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India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

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India’s buy now pay later' companies will move up the e-commerce value chain | Q&A with Udayan Goyal of Apis Partners

India’s buy now pay later&#8217; companies will move up the e-commerce value chain | Q&#038;A with Udayan Goyal of Apis Partners

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PhonePe, a digital wallet in India, enables UPI payments, money transfers, and merchant transactions through a user-friendly app.

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PhonePe plans to become profitable and file for an IPO over the next few years.

How Walmart-owned PhonePe beat Google Pay and became the first app to cross 1 billion UPI transactions

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

In 2024, online marketplaces will account for 9.7% of total sales in life and health insurance in China, according to a study.

Insurtech startup Yuanbao scores USD 155 million to catch up with newly listed Waterdrop

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Tencent, a Chinese tech conglomerate, invests in gaming, social media, and cloud services, supporting entertainment and connectivity worldwide.

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The firm counted 19.2 million paying customers at the end of 2020.

Tencent-backed insurance service Waterdrop raises USD 360 million in US IPO

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

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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

The development of the three core components of the platform, including payment processing, insurance selling, and securities trading, has been completed.

As Ant Group grapples with regulators, TikTok owner seeks to launch online payment platform

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Insurtech firm Waterdrop valued at USD 10b

Waterdrop had around 330 million paid users at the end of June. Chinese Insurtech platform Waterdrop is preparing for a US listing that could happen as early as this quarter, at a valuation exceeding USD 10 billion, local news outlet Jiemian reported on Thursday.

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Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem is a melting pot of startups and businesses of all sizes, all vying for rapid growth.

The Indonesian insurtech firm will increase its agent network in Vietnam and Thailand. Jakarta-headquartered insurtech startup PasarPolis announced today that it has secured USD 5 million equity funding from World Bank Group's member International Finance Corporation (IFC).

PasarPolis secures USD 5 million from World Bank's IFC, plans regional expansion

PasarPolis secures USD 5 million from World Bank&#8217;s IFC, plans regional expansion

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India has rolled out a slew of measures to give a leg up to digital payments, fintech ecosystem, and home-grown startups in the Union Budget 2021-22 that was tabled on Monday by the country’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

India's FY22 budget gives a leg-up to digital payments, brings tax relief for startups

India&#8217;s FY22 budget gives a leg-up to digital payments, brings tax relief for startups

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Tech giants feel a new chill with heightened scrutiny on monopolistic practices.

Chinese regulators order Ant group to 'rectify' business, return to 'payment roots'

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Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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India’s buy now pay later’ companies will move up the e-commerce value chain | Q&A with Udayan Goyal of Apis Partners

How Walmart-owned PhonePe beat Google Pay and became the first app to cross 1 billion UPI transactions

Insurtech startup Yuanbao scores USD 155 million to catch up with newly listed Waterdrop

Tencent-backed insurance service Waterdrop raises USD 360 million in US IPO

As Ant Group grapples with regulators, TikTok owner seeks to launch online payment platform

KEY STAT | Tencent-backed online insurer Waterdrop eyes US listing

PasarPolis secures USD 5 million from World Bank’s IFC, plans regional expansion

India’s FY22 budget gives a leg-up to digital payments, brings tax relief for startups

Chinese regulators order Ant group to ‘rectify’ business, return to ‘payment roots’

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