FoodTech's 2 Key Impacts in Asia-Pacific
FoodTech and AgriTech startups were the key focus of the Future Food Asia Award 2017, offering an opportunity to look into the developing challenges towards the sustainable production of food in Asia as well as globally. Launched by ID Capital, and supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board and American food processing and commodities corporation […]
WHAT'S UP EN ASIE ? Cybersécurité et méthodes de paiement
Découvrez les startups asiatiques qui font parler d’elles en matière de cybersécurité et paiements en ligne ! En Inde, Balance Hero a séduit plus de 30M d’utilisateurs avec son application de recharge de crédit téléphone La startup a transformé en quelques mois l’expérience de 30 millions d’utilisateurs de cartes téléphone prépayées avec sa solution True Balance. […]
Hyperlocal Commerce is Disrupting E-Commerce 1.0 in India and China [Infographic]
Hyperlocal commerce is taking over the e-commerce industry in India and China. Asian consumers are used to their local neighbourhood stores, also called mom-and-pop shops. In India, for example, 96% of the commerce still happens there, mainly for trust related issues. This is why startups as well as large tech companies have invested a lot […]
How Do Corporations Deal With Blockchain Opportunities in Asia? [Infographic]
One of the innovation buzzwords in recent years is the blockchain. This technology permeates the underlying workings of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. But it holds huge potential outside of the payment sector and may even revolutionize the way the world economy works. How do corporations leverage on blockchain in Asia today? How big is the blockchain ecosystem in Asia? A key point […]
Industry 4.0 : Asia as the Factory of the Future
Asia is recognized as the manufacturing hub of the world. Many Western corporations have migrated their manufacturing activities to China and other Asian countries to lower their labor cost. Asia could therefore be a strong driving force for the Industrial IoT market (IIoT) which some are calling the Industry 4.0 revolution. Countries such as Singapore and China are embracing […]
Asia-Pacific is paving the way for Smart Cities
Imagine driving in a clean city, free from pollution, where you are never stuck in traffic jams, where you are confident to arrive on time. All this and much more is what promises the Internet of Things (IoT) to transform our cities into Smart Cities. Those cities of tomorrow aim at achieving 3 things; sustainability, efficiency, and livability. By […]
SenseTime, la startup chinoise bien décidée à détrôner Google et Facebook en matière de reconnaissance faciale
Forte du constat que la demande pour les technologies de reconnaissance était loin d’être satisfaite, la startup SenseTime a développé des logiciels capables de reconnaître un visage humain, des textes et des caractères, un corps humain, des véhicules mobiles, des objets et de traiter des images, tous alimentés par l’intelligence artificielle et le Deep […]
Hospitality in Asia : Hotels and Startups Are Reinventing Accommodation
Hospitality in Asia is about to be reinvented. What was once a market dominated by hotel conglomerates is now undergoing change with start-ups actively redefining the recipe for a satisfactory accommodation experience. Certainly, the revolutionary accommodation experience from Airbnb has paved the way for other enterprises that focus on hospitality in Asia. The region has […]
Growing Functionalities of Messaging Apps in Asia
The role of messaging apps has evolved past that of simply messaging. Today, they are incorporated with online payment methods and offline-to-online (O2O) shopping amongst many others. At the forefront of such innovation stands WeChat and LINE – two apps that dominate the messaging activities of the Asian demographic. Beyond visually appealing stickers and a […]
A History of Innovation in China: Four Ages of Chinese Entrepreneurs
China and its Chinese entrepreneurs are entering a new stage of development. Expanding overseas to sustain growth, Chinese companies now threaten the GAFA’s territories. In the last two years, news on Chinese companies have frequently hit the headlines: Telecom equipment giant Huawei fell behind Samsung and Apple in the smartphone market. Suning Commerce Group accepted a $6 […]
