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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.

Southeast Asia

What happens when banking goes virtual? Study no-branch platforms, biometric authentication, and seamless financial services.

Digital Banks

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

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Vietnam

4 key stats from Finder's report on digital banking adoption. Indonesia currently has the highest adoption in Southeast Asia, but Vietnam will lead in 2026.

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Khamila Mulia

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

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

Retail

Society Pass may become the first Vietnamese e-commerce firm to go public in the US. The company struggles with profitability.

Society Pass may become the first Vietnamese e-commerce firm to go public in the US

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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 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 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

Thailand

5 key takeaways from Grab and Bain's report on Southeast Asia's platform economy. Around 115 million regional internet users use more than 3 O2O platforms.

5 key takeaways from Grab and Bain's report on Southeast Asia's platform economy

5 key takeaways from Grab and Bain&#8217;s report on Southeast Asia&#8217;s platform economy

How do ideas shape industries? Learn how content, design, and digital artistry influence branding, marketing, and cultural impact.

Creative

How does interactive entertainment evolve? Assess gaming ecosystems, esports growth, and technology enhancing virtual play.

Gaming

What happens when viewers join in real time? Explore live streaming platforms, audience interaction tools, and brand opportunities in instant video.

Live Streaming

Bigo Live reached 29.5 million average monthly active users in the second quarter of the year. Now, the platform will also target the e-commerce sector.

Bigo fuels the global creator economy with livestreaming e-commerce, gaming, and entertainment content

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Where does real estate meet innovation? Study IoT building management, digital realty investments, and tech-enabled tenant services.

Prop Tech

PropertyGuru targets data analytics and fintech offerings as new sources of growth. It is increasing efficiency and transparency in the real estate sector.

PropertyGuru sees data analytics and fintech offerings as new sources of growth

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How is healthcare going digital? Investigate telemedicine, wearable sensors, and data-driven platforms improving patient experiences.

Health Tech

Doctor Anywhere bags USD 65 million in one of Southeast Asia's largest telehealth funding rounds. Its transactions have grown by up to 400% year-on-year.

Doctor Anywhere bags USD 65 million in one of Southeast Asia's largest telehealth funding rounds

Doctor Anywhere bags USD 65 million in one of Southeast Asia&#8217;s largest telehealth funding rounds

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

Cryptocurrencies

Opinion

As crypto hits mainstream in Southeast Asia, digital asset exchanges go from strength to strength. Local exchanges have joined the fray.

As crypto hits mainstream in Southeast Asia, digital asset exchanges go from strength to strength

Gojek's GoCar ride service goes live for Vietnam's healthcare workers. The service is available to frontline healthcare workers in Ho Chi Minh City for now.

Gojek's GoCar ride service goes live for Vietnam's healthcare workers

Gojek&#8217;s GoCar ride service goes live for Vietnam&#8217;s healthcare workers

The investment comes with a 10% non-compounding return guarantee from Tiki’s IPO.

Taiwan Mobile acquires minority stake in Vietnamese e-commerce firm Tiki

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Baidu leads Chinese search engines, voice assistants, autonomous driving research, and AI platforms connecting users with information and services.

Baidu

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

China

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

East Asia

How are driverless systems redefining mobility? Uncover sensor technologies, regulatory frameworks, and AI driving cars without human intervention.

Autonomous Vehicles

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

Europe

Trials are underway even as narrow roads and competition from buses pose potential hurdles.

UK, Europe emerge as robotaxi battleground for Baidu and Waymo

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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

What medical tools shape care delivery? Assess medical devices, diagnostics, and digital services refining patient treatment.

Medtech

StairMed’s co-founders foresee BCI technology enabling unprecedented forms of human-machine interaction.

How far are brain-computer interfaces from restoring and extending human ability?

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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With operations in 170 cities nationwide, the startup is building one of the fastest-growing autonomous delivery fleets in China.

Rino.ai raises new funding to accelerate toward mass production of autonomous cargo vans

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

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4 key stats from Finder’s report on digital banking adoption

Society Pass may become the first Vietnamese e-commerce firm to go public in the US

5 key takeaways from Grab and Bain’s report on Southeast Asia’s platform economy

Bigo fuels the global creator economy with livestreaming e-commerce, gaming, and entertainment content

PropertyGuru sees data analytics and fintech offerings as new sources of growth

Doctor Anywhere bags USD 65 million in one of Southeast Asia’s largest telehealth funding rounds

As crypto hits mainstream in Southeast Asia, digital asset exchanges go from strength to strength

Gojek’s GoCar ride service goes live for Vietnam’s healthcare workers

Taiwan Mobile acquires minority stake in Vietnamese e-commerce firm Tiki

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