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Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

Grab

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

Southeast Asia

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

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

Food Delivery

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

Grocery Delivery

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

Mobility

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

On-demand Services

What redefines personal transport? Investigate pricing models, user experience, and new entrants reshaping door-to-door mobility.

Ride-hailing

Singapore

Grab had a bumpy month after going public on the Nasdaq. What's next?

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Khamila Mulia

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Where do digital assets find value? Consider market volatility, decentralized exchanges, and blockchain protocols shaping crypto economies.

Cryptocurrencies

What defines fully immersive realms? Uncover virtual environments, user-generated content, and monetization models shaping the metaverse.

Metaverse

Cambodia

China

Indonesia

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Thailand

Vietnam

Big tech firms and deep-pocket VCs have been pouring funds into different blockchain, GameFi, and DeFi projects.

Blockchain technology redefines Southeast Asia's tech scene | KrASIA Year in Review

Blockchain technology redefines Southeast Asia&#8217;s tech scene | KrASIA Year in Review

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Stephanie Li

Crypto entrepreneurs find Singapore is not so hospitable after all. Scores of businesses fail to win licenses from city-state's financial regulator.

Crypto entrepreneurs find Singapore is not so hospitable after all

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

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Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

Gojek

GoTo, formed by Gojek and Tokopedia, merges ride-hailing, logistics, and retail into a single super-app ecosystem.

GoTo

Lazada, an e-commerce marketplace in Southeast Asia, links shoppers to a wide range of products, deals, and cross-border brands.

Lazada

Shopee, a Southeast Asian online marketplace, features interactive shopping, flash deals, and localized payment options.

Shopee

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

Traveloka, a Southeast Asian travel platform, helps users book flights, hotels, and local experiences seamlessly.

Traveloka

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

Consumer Economy

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

E-commerce

What drives global exploration? Discover evolving tourism trends, hospitality services, and the shift toward personalized travel experiences.

Travel

The events that shaped Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem in 2021. From Gojek and Tokopedia merger to Grab going public, 2021 was a year to remember.

The events that shaped Southeast Asia’s tech ecosystem in 2021 | KrASIA Year in Review

Google dominates online search, digital ads, and cloud solutions, powering discovery, analytics, and smartphone operating systems.

Google

How does learning transcend classrooms? Investigate online courses, adaptive learning tools, and global educational platforms.

Education

What entertains a connected world? Track shifts in film, music, and media consumption, as platforms and audiences redefine cultural experiences.

Entertainment

What fits the world in your pocket? Track device innovation, OS ecosystems, and connectivity shaping smartphone usage.

Smartphones

How can businesses drive positive change? Study policies, ESG strategies, and community initiatives fostering global social advancement.

Social Impact

Collaboration needed to unlock internet opportunities, says Google's Southeast Asia VP. The region's internet economy will hit USD 1 trillion value by 2030.

Collaborations will unlock internet opportunities in emerging economies, says Google's VP of Southeast Asia

Collaborations will unlock internet opportunities in emerging economies, says Google&#8217;s VP of Southeast Asia

Binance shuts down Singapore cryptocurrency exchange. Provider of Bitcoin trading to refocus on blockchain tech in city-state.

Binance shuts down Singapore cryptocurrency exchange

Binance Asia acquires minority stake in Singapore-licensed private securities exchange HGX, giving Binance Asia access to a regulated private exchange.

Binance Asia acquires minority stake in Singapore-licensed private securities exchange HGX

How does credit flow online? Explore digital lending tools, alternative scoring, and services accelerating capital access.

Lending

Funding Societies finances underserved MSMEs in Southeast Asia. Funding Societies has disbursed over USD 1.8 billion in business financing to 70,000 MSMEs.

Funding Societies finances underserved MSMEs in Southeast Asia

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

Payments

Multi-currency wallet provider YouTrip raises USD 30 million to boost B2B payments division. YouTrip has offices in Singapore, Thailand, and Hong Kong.

Singapore's multicurrency wallet provider YouTrip raises USD 30 million to boost B2B payments division

Singapore&#8217;s multicurrency wallet provider YouTrip raises USD 30 million to boost B2B payments division

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

Electric Vehicles

How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

Transportation

The founder has shrugged off tariffs, geopolitical scrutiny, and the US pivot from clean energy.

Chinese electric truck maker Windrose rolls into US through Trump fog

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

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

East Asia

Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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

Retail

After cost cuts and subsidy rollbacks failed to yield profits, Meituan is scaling back Youxuan to focus on an offline retail initiative under Xiaoxiang Supermarket.

Meituan shutters Youxuan in several regions, shifts focus to offline retail

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

Ele.me, a Chinese online food delivery platform, partners with local restaurants to provide fast, convenient dining options to urban consumers.

Ele.me

Taobao, Alibaba’s consumer-to-consumer marketplace, connects Chinese shoppers with diverse products, from fashion and electronics to everyday essentials.

Taobao

Logging over 60 million orders during the 618 festival, Alibaba’s flash sale drive is reshaping its e-commerce playbook.

Alibaba hits quick commerce stride with Taobao and Ele.me

KrASIA tracks China’s tech and business stories—alongside key developments across the broader Asia Pacific region.

Singapore

Grab had a bumpy month after going public on the Nasdaq. What’s next?

Blockchain technology redefines Southeast Asia’s tech scene | KrASIA Year in Review