Asia’s digital and real-time payments market is one of the most dynamic in the world, but also one of the most fragmented.

Each economy has developed its own payment systems, so the adoption curve and rate vary greatly. Few links exist across borders, and this patchwork creates barriers to scale and reduces the ability of consumers and businesses to benefit from seamless, real-time transactions.

Governments across Asia are stepping in with coordinated initiatives for the next decade. Their actions will determine how quickly real-time payments expand, how effectively economies will be interconnected and how much trust consumers and businesses will place in emerging digital solutions.

Governments enacting change

Government support and regulatory harmonisation have already shown positive outcomes. Singapore’s PayNow and Malaysia’s DuitNow are leading examples. They enable instant transfers between participating banks and wallets by offering interoperability across banks, e-wallets, and QR codes, and creating a nationwide standard for peer-to-peer payments. Both initiatives demonstrate what happens when regulators and industry participants align on standards to accelerate adoption.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has gone further with its ambitious initiative, Project Nexus. Led by BIS Innovation Hub with participation from key markets including, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and India, it aims to interconnect Asia’s domestic instant payment systems through a single multilateral framework. Unlike bilateral links such as PayNow and PromptPay, Project Nexus is designed to scale by reducing the complexity of multiple connections.

Australia also offers a valuable case study in government-instigated adoption. The 2018 launch of the New Payments Platform was a direct result of collaboration between the Reserve Bank of Australia, domestic banks and technology providers. In setting clear regulatory expectations and encouraging partnerships with global payments providers, the Australian government accelerated adoption of real-time payments across the economy with backing from early adopters.

In 2022, Australians were sending more than US$1.2 billion real-time transactions annually, with volumes increasing by double digits year-on-year. The combination of government incentives and industry execution created a virtuous cycle of growth and trust, manifesting in increased business and consumer adoption of this technology.

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Asia’s challenge and opportunity

Asia holds the greatest potential as a global frontier for cross border payments, while enterprises and small-medium businesses (SMBs) have emerged as key drivers of digital payment adoption. However, three major obstacles stand in the way for Asia to make the leap towards a unified payments ecosystem.

• Regulatory divergence across APAC remains one of the biggest issues, as each country has its own and separate standards for data privacy, anti-money laundering and consumer protection. Without harmonisation, real-time cross-border payments raise the costs and risks of being further slowed by compliance checks and inconsistent requirements.
• Uneven infrastructure in Asia’s developing economies is another challenge, as many lack the digital structure to reliably support large scale real time transactions. Upgrading these systems requires investment from governments in partnership with global providers who can deliver resilience and scalability.
• Trust and risk are central hurdles. Coordinated standards for fraud prevention, authentication and dispute resolution are essential to alleviating reputational and client risk.

Despite these challenges, Asia’s opportunities are significant. ASEAN trade reached more than US$3560.1 billion in 2023, with cross-border e-commerce surging. Real-time payments can be a key enabler to meet this demand thanks to reduced settlement risk, increased liquidity and faster commerce.

For SMBs and enterprises, they cut costs associated with traditional bank transfers or card fees. For consumers, they provide instant, low-cost access to funds, which in those markets with large unbanked populations.

Incentives and partnerships are key

Governments must work together through shared goals, strengthened incentives and common frameworks for digital payment adoption.

The ASEAN Payment Connectivity initiative seeks to link national systems underpinned by QR code standardisation, while Project Nexus represents a technical pathway to make this a reality. This approach reflects a broader recognition that payments is a network business.

Also Read: QR payments: Southeast Asia’s digital lifeline or just a stepping stone?

While governments are starting to set the direction, the rest of the ecosystem must step up to deliver scale and industrial collaboration will be critical. Proven cross-border providers bring compliance, security, technology and infrastructure expertise.

We’ve seen firsthand what a coordinated and unified regional approach can bring in tangible productivity and commercial benefits for merchants of scale. The combined ability to build and operate infrastructure at scale is critical for achieving the interoperability that Asia’s governments envision.

Partnerships between governments, local banks and providers will be the defining feature of this next stage. No single player can solve these challenges alone.

