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

Deep Tech

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

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New supply deals and products signal the LiDAR leader’s expansion beyond sensors into embodied intelligence.

RoboSense sees AI and robotics as next growth driver after Q2 earnings beat

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

Autonomous Vehicles

How do goods cross borders seamlessly? Examine warehousing tech, route optimization, and data analytics building efficient supply chains.

Logistics

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

Rino.ai expects to break even once its fleet reaches 10,000 units.

From pilots to profit: Rino.ai plots commercialization after Series B+ round

How do virtual worlds expand reality? Discover AR/VR tools, content creation, and platforms layering digital information onto everyday life.

Augmented and Virtual Reality

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

Consumer Economy

What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

Hardware

The release positions mixed reality as both a next-gen consumer interface and a testing ground for robots learning to navigate the physical world.

Vivo launches “Discovery” edition of Vision MR headset, signaling shift beyond smartphones

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

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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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Avanish Tiwary

What fuels startup ecosystems? Review funding rounds, investor strategies, and market insights guiding entrepreneurial growth.

Venture Capital

One of the reasons for Israel’s strength in fintech is its rich offering of AI capabilities.

Israeli fintech soars to USD 1.8 billion in investments in 2019, report says

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Alipay, a fintech platform by Ant Group, offers mobile payments, financial services, and e-commerce integrations, supporting transactions globally.

Alipay

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

Ant Group

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

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

East Asia

WeChat, Tencent’s superapp, combines messaging, social media, mobile payments, and mini-programs, streamlining daily tasks for over a billion users.

WeChat

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated China’s collection of big data, especially for contact tracing.

WeChat, Alipay deny helping government identify 350,000 users who visited Beijing food market

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South China Morning Post

Due to WhatsApp's chat-based interface, banks are seeing millions of people use WhatsApp banking.

WhatsApp accelerates Indian banks' online push as distancing rules handicap branches

WhatsApp accelerates Indian banks&#8217; online push as distancing rules handicap branches

Tpay Mobile was previously acquired by African investment firm Helios Investment Partner.

Dubai fintech firm Tpay Mobile acquires Turkish payments company Payguru

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MENAbytes

The funding for the FX platform was led by Ant Financial backed-BAce Capital, SMDV, and Skystar Capital.

Singapore fintech firm Wallex raises Series A funding

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Khamila Mulia

The funding is directed at cultivating the financial services sector in the MENASA region.

Dubai International Financial Center’s Fintech Fund invests in four startups: FlexxPay, Rise, Now Money, and Sarwa

Together, they have operations in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines. After the merger, Ayannah Global looks to extend its reach to Vietnam.

Indian payments firm ECAPS and Philippines-based Ayannah merge to expand their reach

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Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

The Chinese mutual aid market is expected to reach 450 million users, or nearly 32% of the country’s population, by 2025.

Xiaomi to challenge Ant Financial with launch of new mutual aid plan

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