HONG KONG — Over the past three years, Zhou Wanhui, a Hong Kong resident, has visited her parents in China just three times. Though they live only two hours away […]
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Back to news homeSouth Korean financial super app Toss closes $405M Series G as valuation rises 7%
Viva Republica, an operator of South Korean finance super app Toss, has finalized a $405 million Series G funding and it says it is now valued at 9.1 trillion won ( […]
Akros Technologies, an AI-powered asset management platform, raises funding from Z Holdings
Artificial intelligence is taking over almost every industry. The investment and finance industry is no exception. In Deloitte’s 2019 report, the firm reveals that AI is transforming the financial ecosystem […]
Meet Your New Corporate Office Mate: A ‘Brainless’ Robot
As part of its research, Naver has also published studies in the field of human-robot interaction. After a series of experiments, for example, Naver concluded that the optimal spot for […]
Summer International uses social media data to launch new beauty brands
If you follow #beautytok, #beautytube or any beauty content on social media platforms, you know that popular product trends are hard to keep up with. Summer International stays ahead of […]
Samsung names Jay Y Lee executive chairman amid global economic downturn
Samsung Electronics has appointed Jay Y. Lee as the executive chairman to lead the world’s largest smartphone and memory chipmaker, two months after the heir received a presidential pardon that […]
Fiserv, LG back Korea Credit Data as the SME-focused fintech startup raises another $24.7M
In South Korea, there are about 7.3 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) — defined as firms with less than 250 employees. Their workforces combined make up 83.1% of all […]
LG Electronics launches NFT platform that lets users buy and sell digital artwork
LG Electronics said today it has released its non-fungible token (NFT) platform LG Art Lab, which lets users discover, buy, sell and trade NFTs on LG’s smart TVs. The announcement […]
SoftBank-backed Tridge, a Korean platform that matches food agriculture buyers and sellers, bags $37.2M Series D at a $2.7B valuation
Supply chain disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine is driving increased costs of goods and services, affecting not only the industrial sector (e.g., semiconductors), but […]
Google Play Games for PC is now available to all players in five countries
Google announced today that Google Play Games for PC, a program that lets users play Android games on Windows, is now available to all users under an open beta in […]