The path forward

Real-time payments are projected to grow rapidly across APAC in the next five years, supported by increasing digital literacy, cross-border e-commerce growth, stronger regulatory frameworks and government incentives.

The shared focus must now shift to increasing interoperability, both within markets and across borders. Without this, Asia risks replicating fragmentation on a larger scale.

An Asian payments ecosystem where consumers and businesses move money instantaneously and securely across member states would accelerate trade and reduce cross-border friction.

Underpinning this needs to be dependable, proven payments providers who know how to scale emerging technologies across borders while meeting the nuanced client needs of each market.

Through sustained government support, coordinated regulation and partnerships with leading providers, Asia has the opportunity to set the global standard for real-time payments adoption.

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When launching an MVP, the temptation to build everything from scratch is understandable. You want complete control over your product, and custom development feels like the “right” way to ensure quality and uniqueness. However, this approach often leads to longer development cycles, higher costs, and delayed market validation.

The rise of sophisticated SaaS boilerplates has added a new option to the MVP development landscape. Instead of building every feature from scratch, founders now have access to production-ready foundations that cover essentials like authentication, payments, and user management. This can free up resources to focus on what truly differentiates a product. Recent data shows companies using this approach can reduce development time by 50-90 per cent while improving overall ROI compared to building everything custom.

The failure statistics speak volumes

Startup failure rates reached critical levels in 2023-2024, with specific patterns emerging around over-engineering. According to CB Insights’ State of Venture 2024 report, 90 per cent of startups eventually fail, with startup failures increasing 58 per cent in Q1 2024 compared to the previous year. More telling is the underlying cause: a comprehensive academic study analysing 50 startup failure post-mortems found that 70 per cent of failed startups exhibited analysis paralysis, while 22 per cent failed specifically due to lack of focus.

Technology startups, the most likely to over-engineer, have the highest failure rate at 63 per cent across all industries. Analysis paralysis affects 85 per cent of professionals in decision-making contexts, particularly impacting startup founders who feel pressure to build the “perfect” product.

This is where SaaS boilerplates are often positioned as a way to simplify early choices, reduce technical overhead, and allow founders to validate their value proposition faster.

Speed-to-market delivers measurable advantages

McKinsey’s “Grow Fast or Die Slow” study provides stark evidence about the relationship between launch speed and survival. Software companies with less than 20 per cent annual growth have a 92 per cent chance of ceasing to exist within a few years. Two-thirds of startup value is created during the scaling phase, not the lengthy pre-launch development phase.

The research reveals that 74 per cent of successful entrepreneurs had clear customer problem understanding before MVP launch, compared to those who spent months building without market validation. Stanford and MIT research shows that entrepreneurs consistently underestimate market validation time by 3x, making rapid launch with iterative improvement the more reliable path.

SaaS boilerplates, along with other low-code and no-code options, are among the tools helping to compress time-to-market and support faster testing.

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The cost mathematics are unforgiving

The financial comparison between custom development and SaaS boilerplates reveals dramatic differences. Building a SaaS MVP from scratch typically costs US$25,000-US$50,000 for basic functionality, scaling to US$200,000-US$500,000 for complex implementations. Using SaaS boilerplates can reduce these costs by 60-80 per cent, with development time cut by 50-90 per cent.

A detailed ROI analysis from WorkOS demonstrates the stark reality. Building enterprise features from scratch resulted in a 3-year cost of US$3,564,413 with revenue impact of US$3,900,000, yielding just nine per cent ROI. The same functionality using pre-built solutions cost US$576,900 with revenue impact of US$11,850,000, delivering a 1,954 per cent ROI.

Development time comparisons reveal massive inefficiencies

Building core SaaS features from scratch requires dramatically more time than using boilerplate foundations. Custom authentication systems need 12-16 weeks of dedicated engineering effort for basic SSO implementation, while production-ready authentication systems can take 6-12 months to support enough Identity Providers for majority customer needs.

SaaS boilerplates include production-ready authentication that can be customised in 1-3 days for basic functionality and 1-2 weeks with full branding modifications. This represents time savings of 85-95 per cent for complex features. Payment processing shows similar patterns—custom payment systems require 2-6 months for basic functionality, while quality SaaS boilerplates include complete Stripe integration that typically takes 1-7 days for customisation.

