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

Consumer Services

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

E-commerce

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

On-demand Services

As shopper bases mature and grow savvier, platforms focus on retaining super users through premium membership perks.

In China’s e-commerce battle, memberships are the new loyalty currency | KrASIA

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In China’s e-commerce battle, memberships are the new loyalty currency

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

KrASIA

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network. Since 2010, 36Kr has been providing high-quality content around China’s innovation and new economy trends. With the traffic and network it has built, 36Kr has developed a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities of the technology landscape in China.

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Saudi Arabia

KEZAD is opening doors for Chinese businesses as Gulf nations push for economic diversification.

Why are Chinese companies flocking to the Middle East (again)? | KrASIA

Why are Chinese companies flocking to the Middle East (again)?

How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

Retail

Once a trailblazer, Roidmi’s closure underscores how a single misstep can unravel an early advantage in a fiercely competitive industry.

Roidmi bows out: Xiaomi-backed brand succumbs to market pressures | KrASIA

Roidmi bows out: Xiaomi-backed brand succumbs to market pressures

What revolutionizes mealtimes? Investigate alternative proteins, supply chain tracking, and delivery services fueling the future of food.

Food Tech

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Deep Tech

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

Paytm

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

Swiggy

Zomato, an Indian food delivery platform, lets customers discover eateries, order meals, and explore culinary experiences.

Zomato

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

Food Delivery

As Paytm and others invest USD 12 million in HungerBox, its total funding reaches USD 16.5 million.

Indian food tech company HungerBox bags USD 12 million Series C to expand to Southeast Asia | KrASIA

Indian food tech company HungerBox bags USD 12 million Series C to expand to Southeast Asia

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Avanish Tiwary

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)

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

Ant Group

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, an Indian ride-hailing leader, offers car rentals, electric scooters, and food delivery, bridging mobility gaps across major cities.

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

SoftBank

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

Fintech

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

Payments

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 leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

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

Alibaba

BigBasket delivers groceries online, supplying fresh produce, household essentials, and personal care items to Indian customers.

BigBasket

What changes the way we shop? Review fresh inventory management, dark stores, and logistics driving door-to-door grocery services.

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

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