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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.

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

Singapore

Southeast Asia

Lenders backed by Grab, Sea, and StanChart hang on as legacy rivals DBS, UOB, and OCBC boom.

Profits, and customers, prove elusive for Singapore's digital banks

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Profits, and customers, prove elusive for Singapore&#8217;s digital banks

Decoding China&#039;s tech and business pulse

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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

China

Chinese food chains are moving beyond diaspora enclaves to attract mainstream international diners.

Hotpot, malatang, bubble tea: Chinese dining chains expand abroad to win over global palates

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Xiaochun Zhao

The Chinese startup reckons generative AI will eventually be processed directly on devices, not just in data centers.

Beyond the cloud, Houmo.AI sees AI compute shifting to the edge

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

Didi

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

Ele.me

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

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

Food Delivery

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

On-demand Services

The Chinese capital has reported 236 new cases of coronavirus since June 11.

CHINA BRIEF | On-demand platforms to test staff amid Beijing's second wave of COVID-19

CHINA BRIEF | On-demand platforms to test staff amid Beijing&#8217;s second wave of COVID-19

Wency Chen is a reporter KrASIA based in Beijing, covering tech innovations in&amp;beyond the Greater China Area. Previously, she studied at Columbia Journalism School and reported on art exhibits, New York public school systems, LGBTQ+ rights, and Asian immigrants. She is also an enthusiastic reader, a diehard fan of indie rock and spicy hot pot, as well as a to-be filmmaker (Let’s see). Follow her on Twitter: @ChenWQ45 Tips go to: wency@kr-asia.com

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

East Asia

Discover how Japan’s advanced manufacturing, robotics, and consumer electronics brands drive global technology trends.

Japan

Toyota, a Japanese automaker, produces a wide range of vehicles, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and innovation in mobility.

Toyota

Fintech company Synqa to speed cashless transactions in social distancing era.

Thai startup raises USD 80 million from Toyota and others amid pandemic

Nippon Sheet Glass readies lightweight device priced below competing exam kits.

Food poisoning kit transforms into 10-minute coronavirus test

People wearing masks on a subway in Shanghai. Source: Shutterstock.

A study singled out more than 125,000 malicious sites globally out of more than 600,000 domains that have been tracked and analyzed.

COVID-19 scams have become more targeted, sophisticated as pandemic rages on, report says

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South China Morning Post

Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

Bukalapak

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

E-commerce

Rasyid co-founded Bukalapak in 2011 and developed it into a unicorn and one of the biggest online marketplaces in Indonesia.

Bukalapak co-founder Fajrin Rasyid steps down, will serve as director at state telco

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Coffee Box will shut down almost all of its brick-and-mortar stores and focus on online channels.

After shutting its own stores, Coffee Box teams up with Sinopec to serve coffee in gas stations

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Song Jingli

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

Education

Mr Tharman said the government and its partners have been working to equalize opportunities for Singaporeans by investing in early childhood education and schools.

All secondary students in Singapore to get a laptop or tablet for learning by 2021

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Vulcan Post

iLex will use the funds to develop the first version of its platform, which will feature its own AI matching engine, trading protocols, and data analytics tool.

Singapore fintech startup raises seed funding to digitize corporate loans

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Tech in Asia

Meta oversees social networks (like Facebook and Instagram), messaging apps, VR platforms, and digital ads, connecting billions across continents.

Reliance

WhatsApp Pay has been trying to get approval from Indian authorities for two years.

WhatsApp closer to officially launching payment service in India with full regulatory compliance

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