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Michelle Khoo is the leader of the Deloitte Center for The Edge Southeast Asia. With over a decade of experience in advising business and government leaders on long-term strategies, Khoo is passionate about shaping a more sustainable, fairer, and inclusive future in both physical and digital realms. Her work revolves around artificial intelligence, sustainability, metaverse, disruption, and innovation.

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36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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The company aims to "absolutely dominate" the limited-service segment.

China's H World to add 9,000 hotels by 2030 in budget travel push

China&#8217;s H World to add 9,000 hotels by 2030 in budget travel push

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

India

VCs have invested USD 1.2 billion in the Indian insurtech firm so far, as per S&amp;P Global.

India emerges as the second largest insurance technology market in Asia Pacific, report says

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

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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

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.

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.

Ant Group

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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Low De Wei

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.

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

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Julianna Wu

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.

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India emerges as the second largest insurance technology market in Asia Pacific, report says

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

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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

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