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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

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Payments

Japan

The industry is aiming to start mutual use of QR code payment systems in Southeast Asia and India by Expo 2025 Osaka.

Japan to collaborate on Chinese payment services with joint QR code | KrASIA

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Japan to collaborate on Chinese payment services with joint QR code

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

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Nikkei Asia

Securing China’s commitment to reduce plastic production will be crucial for an effective treaty to combat plastic pollution.

Global plastic treaty talks could hinge on China pledging to curb plastic production | KrASIA

Global plastic treaty talks could hinge on China pledging to curb plastic production

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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

India

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

Deals in brief: Sfermion and Amber Group lead USD 1.8 million investment in Anichess, 11 China and India deals, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: Sfermion and Amber Group lead USD 1.8 million investment in Anichess, 11 China and India deals, and more

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KrASIA Writers

The food industry is booming! Both traditional companies and startups are using technology to transform the dynamics of the food sector.

Food Tech

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Deep Tech

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Agriculture

Newsletters

Assessing grain quality by the human eye can be a daunting task even for experts with years of experience. Can AI do the trick?

Finding Waldo: What you should know about GoMicro’s AI grain assessment technology | KrASIA

Finding Waldo: What you should know about GoMicro’s AI grain assessment technology

A weekly newsletter analyzing the pros and cons of emerging technology. Published every Thursday.

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Luckin Coffee

Food Delivery

Cotti Coffee has established over 5,000 stores in under a year by mirroring Luckin Coffee's approach, drawing acclaim. But is its business model sustainable for the long run?

Cotti Coffee must ditch its “Luckin genes” to succeed in the Chinese market | KrASIA

Cotti Coffee must ditch its “Luckin genes” to succeed in the Chinese market

KrASIA Connection curates technology and innovation updates from China.

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Social Impact

A chance encounter and a passion for hands-on work brought a young Chinese entrepreneur from McKinsey to the fields of Africa.

Chinese-led FarmWorks is empowering farmers in distant Africa through technology | KrASIA

Chinese-led FarmWorks is empowering farmers in distant Africa through technology

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Thailand

Japanese tractor maker offers smartphone app to improve Southeast Asian yields.

Kubota cultivates smart farming in Thailand | KrASIA

Kubota cultivates smart farming in Thailand

Singapore

The Uptake | Disrupting the food industry. Digitalization has the power to turn the food supply chain into an integrated ecosystem.

The Uptake | Disrupting the food industry | KrASIA

The Uptake | Disrupting the food industry

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The Uptake

Q&amp;A

Food for thought: Q&A with Benjamin Yang, CEO of Novitee. Novitee’s new procurement platform, KoomiMarket, connects food suppliers with F&B businesses.

Food for thought: Q&A with Benjamin Yang, CEO of Novitee | KrASIA

Food for thought: Q&#038;A with Benjamin Yang, CEO of Novitee

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Edmund Wee

The Uptake | Non-traditional meats.Cultivated pork is coming to Singapore.

The Uptake | Non-traditional meats | KrASIA

The Uptake | Non-traditional meats

Europe

Q&A with Daan Luining, co-founder and CTO of Meatable. The cell-cultured meat startup aims to make cultivated meat more accessible to the wider public.

Foodtech: Q&A with Daan Luining, co-founder and CTO of Meatable | KrASIA

Foodtech: Q&#038;A with Daan Luining, co-founder and CTO of Meatable

The Uptake | Cloud kitchens: best of both worlds. Facing tough competition, virtual kitchens go click-and-mortar.