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

Alibaba

Taobao

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

Tmall

WeChat is a Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app developed by Tencent. It was first released in 2011, and by 2018 it was one of the world's largest standalone mobile apps by monthly active users, with over 1 billion monthly active users.

Wechat

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

Tencent’s latest update to WeChat Pay targets an improved mobile payment experience for foreign visitors to China. How does it compare to Alipay?

Tencent updates WeChat Pay to facilitate easier payments for foreign visitors | KrASIA

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Tencent updates WeChat Pay to facilitate easier payments for foreign visitors

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Marvin Goh

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

MENA

Singapore

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

Deals in brief: RayGen and Uncharted secure funding, Temasek and BlackRock close USD 1.4 billion climate fund, Bahrain’s Investcorp teams up with China, and more | KrASIA

Deals in brief: RayGen and Uncharted secure funding, Temasek and BlackRock close USD 1.4 billion climate fund, Bahrain’s Investcorp teams up with China, and more

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KrASIA Writers

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

Japan to collaborate on Chinese payment services with joint QR code

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Nikkei Asia

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. 

Transportation

Transport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another.

KrASIA | Transportation Archives

Mobility

Evergrande

KAAB

NEVS

SAAB

Amidst the Middle Kingdom's push towards greener transportation, Chinese developer Evergrande's healthcare unit enters an agreement to set up a joint

Not discouraged by hard breakup with Faraday, China’s Evergrande turns to a second Swedish car maker to pursue EV dream | KrASIA

Not discouraged by hard breakup with Faraday, China’s Evergrande turns to a second Swedish car maker to pursue EV dream

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Song Jingli

GrabTaxi Holdings Pte. Ltd. is a transportation network company based in Singapore. In addition to transportation, the company offers food delivery services via mobile app. It operates in the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Cambodia. 

Grab

Ride-hailing encompasses a range of companies and services, including traditional taxis and car services. 

Ride-hailing

Central Group

funding

Grab is rumoured to be getting US$200 million from Central Group for its Thai unit.

Grab reportedly to bag $200m from Thailand's Central Group in deepened regional push | KrASIA

Grab reportedly to bag $200m from Thailand&#8217;s Central Group in deepened regional push

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Zhixin Tan

ride-hailing

Ryde

Ryde Technologies received an undisclosed amount from investment firm Nomad X

Even with Grab and Go-Jek in the market, Singapore's Ryde secures funding | KrASIA

Even with Grab and Go-Jek in the market, Singapore&#8217;s Ryde secures funding

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Mars Woo

Faraday Future

Unnamed source from within US-based electrical vehicle maker Faraday Future disclosed that the company is short of funding for mass production (link in

Faraday Future founder might sell $500m stake to resume underfunded mass production | KrASIA

Faraday Future founder might sell $500m stake to resume underfunded mass production

Q&amp;A

Neuron Mobility co-founder Zachary Wang: Businesses need to be hyperlocal | KrASIA

Neuron Mobility co-founder Zachary Wang: Businesses need to be hyperlocal

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Robin Moh

Didi Chuxing Technology Co., formerly Didi Kuaidi, is a Chinese transportation network company, artificial intelligence and autonomous technology conglomerate.

Didi

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

Read stories of Travel service providers, platforms or the trending of the travel industry.

Travel

Didi Chuxing, China’s largest ride-hailing platform, denied a China Business News report that said it will resume its hitchhiking business around June.

Didi denies rumor that its hitchhiking business will resume around June | KrASIA

Didi denies rumor that its hitchhiking business will resume around June

HaHa

Howa

Thailand

Uber

Howa unveils its HaHa app to keep up with ride-hailing firms in Thailand.

After a failed Uber partnership, Thai taxi operator launches own ride booking app | KrASIA

After a failed Uber partnership, Thai taxi operator launches own ride booking app

Didi looks to drive growth through China's EV tide.

Didi launches JV with automaker BAIC to tap into Beijing's green vehicle push | KrASIA

Didi launches JV with automaker BAIC to tap into Beijing&#8217;s green vehicle push

Grab Myanmar

The firm will introduce GrabShuttle, GrabCall, and Grab Web Booking

Transportation

Not discouraged by hard breakup with Faraday, China’s Evergrande turns to a second Swedish car maker to pursue EV dream

Grab reportedly to bag $200m from Thailand’s Central Group in deepened regional push

Even with Grab and Go-Jek in the market, Singapore’s Ryde secures funding