Rise of niche ecommerce in SEA, probably to be captured by...
How Facebook is quietly positioning themselves to capture some of the ecommerce marketplace in Southeast Asia.
Uber is right to shrug off the ‘taxi company’ ruling
We always believed that with the present business model, Uber is essentially a big taxi business with a better customer experience rather than anything...
GrabPay is not making full use of its advantages
So GrabPay appointed a new CTO, Vikas Agrawal, who was previously with Paytm. Agrawal is to be based in Bangalore, more than 3000 kilometres...
Will Grab & Uber merge, with Softbank now a shareholder of...
By now you always know what is happening: Uber’s board is allowing Softbank to become a shareholder.
Probably a huge relief for early investors...
Lazada squeezes the likes of Ezbuy out in Southeast Asia
We have always been arguing that with the giants such as Alibaba, Lazada and JD.com entering the Southeast Asian market, smaller e-commerce platforms will...
Brands losing their grip in ecommerce era – or are they?
E-commerce has grown to be a powerful distribution channel for goods, and I believe it will continue to grow in weight and influence in...
Rein in the dynamics between disruption and regulation
In this age where new things keep coming out, it seems that regulators are always a step too fast or a step too slow....
“But, we signed an NDA”
A team from a developed country came to us the other day, with a business plan to build smart shared bicycles, similar to the...
Didi is far from winning the war in China
Barely two months ago, Didi announced the acquisition of Uber China, in a move that many regarded as ending the ride hailing war in...
