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

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

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

Deals in brief: Tim Draper invests in Ryder, Verta raises seed funding, Xendit acquires Payex, and more

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

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

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Outdoor apparel risks following workwear’s path: from utility to fashion to commodification.

In China, the outdoor boom is starting to look more like a fashion cycle than a lifestyle shift

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WeChat and AliPay Expanding their Businesses into Canadian Universities

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Apple

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

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QR code payments are already widely popular in China, and Apple adoption could help it catch on elsewhere.

Apple Pay could add QR code payments to iOS 14, similar to China’s WeChat and Alipay

Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

Didi

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

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

On-demand Services

China’s central bank partners with Didi Chuxing to advance its sovereign digital currency payment program trials.

Didi partners with China’s central bank on digital currency research and development

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Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

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Google

Netflix streams films, TV series, and documentaries, revolutionizing how audiences consume on-demand entertainment worldwide.

Netflix

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

Entertainment

How do connected devices shape daily life? Examine IoT sensors, data platforms, and security protocols integrating smart tech into homes and cities.

Internet of Things

The tax levied on digital products and services will help Indonesia generate extra income as the pandemic reduced state revenue.

Indonesia to impose VAT on tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Netflix starting in August

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ByteDance, a Chinese internet company, uses machine learning to recommend engaging videos, news, and social content (via TikTok and Douyin).

TikTok Pro is spreading through India via SMS and requesting access to personal data.

Fake TikTok Pro app spreads across India after ByteDance’s short video app is banned

Byju’s, a former edtech unicorn, merges video lessons, quizzes, and personalized learning paths to help students excel academically.

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Unacademy, an online learning platform in India, provides test prep courses, video lessons, and live classes for students.

Unacademy

What drives digital education adoption? Analyze e-learning apps, AI-driven assessments, and tools enhancing student engagement.

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RedSeer and Omidyar Network predict the edtech user base for the K-12 segment would grow to 110 million by 2022, from 25 million last year.

Indian edtech market to become a USD 3.5 billion opportunity by 2022: Report

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Mobilexpress claims to be one of the largest online payment platforms in Turkey processing nearly 10 million transactions per month.

Turkey’s Mobilexpress raises USD 2 million Series A for its online payments platform

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MENAbytes

What extends a car’s lifecycle beyond the showroom? Investigate spare parts, performance upgrades, and services fueling the secondary automotive market.

Automotive Aftermarket

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

Electric Vehicles

The company becomes China's most valuable EV maker.

Warren Buffet-backed BYD becomes China's most valuable electric car company

Warren Buffet-backed BYD becomes China&#8217;s most valuable electric car company

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Gozde Celik

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

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COVID-19 has made new car buyers re-consider, while the young-car market has spiked, TiinTiin.id founder Rolf Monteiro says.

Indonesia's used cars marketplace TiinTiin.id secures USD 2.5 million seed round

Indonesia&#8217;s used cars marketplace TiinTiin.id secures USD 2.5 million seed round

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