User management systems demonstrate the pattern clearly. Building comprehensive role-based access control from scratch requires 4-6 months total for enterprise features, while SaaS boilerplates achieve the same functionality with 2-3 weeks of customisation.

Technical debt realities and productivity impacts

Research reveals that early-stage startups building custom solutions accumulate substantial technical debt that severely impacts long-term productivity. Martin Fowler’s analysis identifies technical debt as the number one scaling bottleneck reported by startups.

SaaS boilerplates provide a significant advantage because they’re built by experienced developers who’ve already solved common problems and established proven patterns. Quality boilerplates like SaaS Pegasus, ShipFast, and newer options undergo continuous refinement across hundreds of implementations, eliminating bugs and architectural issues that plague custom builds.

According to IBM research, 50-75 per cent of total software costs are consumed by maintenance rather than new development. For custom software specifically, 70-90 per cent of Total Cost of Ownership goes to maintenance, while SaaS boilerplates with established architectures require only 30-60 per cent of TCO for maintenance.

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The Stack Overflow 2024 Developer Survey reveals that 61 per cent of developers spend 30+ minutes daily searching for solutions to technical problems, highlighting the cognitive overhead of custom development. Meanwhile, 84 per cent of developers use or plan to use AI tools for development acceleration, and SaaS boilerplates can improve development cycles by 60-80 per cent with proven patterns and established architectures.

Investor preferences align with speed-to-market

Venture capital research shows that investors strongly prefer speed-to-market and rapid iteration over technical perfection. Harvard Business School’s comprehensive VC survey found that 95 per cent of surveyed VC firms cite the founder or founding team as the most important factor in investment decisions, with technical approach ranking lower than team quality and execution capability.

Y Combinator’s core principle remains “Launch quickly. Get your first customers,” with Partner Michael Seibel emphasising that “It’s better to have 100 customers that really love your product than 100,000 that are just okay with it.” SaaS boilerplates align perfectly with this philosophy, enabling rapid MVP deployment while maintaining professional quality and scalability.

The bottom line: Skip reinventing the wheel

The research demonstrates that perfectionism is the enemy of startup success. Companies that embrace SaaS boilerplates for rapid MVP development consistently achieve better outcomes in speed-to-market, funding success, user feedback quality, resource efficiency, and market validation.

Your customers don’t care if you built your authentication system from scratch, they care if your product solves their problems better than the alternatives. The evidence suggests that focusing on unique value proposition over infrastructure development creates better opportunities for rapid validation and sustainable growth. So make your choice count!

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Kids born after 2010, Gen Alpha, are growing up completely differently from any generation before them. Their first experience with learning new things often isn’t a textbook or even a teacher. It’s a YouTube short, a TikTok video, or an Instagram reel.

People love to say attention spans are getting shorter. But that’s not quite right. These kids aren’t losing focus. They’re just pickier about what deserves their attention. They scan quickly, decide if something’s worth their time, and move on if it’s not.

This is changing how educational technology needs to work. Hour-long lecture videos, boring slideshows, and endless multiple-choice quizzes? They don’t match how Gen Alpha actually takes in information. The future is about good content, built with the same ideas that make TikTok work.

What TikTok got right

TikTok isn’t just entertainment. It works because of three things: it’s short, it’s interactive, and it reaches the right people.

• Short and punchy: Every video has to deliver something useful in seconds. This forces creators to explain things clearly and cut out the fluff.
• Interactive: Comments, duets, and stitches mean viewers aren’t just watching. They’re responding, asking questions, and creating their own versions.
• Smart algorithms: TikTok’s system finds your audience for you. A good science explanation can reach a student in Singapore, a parent in Manila, or a curious kid in Kenya, all within minutes.

These features might seem too casual for “real” learning. But they’re actually becoming the foundation for how education can scale.

Why content should come first

Most education platforms start by building the technology: the app, the dashboard, all the analytics. Then they plug content into it. TikTok does the opposite. The content is everything. The platform just helps it find people.

