Final verdict: how many 2018 SEA predictions did we get right?
GoPay, bitcoins and corporate innovation are the biggest disappointments.
Aibiying: A globally local Airbnb?
People hated Airbnb's Chinese name when it was adopted
Many Western companies have found China to be a difficult market to crack, and home-sharing giant...
KrisPay: just another wallet from … an airline?
It seems like every company these days wants to set up their own payment platform. Users in Singapore are probably used to a variety...
Did Apple play smart this time around?
Another year, another Apple Launch event, and another series of absurd naming convention (I thought they would drop the roman numeral after their 10...
Why Fave will never match up to Meituan
If you live in countries like Singapore and Malaysia, you’d probably have come across FavePay stickers like the following:
Fave, which bought Groupon’s assets...
Cryptocurrencies, ICO and VCs- how to react?
Recently I came across an article by Jeff Lin, Principal of iGlobe Partners, on Wechat and was blown away by his the depth of...
Market recovery? – Crypto Review Part 7
Bitcoin has touched the bottom of US$5800, and rebounded to US$8300 - a gain of 30%!
Gaming the right way? Tencent’s overseas investment strategy
We had previously written about the fight between tech giants in the Southeast Asia region and commented on each party’s cross-border investment strategies, and...