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Fintech is the new applications, processes, products, or business models in the financial services industry, composed of one or more complementary financial services and provided as an end-to-end process via the internet.

Fintech

Hangzhou’s public security bureau said they will be taking action to prevent losses at Weidai and recover stolen funds.

Another scandal brews in China’s P2P lending sector as authorities investigate Hangzhou’s largest microloans provider | KrASIA

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Another scandal brews in China’s P2P lending sector as authorities investigate Hangzhou’s largest microloans provider

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Facial Recognition

The AI tech, which can identify people wearing a mask, is the first time in China that such a system has been used on subways in the country.

You can now board the subway in China’s Harbin with a face scan, even if you’re wearing a mask | KrASIA

You can now board the subway in China’s Harbin with a face scan, even if you’re wearing a mask

Gojek is a transportation network company and logistics startup company based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gojek

Q&amp;A

Founded a decade ago as a motorcycle ride-hailing call center, Gojek has since evolved into a super app, offering over 20 services to 170 million users in Southeast Asia.

Improved hygiene, contactless deliveries, and mobile payments surge will be lasting legacy of COVID-19, says Gojek co-CEO | KrASIA

Improved hygiene, contactless deliveries, and mobile payments surge will be lasting legacy of COVID-19, says Gojek co-CEO

Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate whose subsidiaries specialize in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

Tencent

The game industry is the economic sector involved in the development, marketing, and monetization of games. It encompasses dozens of job disciplines and its component parts employ thousands of people worldwide.

Gaming

At its annual game conference, Tencent announced new mobile games based on Japanese game franchises Street Fighter, Metal Slug, and Dynasty Warriors.

Tencent to create mobile versions of famous Japanese games such as Street Fighter, Metal Slug | KrASIA

Tencent to create mobile versions of famous Japanese games such as Street Fighter, Metal Slug

E-commerce is the activity of buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. 

E-Commerce

Live Streaming

The move towards regulation comes after China’s consumer rights watchdog received a surge of complaints.

China’s advertising industry issues code of conduct for livestreaming e-commerce | KrASIA

China’s advertising industry issues code of conduct for livestreaming e-commerce

Food Delivery

An on-demand service platform connects waiting-time-sensitive customers with independent service providers.

On-Demand Services

When people stayed home, business boomed for the established firms while also creating irresistible incentives for new players.

Bangkok’s coronavirus lockdown fueled food-delivery wars. Will players survive? | KrASIA

Bangkok’s coronavirus lockdown fueled food-delivery wars. Will players survive?

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet and technology. 

Alibaba

SoftBank Group Corp. is a holding company that engages in the management of its group companies which provides information technology and telecommunication services. It operates through the following segments: Mobile Communications, Sprint, Fixed-line Telecommunications, Internet, and Others. 

Softbank

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

Venture Capital

The billionaire told shareholders in Tokyo he is leaving just as Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma himself quits SoftBank’s board.

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son steps down from Alibaba’s board, weeks after Jack Ma quit Japanese firm’s board | KrASIA

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son steps down from Alibaba’s board, weeks after Jack Ma quit Japanese firm’s board

Tencent is converting another world-famous game franchise for smartphones.

Tencent’s Pokémon Unite is like League of Legends with Pikachu for Nintendo Switch and smartphones | KrASIA

Tencent’s Pokémon Unite is like League of Legends with Pikachu for Nintendo Switch and smartphones

ZTE woes may steer China’s AI chip development into a different direction

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics manufacturer, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former People's Liberation Army engineer.

Huawei

Hardware, in the context of technology, refers to the physical elements that make up a computer or electronic system and everything else involved that is physically tangible. 

Hardware

Huawei has stockpiled enough 5G base station chips to last until the first half of 2021.