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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

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How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

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In Love and Deepspace, female players are falling for AI-driven men who whisper their names, remember their stories, and never argue back.

The women falling in love with AI, and how otome game makers profit from it

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What powers digital devices? Delve into chip design, manufacturing bottlenecks, and semiconductor breakthroughs fueling global electronics.

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The Chinese chipmaker has built a vertically integrated GPGPU ecosystem, and now seeks new capital to scale it.

Iluvatar CoreX becomes first Chinese GPGPU firm to gain HKEX listing approval

CHENG Zi is based in China, covering technology and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Image shows Dreame’s A2 robotic lawn mower.

China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Dreame

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

Borrowing from the playbook of autonomous vehicles, Dreame uses LiDAR tech to achieve what traditional garden toolmakers couldn’t.

Dreame’s robotic lawn mowers lead the pack with a smart LiDAR edge

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

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Seeking future change-makers and trailblazers in the world of payments and fintech

Applications for Money 20/20 Asia Startup Pitch to close on Jan 29

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Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

The company is angling for a boost of its profile in the fintech sector.

Meituan wants 436 million users to adopt its virtual credit cards

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Song Jingli

The crowdsourcing robo-adviser investment service has more than 120,000 subscribers.

Thailand wealth management platform Finnomena raises USD 10 million

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Khamila Mulia

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

Ant Group

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

It raised USD 1 billion late last year at a valuation of USD 16 billion.

Paytm not looking to go public anytime soon

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Taufan is also a special staffer of President Joko Widodo's government.

Amartha wants to bring prosperity to women entrepreneurs in rural Indonesia: Q&A with CEO Andi Taufan

Amartha wants to bring prosperity to women entrepreneurs in rural Indonesia: Q&#038;A with CEO Andi Taufan

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

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The company also announced a partnership with ’s biggest pawnshop Pegadaian.

Indonesian wallet Ovo hits one billion transactions in 2019

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Cindy Silviana

The central bank charges a 0.7% fee for regular merchant transactions using QR codes.

Indonesia’s QR code standardization is taking effect this year, payment providers not threatened with fees

The -based startup plans to expand to the and next.

AsiaCollect is changing the way you think about debt collection: Startup Stories

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Sharmila Ganapathy

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

Xiaomi follows other Chinese major tech companies such as Ant Financial, ByteDance, and Razer.