Alibaba investit dans la startup de location de vêtements YCloset, encourageant l'utilisation de son système de notation social Sesame Credit
Alibaba mise sur l’économie du partage en investissant dans YCloset, une jeune plateforme chinoise de partage de vêtements lancée en 2015. Voici comment cela fonctionne : les utilisateurs paient un abonnement mensuel de 499 yuans (75 DOLLARS US) pour louer des vêtements et accessoires de façon illimitée via l’application mobile. YCloset ne facture pas les […]
WHAT’S UP EN ASIE ? INSURTECH
Découvrez les startups asiatiques Insurtech les plus prometteuses ! Zhong An, l’assurance digitale créée par les BATX Ant Financial, le bras financier d’Alibaba, Tencent et l’assureur Ping An ont joint leurs forces en 2013 pour lancer Zhong An, le premier assureur 100% digital en Chine qui a reçu une license. La startup couvre principalement la […]
[Interview] What can retailers in Europe learn from the BATX (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi)?
Mathieu Hamel is the CEO of Innovation is Everywhere, an innovation consulting agency based in Singapore. Specialized in innovation developing from emerging territories, Mathieu has built his expertise from monitoring and trend analysis in Asia, especially on the Chinese tech giants. Innovation Is Everywhere also organizes learning expeditions in Asia for Western companies. Who […]
ObEN : la startup d’identités virtuelles va notamment permettre aux fans d'interagir avec leurs célébrités préférées
Le géant tech chinois Tencent, à l’origine de l’application WeChat, a investi près de 5 millions de dollars US dans la startup américaine ObEN, qui crée des avatars numériques personnalisés qui ressemblent, parlent, chantent et se comportent comme vous ou votre célébrité préférée. Créer une identité virtuelle nécessitait auparavant du matériel coûteux, des heures […]
WHAT’S UP EN ASIE ? O2O
Découvrez les startups asiatiques qui surfent sur la tendance O2O (online-to-offline) ! SouChe : La plateforme O2O de vente de voitures d’occasion propose un modèle innovant SouChe.com est une plateforme O2O de vente de voitures d’occasion via un réseau de concessionnaires automobiles. La startup chinoise soutenue par Alibaba offre également des moyens de financement […]
5 ways for Chief Innovation Officers to foster a culture of innovation and identify opportunities
Startups are here to stay. With access to endless data and more funding, start-ups will survive and therefore disrupt. Hence, the emergence of an innovation race amongst corporates. Everyone – from banks, industrials and even consumer goods companies – are obsessed with innovating. Innovation Labs, accelerators, transformation teams are mushrooming, but are often disconnected with the […]
[Video] What Has Been The BATX's Strategic Moves This Year?
The BATX (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent and Xiaomi) are the Chinese companies mirroring the West’s GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple). These giants might have grown in the shadow of their Western equivalents – due to the Great Firewall. But today they are behind almost every digital innovation in China that is transforming consumer behaviours. You might hear […]
[Video] 2017's Most Impactful Retail Transformations in Asia
China will be the place to experience the latest retail innovations in 2018. Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma, has been pushing brick-and-mortar stores – from Starbucks to KFC – to integrate new technologies. His ambition is to create the Retail Experience 2.0 which he calls « New Retail ». Watch our video to get a quick overview of […]
New Retail Experiments in China
The term “New Retail”, first coined by Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma, refers to a new format where technology and data merge online and offline shopping, offering consumers a better shopping experience. With the official opening of fully automated convenience store BingoBox in Shanghai in June, the spotlight on Alibaba’s fresh food connected supermarket Hema, the […]
[Video] 2017's most impactful fintech transformations in Asia
2017 has been a transformative year for the financial industry in Asia. Watch our video to get a quick overview of what have been the major accomplishments in Fintech this year that will shape the industry in 2018. Trend 1: It’s been a crypto year from payments to fundraising. Bitcoin’s price has grown by over 16x […]
