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Three streams. Latest Insights: editorial on business, brands, markets and the leaders we feature. Profiles: the people and brands themselves. Wires: headlines from the world’s business newsrooms.

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Abhyuday Jindal: Reinventing Indian Manufacturing for a New Era

From expanding global stainless-steel capacity to advancing green hydrogen, renewable energy and high-value manufacturing, Abhyuday Jindal is helping position Jindal Stainless for the next phase of India’s industrial growth.

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Rashed Ahmadyar: Building Dubai’s Next Generation of Real Estate

With a billion-dirham development portfolio, fast-moving projects and a disciplined approach to growth, Rashed Ahmadyar is positioning Ahmadyar Developments as one of Dubai’s emerging real estate names.

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ShopBack: How a Cashback Plug-in Became a $1.4 Billion Payments Platform

Founded in Singapore in 2014, ShopBack spent a decade turning a browser cashback habit into Asia-Pacific’s largest rewards network, reaching unicorn status in 2026 on the back of quiet profitability. Its next move is harder: standing at the actual point of sale, not just after it.

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Cred: How a Bill-Payment App Became Meta’s $900 Million Fintech Bet

Cred built its business on a contrarian idea — reward India’s most creditworthy consumers, not the underbanked majority. In 2026, that bet drew a $900 million investment from Meta, a $4.5 billion valuation, and sent its founder to run WhatsApp worldwide.

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Kuok Hui Kwong

Shangri-La Asia · Singapore

When Kuok Hui Kwong stepped into the CEO office in August 2025, she inherited the spiritual legacy of her…

Priya Nair

Hindustan Unilever · India

Priya Nair leads Hindustan Unilever’s consumer goods division, driving product innovation across home and…

Margaret Kao

Marketech International · Taiwan

Margaret Kao built Marketech into a $2-billion-revenue behemoth that literally builds the factories where…

Maggie Ng

HSBC Holdings · Hong Kong

Maggie Ng joined HSBC in 2020 as head of wealth and personal banking, Hong Kong, later being named head of…

Cred

Fintech · India

Gamified credit card management platform that rewards timely payments with exclusive luxury lifestyle…

Akulaku

Fintech · Indonesia

Digital lending and buy-now-pay-later platform bridging unbanked Southeast Asian consumers with e-commerce…

Meesho

E-commerce · India

Social commerce powerhouse empowering small resellers to start online businesses with zero inventory via a…

ShopBack

E-commerce · Singapore

Asia-Pacific's leading cashback and discovery platform, driving over $4 billion in annual sales for retail…

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Navrina SinghFounder and CEO, Credo AI
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Yalda HakimBroadcaster and journalist
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Alloysius AttahCo-founder and CEO, Farmerline
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