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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

An e-commerce payment system facilitates the acceptance of electronic payment for online transactions. Read stories of Payment service providers, platforms or the trending of the Payment industry.

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.

KrASIA

As part of 36Kr’s ongoing partnership with Nikkei, you can read selected content from Nikkei Asia on KrASIA.

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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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Jeff Chay

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

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

KrASIA | Food Tech Archives

Deep Tech

Food Delivery

While Zomato claims to process 1.2 to 1.3 million orders per day, UberEats, delivers 300,000 to 600,000 orders a day.

Is UberEats the wild card Zomato needs to rule India's food delivery market? | KrASIA

Is UberEats the wild card Zomato needs to rule India&#8217;s food delivery market?

I cover Indian tech, startup, venture capital ecosystems for KrASIA.

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Moulishree Srivastava

Vertex Growth raised USD 290 million in September this year.

Singapore's Vertex Growth leads USD 30 million round in Indian O2O meat startup Licious (Update) | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s Vertex Growth leads USD 30 million round in Indian O2O meat startup Licious (Update)

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Avanish Tiwary

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

Swiggy

Zomato

If the deal materializes, the Zomato-UberEats entity will emerge as India’s largest food-tech company, leaving Swiggy behind.

Zomato and UberEats are cooking a new merger deal | KrASIA

Zomato and UberEats are cooking a new merger deal

All food-delivery companies have reduced giving discounts.

Indian food-tech market shows signs of a slowdown | KrASIA

Indian food-tech market shows signs of a slowdown

Ola Cabs, is an Indian origin online transportation network company developed by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. As of December 2018, Ola was valued at about $5.7 billion. A variety of venture capitalists including Softbank have large stakes in the company.

SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

Softbank

Ola Money offers services such as credits, short-term loans, and insurances.

Ola to let its financial service branch Ola Money to fly solo | KrASIA

Ola to let its financial service branch Ola Money to fly solo

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

All food-delivery companies are finding delivery-only kitchen models lucrative.

Can cloud kitchens be the saving grace for Indian food-tech firms? | KrASIA

Can cloud kitchens be the saving grace for Indian food-tech firms?

Eatsy allows users to order in advance and arrive at the restaurant with their food ready for collection.

Singapore's food tech startup Eatsy now takes orders in Indonesia | KrASIA

Singapore&#8217;s food tech startup Eatsy now takes orders in Indonesia

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Khamila Mulia

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

Alibaba

BigBasket

Paytm

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

E-Commerce

Grocery Delivery

In 2018, Chinese VCs pumped USD 5.6 billion in India, surpassing investments coming from the US, and Japan.

A part of the third-largest startup ecosystem, Indian companies enjoy investors attention | KrASIA

A part of the third-largest startup ecosystem, Indian companies enjoy investors attention

Robotics

Singapore opens first robot-operated concept restaurant called Hawkee to the public | KrASIA

Singapore opens first robot-operated concept restaurant called Hawkee to the public

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