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Health Tech

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

MedTech

Originally designed for diabetics, continuous glucose monitors are now drawing interest from young consumers looking to optimize their health and lifestyle.

CGMs find a new audience in young, health-conscious people | KrASIA

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CGMs find a new audience in young, health-conscious people

Spotlighting Asia&#039;s next wave of innovations.

KrASIA

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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HKSTP’s new Shenzhen base aims to streamline the flow of talent and capital across the Greater Bay Area, reinforcing the region’s tech and innovation ecosystem.

With a Shenzhen hub, HKSTP strengthens Hong Kong’s role as an innovation gateway | KrASIA

With a Shenzhen hub, HKSTP strengthens Hong Kong’s role as an innovation gateway

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

Japan

Singapore

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

Deals in brief: Habitto raises Series A funding, OpenAI tender offer to boost SoftBank’s stake, Deutsche Bank backs Partior, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Habitto raises Series A funding, OpenAI tender offer to boost SoftBank’s stake, Deutsche Bank backs Partior, 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

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

There are currently more than 800 companies in Tencent’s investment portfolio.

Tencent bolsters overseas presence in smart retail with investment in Australian payments firm Afterpay | KrASIA

Tencent bolsters overseas presence in smart retail with investment in Australian payments firm Afterpay

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South China Morning Post

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

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

In gaming, Tencent launched "Arena of Valor" to Middle East players while Play3arabi and China's Wafa Games partnered to arabize "Swords of Glory".

Disney+ and Warner Bros sign partnerships in the Middle East, and more | The Middle East Monthly Roundup | KrASIA

Disney+ and Warner Bros sign partnerships in the Middle East, and more | The Middle East Monthly Roundup

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Qadisha Group

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

Alibaba

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 blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data.

Blockchain

blockchain

blockchain in China

cryptocurrency

China's BSN will greatly reduce the barrier to entry for firms looking to leverage blockchain technology and hopes to expand to include global SMEs.

China's public blockchain service network to increase accessibility for global SMEs | KrASIA

China&#8217;s public blockchain service network to increase accessibility for global SMEs

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AJ Cortese

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

Fulldive Coins can now be converted into credit for Gojek's services.

Fulldive Browser partners with GoPay in Indonesia | KrASIA

Fulldive Browser partners with GoPay in Indonesia

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Ursula Florene

Amazon.com, Inc., is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Amazon is the largest e-commerce marketplace and cloud computing platform in the world as measured by revenue and market capitalization. 

Amazon

Paytm

PhonePe

Lending

In a similar move, Amazon Pay launched credit service to its users.

WhatsApp to launch credit facility in India | KrASIA

WhatsApp to launch credit facility in India

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Avanish Tiwary

Denarii Cash's team. Courtesy Denarii Cash via MENAbytes.

Denarii Cash is expanding its network to Pakistan, India, , , and Bangladesh.

Dubai-based cross-border money transfer app Denarii Cash sees surge in usage, expands service to new markets | KrASIA

Dubai-based cross-border money transfer app Denarii Cash sees surge in usage, expands service to new markets

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MENAbytes

Social Impact

As social contact is limited during COVID-19 pandemic, people are turning to online charity platforms to help others who are in need.

This is how P2P charity platforms are channeling cash contributions during the pandemic | KrASIA

This is how P2P charity platforms are channeling cash contributions during the pandemic

Flipkart

The fresh investment takes PhonePe’s total raised amount to USD 928 million.

Flipkart injects USD 90 million into payment subsidiary PhonePe | KrASIA

Flipkart injects USD 90 million into payment subsidiary PhonePe

The company has raised almost USD 18 million that will be used for business expansion plans.