Designed for micro-living, the My Rups Folding Shower is the first of its kind. Like a giant cocoon crafted in impermeable fabric, users can retract or open the unit to shower and fold to store when not in use. Its supported by aluminum structure frames that hold shape in its expanded form and nest to a compact size when not in use. After a shower, simply fold it up and push flush against the w...

What if a spell turned some of the world’s most famous car models into real women? What would they look like? That’s what photographer Viktorija Pashuta decided to explore with her latest portrait project, titled “What if Cars Were Supermodels?” Gathered under one roof top 12 renowned super models, Viktorija envisioned what would of happened if cars as if under the enchanted spell would tur...

Fintech has exploded in China and many innovative startups have benefited from the increased venture capital levels. This infographic looks at how the mobile payments industry in China has evolved. “In China, you see a lot of stuff happening for the first time over the mobile and Internet platforms. China is far ahead of the rest of the world," Tim Pagett, financial-services industry leader at...

Startups attracted over US$1.7 billion in disclosed funding last year, according to Tech in Asia’s database.But local investors agree that this number vastly underestimates the actual transactions, due to difficulties in collecting data such as language barriers and the lack of a local deal reporting system. Nonetheless, there is a lot we can gather from our data, which encompasses most of the...

Shape-shifting dummies could change garment fitting in a big way.Anatomy just went robotic. A new robotic mannequin called i.Dummy is designed to model clothing. This familiar structure that mimics the human body is far from being inanimate; panels on the device can alter the form factor to simulate different body shapes in real-time. This “fitting avatar” enables users to adjust and achieve...

We estimate there are today more than 2,000 start-ups offering traditional and new financial services. Here's how banks should respond.Banking has historically been one of the business sectors most resistant to disruption by technology. Since the first mortgage was issued in England in the 11th century, banks have built robust businesses with multiple moats: ubiquitous distribution through bran...

On the day of the Super Bowl 50, Chinese people celebrated their Lunar New Year by sending out 8.08 billion red envelopes on social networking app WeChat. On top of that, 791,405 participants split Alibaba’s RMB 215 million (USD 32.7 million) cash reward at the turn of the Lunar New Year.According to WeChat’s latest data release, on the single day of Feb 7, Lunar New Year Eve, 420 million peo...

Once we’ve covered our essential living expenses, how do we spend the money left over? Whether we stash our spare cash for retirement, invest it to try and make more, or purchase new products, strategies differ around the world.In the fourth quarter of 2015, saving and investing intention levels were highest in Asia-Pacific (61% and 37%, respectively), as was spending on holidays/vacations (44...

Payleven, a mobile payments startup originally incubated in 2012 at Berlin’s Rocket Internet, says it has raised a $10 million growth round from a selection of existing investors — Holtzbrinck Ventures, ru-Net, B Cinque, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and MePay — as well as new backer Seventure Partners.Today’s round brings the total raised to date by Payleven to $51 million, with no valua...