2018, third quarter
Korea’s startups
- Kakao messaging app seeks investors for mobile-focused blockchain venture
- Central bank to implement mobile debit card services in Alipay-like move
- A brief overview of ASEAN-Korea Startup Week
- Financial watchdog urges lawmakers to move fast with crypto legislation to prevent fraud and hacking
- Tripbtoz incorporates AI into hotels booking service
- A look at SparkLabs’ 11th batch of graduating startups
- loopchain demonstrates its blockchain platform use in car trading and mobile voting
- ICONLOOP blockchain tech to be applied to the Digital Plaza for Small Business program
- Sentbe remittance startup signs MOU with Vietcombank Remittance for regional growth
- South Korea’s social referral recruitment platform Wanted aiming for growth beyond Singapore office
- SparkLabs VC firm marks first close of 2nd fund at $6.18M
- China’s Alipay launches world-first paperless mobile tax refund service in South Korea
- Is South Korea set to become a leader in artificial intelligence?
- The Mayor of Seoul’s vision for payments and inclusion, using tech to build a people-oriented city
- Germany’s betahaus brings BetaPitch startup battle to Seoul on October 11
- An overview of South Korea’s recent enthusiasm for blockchain technology
- Asia Startup Summit 2018 (ASSUM 2018) conference set for Pangyo in early September
- The 13 startups selected for K-Startup Grand Challenge 2018
- China’s Tencent reportedly to JV Korea’s Samsung to develop AI devices
- North Korea reportedly to hold blockchain and cryptocurrency in October
- Singapore: South Korea’s MVL launches TADA, blockchain-based ride-hail app, in the city-state
- Singapore, South Korea sign SME and startup partnership to provide cross-border opportunities