When you put content first, learning adapts to the student instead of forcing students to adapt to some rigid system. A well-made 45-second video can spark curiosity, explain something clearly, and make someone want to learn more. Do that at scale, and you’ve got something powerful.

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What we tried in Singapore

At my tutoring centre in Singapore called Bestminds Academy, we decided to experiment with this content-first approach. We’ve always been known for primary school science tuition, but instead of focusing only on classrooms, we started posting short science explainer videos on TikTok.

One 30-second video explained why banana leaves don’t burn when you cook food wrapped in them. It went viral, not because it was flashy, but because it was genuinely interesting and clearly explained. Parents started reaching out, asking for more.

The lesson? Sometimes growing an education business isn’t about opening more classrooms or hiring more teachers. Sometimes it’s about rethinking how you share knowledge in the first place.

Content as the new currency

For Gen Alpha, content is everything. They share it, remix it, and use it to show what they’ve learned. Schools and education companies that don’t get this are going to struggle.

We’re already seeing big education companies try things like micro-learning, gamification, and even influencer teachers. But TikTok’s swipe mechanic takes it further. Each swipe is a tiny moment of progress: no getting stuck, always something new. That taps into how our brains are wired to seek out novelty and reward.

Education companies can use this idea responsibly. Each small learning moment can build toward real understanding.

Making it scale

Here’s the real opportunity: traditional tutoring is limited by geography and time. But when you turn lessons into short, shareable videos, you can reach thousands or millions of people without much extra cost.

This doesn’t replace deep learning. A TikTok video about plant biology won’t fully prepare a kid for major exams. But it can be the thing that gets them interested enough to explore further, sign up for a course, or show up to class ready to learn more.

Hybrid approaches are already emerging: attention-grabbing content on TikTok, structured lessons on teaching platforms, and ongoing Q&A support. It starts with curiosity and builds toward real mastery.

Also Read: Why the education sector needs a lesson in ad fraud

The depth problem

Critics say short videos oversimplify things. And they’re right, if that’s all you do. The trick is to see short content as part of a bigger picture. A single video is like a single note. The full learning experience is the whole song.

The viral video isn’t the goal. It’s the entry point. The real value comes when students move from that spark of curiosity to deeper learning resources: full lessons, practice problems, and teacher guidance.

Building trust in a distracted world

Parents and teachers need to trust what’s happening. TikTok has a reputation for being all about entertainment and distraction, so using it for education might seem weird. But when teachers use it with integrity, it actually works.

Gen Alpha kids can tell when someone’s being fake versus when they genuinely care about teaching. The best education models will combine real teachers, smart use of platforms, and solid curriculum design.

Also Read: How inclusive education can unlock potential in Indonesia’s marginalised youth

What comes next

We’re at a turning point. The old way of teaching (long lectures, static textbooks, one-way instruction) doesn’t match how young people learn anymore. TikTok has shown us that knowledge can spread faster, engage deeper, and reach more people when it’s packaged right.

The question isn’t whether short videos belong in education. It’s how we use them responsibly while keeping standards high.

Final thought: Keep swiping

For Gen Alpha, swiping isn’t just a gesture. It’s how they think. They expect knowledge to be fast, clear, and interesting. The teachers and education companies that win will be the ones who learn from TikTok and build content-first systems that can scale.

The opportunity is huge: a generation that’s hungry to learn, with tools to access anything, waiting for educators who are willing to meet them where they are.

The question is simple: do we stick with the old way of doing things, or do we move forward into how learning actually works now?

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It’s no secret that mobile has become the primary channel for brand engagement, customer loyalty, and long-term growth. Yet despite this opportunity, many businesses still struggle to turn app installs into sustained relationships. The real challenge is not getting users through the door, but keeping them engaged long after the first tap.

At a regional roundtable hosted by e27 and Branch, marketing and growth leaders came together to discuss what drives lasting success in mobile ecosystems. The conversation made one thing clear: sustainable mobile growth is no longer about scale alone. It is about creating a continuous loop of acquisition, retention, and personalisation that feeds itself through data and insight.

Moving beyond downloads

In markets like Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, mobile penetration has outpaced digital maturity. Companies often measure success through downloads or campaign reach, but those metrics only tell part of the story. What truly matters is whether users stay, engage, and convert.

