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How are electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft transforming aviation and urban mobility? Explore how air taxis could redefine travel.

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How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

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The Geely-backed firm aims to deliver certified aircraft by 2026, condensing a cycle that took Joby nearly a decade.

Aerofugia plays the long game by focusing on passenger eVTOL aircraft

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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

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Deals in brief: RushOwl and Zuzu raise funding, Airwallex acquires OpenPay, nine new China investments, and more

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

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Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

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

The first AI server–backed tokens mark a step beyond renewable energy in RWA tokenization pilots.

RWA tokenization enters new phase with AI servers as latest asset class

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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

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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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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.

China's Xiaomi joins race for Singapore digital banking license

China&#8217;s Xiaomi joins race for Singapore digital banking license

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Song Jingli

The strategic cooperation will allow Baidu to apply its artificial intelligence technologies in China's financial sector on a large scale.

To apply its AI capacities in banks, Baidu buys 5.71% stake in Yusys Technologies for USD 86.3 million

said its digital bank will focus on addressing the unmet needs of millennials and SMEs.

Sea, owner of Shopee, makes solo bid for Singapore digital banking license

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Thu Huong Le

Successful licensees will be announced in June this year and are expected to commence business by mid-2021.

Singapore receives 21 applications for digital bank licenses

The Monetary Authority of is expected to announce the results by mid-2020.

Far East joins V3-led consortium seeking Singapore digibank license

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Reliance drives digital retail, telecommunication services, and entertainment offerings, shaping India’s consumer and connectivity environment.

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Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani now wants to make others rich.

Reliance Jio to compete with Paytm and PhonePe with its wealth management service

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Moulishree Srivastava

In 2019, many mobile wallet and e-commerce players rolled out PayLater services on their platforms, a trend that's likely to continue this year.