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Nubank
The Brazilian startup issues digital credit cards that are used on mobile devices
Flipkart
This Amazon competitor bridges the gap between physical and digital commerce by allowing customers to pay with cash for products ordered online
Restorando
This Argentine OpenTable competitor allows customers to make reservations at thousands of restaurants across 18 Latin American cities
Four Eyes
Like Warby Parker, this e-tailer offers Filipinos cheaper glasses than brick-and-mortar stores
Moovit
The company maps out transit systems in big cities and shows users real-time bus and train routes
Baidu
The search engine is the Google of China and has ambitions to expand globally
Wyzetalk
Office software lets workers trade messages and videos on internal social networks
Didi Kuaidi
The taxi-hailing service completes 7 million rides per day in China, besting Uber
Line
This messaging app became a sensation in Japan thanks to its cute stickers
Zomato
This restaurant-review website snapped up American competitor Urbanspoon in early 2015
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