At the roundtable, participants shared that many teams still approach growth as a linear funnel rather than a feedback loop. Acquisition efforts often operate separately from retention or product teams, resulting in a fragmented user journey. The emerging consensus was that growth today depends on how effectively a brand can connect these moments into a seamless cycle of engagement.

“It is no longer about growing bigger, but growing smarter,” one participant noted. “You cannot just add users; you have to understand them.”

Also read: Marketing’s next big challenge? Making AI feel human

The shift toward continuous optimisation

AI and analytics are now allowing marketers to measure and iterate faster than ever before. Instead of launching static campaigns, brands are learning to adapt in real time based on behavioural data.

At the Branch roundtable, growth leaders discussed how experimentation has become a defining mindset. A/B testing, predictive analytics, and in-app engagement tracking now power what one participant described as a “living growth strategy,” where every insight leads to a new hypothesis.

This approach demands a culture of curiosity and cross-functional collaboration. Marketers must work closely with product and data teams to interpret feedback loops and make quick adjustments. Over time, these small optimisations compound into what many called the mobile growth flywheel — a self-sustaining system where data from every interaction improves the next one.

Insights from Southeast Asia’s mobile-first leaders

Across fintech, e-commerce, and lifestyle sectors, leaders shared examples of how mobile apps are driving measurable impact when supported by the right strategy. Some are using deep linking to re-engage users with personalised offers. Others are applying lifecycle marketing to anticipate churn and reintroduce value before users drop off.

Also read: From buzzword to application: Southeast Asia’s AI momentum

The stories were diverse, but the themes were consistent. The most successful companies view engagement not as a campaign, but as a relationship. They invest in understanding user intent, reduce friction across channels, and measure success by long-term loyalty rather than short-term conversions.

Rethinking how mobile innovation happens

Roundtables like these show that the most meaningful insights often come from shared experience. When marketers, product teams, and growth strategists sit together, the conversation naturally moves beyond metrics and into mindset.

Across the discussions, participants acknowledged that Southeast Asia’s mobile ecosystem is maturing quickly. The appetite for experimentation is strong, but so is the need for frameworks that turn insight into action. Collaboration, openness, and data transparency are becoming just as important as performance and scale. As one leader put it, “Everyone has data, but few have dialogue. Growth happens when both come together.”

Where the conversation leads next

The evolution of mobile engagement in Southeast Asia is far from over. As new tools and platforms emerge, the focus will increasingly shift toward connected experiences that make every touchpoint matter.

The future of mobile growth belongs to those who treat engagement as an ongoing relationship rather than a one-time event. Brands that listen, learn, and adapt will continue to build the kind of loyalty that lasts far beyond a download.

Mobile growth is not a sprint for users; it is a cycle of understanding. The next generation of marketing leaders will be the ones who turn data into dialogue and experimentation into everyday practice.

Also read: How data and collaboration are powering Vietnam’s urban mobility revolution

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Startup Island TAIWAN is showcasing a delegation of Taiwanese startups to Singapore from 29 to 31 October 2025, at SWITCH (Singapore Week of Innovation and Technology) — Asia’s leading innovation event. The delegation, jointly organized by Startup Island TAIWAN, the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Startup Terrace Kaohsiung, and the Hsinchu Science Park Bureau, features 28 Taiwanese startups, showcasing Taiwan’s achievements and capabilities in AI-native solutions, next-gen hardware, semiconductors, and sustainability.

Caption: The Taiwan Delegation of 28 startups at the Taiwan Pavilion, with Wen-Ling Wu, Deputy Representative, Taipei Representative Office in Singapore, Taiwan Stock Exchange, Startup Terrace Kaohsiung, and Hsinchu Science Park Bureau.

Singapore as a global hub — connecting ASEAN markets and international capital

The SWITCH exhibition in Singapore is one of Startup Island TAIWAN’s key international initiatives, aimed at helping Taiwanese startups connect with Southeast Asian market resources, global investment networks, and strategic partners. Long regarded as a vital hub for entrepreneurship and capital in Asia, Singapore attracts startups, enterprises, and investors from around the world, serving as a crucial gateway for Taiwan’s startups to expand internationally.

