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Also, Malaysia leads world in getting news from WhatsApp and Singapore to trial mobile payments on public transport China said to consider banning Bitcoin exchanges The Chinese government is reportedly considering a ban on Bitcoin exchanges within the country. The potential ban would not outlaw Bitcoin as a whole, but it would make it illegal […]

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A camera as small as a badge, a deck of playing cards that can teach you coding, and more I’ve written a few articles on Kickstarter projects ever since I joined as a tech writer for e27. Many of these projects, especially those of the hi-tech variety, offer exciting prospects. But as history has shown, a […]

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Indonesian digital kiosk startup M Cash aims to release 25 per cent of new shares, with the goal to raise IDR300 billion (US$22 million) Director of Company Review at Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) Samsul Hidayat announced today that Indonesian e-commerce  startup M Cash Integrasi is set for an initial public offering (IPO) at the stock […]

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Amazon is killing department stores, and Amazon Business is coming for B2B distributors Editor’s note: e27 publishes relevant guest contributions from the community. Share your honest opinions and expert knowledge by submitting your content here. According to a recent announcement from Amazon Business, the giant ecommerce company serves more than one million business customers in the U.S. alone. There’s […]

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TNG is the operator of TNG Wallet, which logs over US$80 million in monthly transactions Hong Kong fintech startup TNG has raised US$115 million in Series A round led by New Margin Capital, a major Chinese private equity fund which has invested over US$1.7 billion in more than 160 companies, with 40 IPO exits. Participating investors […]

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With rapid growth in the local startup ecosystem, Australia is an increasingly attractive place for entrepreneurship Ranked 6th on the Venture Capital & Private Equity Country Attractiveness Index for 2016 and with rapid growth in the local startup ecosystem, Australia is an increasingly attractive place for entrepreneurship. Here, we give you the lowdown on how […]

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