I am the Deputy Associate Editor for Entrepreneur Asia Pacific. I joined Entrepreneur after nearly five years with Reuters, to cover startups in Asia. I like digging into the goings-on at tech and consumer companies in Asia, and I always ALWAYS love people with crazy ideas to make the world better. Got a tip? Email me at asaxena@entrepreneurapj.com.
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Business Expansion
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Data analytics
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FinTech
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Ridesharing Apps
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E-commerce
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The region sees an average of 5 million e-commerce orders in a day
Mobile Apps
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Internet
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Online travel and digital payments are on the rise as well, a joint study by Google, Temasek and Bain & Co showed
IPO
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The filing came amid market rumours that the U.S. was considering delisting Chinese firms from U.S. stock exchanges.
Crowdfunding
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We The People, a Singapore-based company, sells online, crowdfunded products in its stores.
Trends
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The sun is shining on Asia, and experts say the 'next big thing' in business could come out of the region
FinTech
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Financial Services
AI-powered Asian Financial Institutions to See 41% Improvement in Competitiveness by 2021
To benefit from AI, financial organizations need to improve on their capabilities, infrastructure, strategy and culture readiness - study
video streaming
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