Through participation in SWITCH, Startup Island TAIWAN seeks to help startups engage with potential partners and investors, strengthen Taiwan’s presence in ASEAN markets, and enhance Taiwan’s global visibility.

Also read: Why Southeast Asia’s next wave of startups is looking to Taiwan for growth

Taiwan shines at SLINGSHOT 2025

Taiwanese startup, Phasetrum, has been selected as a top-12 startup at SLINGSHOT, Asia’s premier deep-tech startup competition. After progressing through two rounds of competitive evaluation, Phasetrum was selected as one of the top 60 startups and advanced to the Manufacturing, Trade and Connectivity Domain Finals, earning the opportunity to participate in the SLINGSHOT physical immersion trip in Singapore and to pitch on the main stage at SWITCH. After Thursday’s pitching session, Phasetrum was selected for the SLINGSHOT top-12, earning a $60,000 Startup Singapore Grant and 4-week Intangible Asset Identification Sprint to further support business development and expansion. 

Phasetrum’s 3-in-1 phase-difference tuner enables users to connect to satellites from anywhere in the world with half of the power consumption and size of other phase array solutions. With proven superior connectivity performance, Phasetrum’s technology is pushing satellite communications into the next generation and making mass element phase array solutions a commercial reality. Having already partnered with top-tier satellite operators and manufacturers, Phasetrum is exploring commercial and military applications to provide constant and reliable satellite connectivity for its users.   

Taiwan’s startups shine on the global stage

MetaRosetta Co., Ltd.

MetaRosetta pioneers wafer-scale, single-element achromatic metalenses that replace bulky multi-element optics with compact, high-performance designs for IR imaging and AR/VR devices. Its scalable lenses enable smaller, lighter, and more efficient modules for next-generation applications. At SWITCH, MetaRosetta presented simulation data, reference designs, and hosted private demos for potential partners. The company is actively engaging collaborators in the United States, Japan, and Singapore to accelerate commercialization and industry adoption.

Morale AI 

Morale AI develops domain-specific Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI Agents for smart manufacturing and sustainability. Its TextileGPT, trained on 28 years of textile process data, is deployed in collaboration with TUNTEX across Taiwan and Thailand, enabling cross-border AI-driven quality control and operational learning. The company is also expanding into Southeast Asia via partnership with Evercomm Singapore, integrating predictive analytics into ESG compliance platforms to help factories forecast emissions and resource use.

Also Read: Why Taiwan’s tech ecosystem is ASEAN’s next big growth driver

Seeing Display Technology

Seeing’s MEMORIO patented memory-type smart film could memorize its light status just by one switch without continuously powered on, and could save electricity 90% more than the current products and technologies. MEMORIO is the best solution to achieve smart living and ESG goals. Seeing is currently doing a proof-of-concept project with American and Taiwanese companies focusing on smart building materials and advanced display development. Seeing is currently seeking partners and investment in Singapore to further scale up production.

Tenfold AI

Tenfold AI is transforming the $437B legal services market with LexGents, an AI platform that accelerates legal drafting, issue detection, and cross-jurisdictional research. Powered by multi-agent architecture, LexGents improves speed up to 180× while enhancing accuracy and compliance. It is currently adopted by 13 legal entities, including major law firms, VCs, and corporate legal teams in Taiwan, and is soon to be deployed by government agencies. With its fit for efficiency-driven, law-based systems, LexGents is well-positioned for Singapore’s legal market.  

Continuing Taiwan’s innovation journey across Asia  

Participating in SWITCH not only marks another milestone for Taiwanese startups on the global stage but also symbolizes the continued outward momentum of Taiwan’s innovation power. Startup Island TAIWAN will continue to promote the global expansion of Taiwan’s startups through exhibitions, forums, and cross-border collaboration, reinforcing international market connections and building a new hub for innovation linkages across Asia.

Startup Island TAIWAN is Taiwan’s national startup brand backed by the National Development Council. It is dedicated to showcasing Taiwan’s innovative capabilities to the world. For more information about Taiwan’s startup scene on the global stage, please follow Startup Island TAIWAN’s official website and social media accounts.

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