobile payment app empowers local women digitally

Nepal&#8217;s top mobile payment app empowers local women digitally

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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Facebook, China Mobile, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, and Vodafone, announced the go-ahead to build a new subsea cable to serve Africa and the Middle East.

Uber discontinues services, a myriad of new launches in media, and some hope from VCs | The Middle East Monthly Roundup

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Qadisha Group

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

Education

Easy Transfer is trying to transform overseas students' payment methods.

How a post-90s entrepreneur simplified cross-border tuition payments: Inside China's Startups

How a post-90s entrepreneur simplified cross-border tuition payments: 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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The Monetary Authority of Singapore is teaming up with UOB, Element AI, HSBC, IAG Firemark Labs, and Gradient Institute in the first phase.

Singapore’s MAS is developing fairness metrics for responsible AI adoptions

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