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

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Andre Menezes first tried plant-based food in 2017 in Singapore, when he was getting his teeth into the famous plant-based vegetarian “meat” burger by Impossible Foods. That was a bite to remember, he told KrASIA. 

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

Grab

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

On-demand Services

Southeast Asian ride-hailing and multi-service app Grab is in merger talks with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led by Silicon Valley-based investment firm Altimeter Capital Management, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. A possible deal could be valued between USD 35 billion and USD 40 billion, which would be the largest SPAC merger on record.

Grab is eyeing US IPO via Altimeter SPAC, report says

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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.

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

Mobility

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

Transportation

Singapore's Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport Baey Yam Keng on Friday announced that e-scooter and electric bicycle riders will soon have to take “mandatory theory tests.” The tests will help ensure all riders of such motorized devices are aware of the existing rules and codes of conduct.

E-scooter and e-bike riders in Singapore must take theory tests from mid-2021

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Vulcan Post

How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

Investment

The city-state, one of Asia's bigger financial centers, is emerging as a trading hub for digital securities, or security tokens backed by financial assets. Exchanges to trade these innovative securities are being set up by both local and external players, which hope to attract issuers and investors to their platforms. Growth in Singapore is also spurring initiatives in other Asian countries such as Thailand and Japan, confirming its regional hub status.

Singapore emerges as Asia's digital securities trading hub

Singapore emerges as Asia&#8217;s digital securities trading hub

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

Ride-hailing

Ryde said on Monday that it is preparing an IPO on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange for next year, aiming for a SGD 200 million (USD 148.9 million) valuation.

Singaporean ride-hailing app Ryde plans local IPO in 2022

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

Fintech

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

Lending

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

Payments

Indonesia

Indonesian fintech platform Payfazz announced on Thursday that it invested USD 30 million in Xfers, a Singapore-based payments infrastructure company. As part of the deal, both firms also formed a new entity named Fazz Financial Group (FFG).

Payfazz and Xfers form Fazz Financial Group to take on Gojek and Grab

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

Electric Vehicles

The government is setting aside USD 22.5 million over the next five years for EV-related initiatives. Singapore is placing a significant bet on EVs and leaning policy in that direction because it is the most promising technology.

How Singapore is turning into a poster child for EV adoption

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

Food Delivery

AirAsia food aims to give better value by offering low-cost options.

AirAsia food is now available in Singapore, with free delivery until March 16

SEA to offer $400m convertible notes after losses tripled in Q1

Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

Sea Group

The company is launching an investment arm and artificial intelligence research lab on the back of a strong 2020 performance.

Sea Group posts robust growth in 2020 as gaming and e-commerce swell during the pandemic

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The AI boom is lifting stocks to record highs, while the Strait of Hormuz closure is pushing up oil prices.

Asia's great disconnect: Markets boom as Iran war fuels cost of living crisis

Asia&#8217;s great disconnect: Markets boom as Iran war fuels cost of living crisis

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

Consumer Economy

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

Retail

Market constraints still limit its ability to match the scale of global luxury leaders.

After a breakout year, can Laopu Gold become China’s answer to Hermes?

Cheng Zi is based in China, covering technology- and business-related events. She works with her colleagues at 36Kr Global to provide coverage in both English and Chinese.

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Cheng Zi

Image shows Lightelligence’s Pace 2 accelerator card.

When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Investors are tracking photonics-based systems as demand grows for faster, denser, and more efficient AI infrastructure.

Lightelligence debuts in Hong Kong as optoelectronic computing gains traction

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