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The 22-year-old founder isn’t looking to make marketers more efficient. She wants Head AI to make them obsolete.

With Head AI, this Gen Z dropout aims to replace marketing teams entirely

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How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

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The Leion Hey2 pushes smart glasses closer to making seamless multilingual conversations a reality.

Break the language barrier: Leion Hey2 brings live translation to eyewear

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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.

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JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

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

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

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How does dinner arrive at your door? Study platform partnerships, last-mile delivery, and culinary trends powering the takeaway economy.

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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.

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What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

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In a candid address, JD.com’s founder maps a future grounded in core principles and innovation.

Richard Liu and 20 things he wants you to know about JD.com’s future

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

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Most remittances sent by individuals in the UAE are made by migrant workers from South Asia.

TransferWise expands to MENA, launches cross-border money transfer service in UAE

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

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UK-based Previse will expand its AI platform to reach suppliers across Europe and Asia.

Temasek-backed Reefknot Investments leads USD 11 million funding round for fintech firm Previse

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Thu Huong Le

Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

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

The app also has a local service function.

Amid university shutdowns, JD Digits forges ahead with campus-focused social app

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Song Jingli

The platform is already working with more than one thousand mosques, Islamic charitable institutions, boarding schools, and merchants.

LinkAja taps into the Islamic economy through first shariah-compliant mobile wallet

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KoinWorks secures Netherlands-based Triodos Bank as a new underwriter.

Indonesian fintech lender KoinWorks bags USD 20 million in additional capital and debt

With the country near a standstill, P2P borrowers are rushing to avoid defaults.

Debt restructuring requests riddle Indonesia’s P2P fintech platforms

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Cindy Silviana

The city's monetary authority also announced a USD 125 million support package for the finance and fintech sectors.

Singapore delays digital bank assessments as COVID-19 puts city under lockdown

Neat, a fintech startup from Hong Kong that provides financial services to small businesses, said it has raised USD 11 million in a Series A round.

SME-focused fintech firm Neat banks USD 11 million in Series A funding

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The P2P fintech platform currently operates in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand.