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...
MBar (Mini KTV) entering Singapore
Not long ago, M-Bar, a mini karaoke service wildly popular in China, made its inroads to Singapore.
The concept of mini karaoke is simple...
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...
BYD owns the future of electric cars in China?
I was visiting a large taxi fleet operator in Southern China as part of a consulting project Momentum Works did for the municipal transportation...
The economics of bike sharing
Many people still want to discuss China’s “sharing economy” with us: shared bikes, power banks, basketballs, or umbrellas.
It seems everyone has an opinion on...
Are ICOs a more democratic way of fundraising?
Our own Jianggan Li moderated a panel discussion on ICO & Regulation last Thursday (12 Oct), as part of INSEAD FinTech Week. On the...
Mobile payment in Southeast Asia – overview and trends – Part...
Who owns the future? The governments or the internet giants (or someone else)?
In the first two parts of this analysis, we discussed why we...
Mobile payment in Southeast Asia – overview and trends – Part...
Plausible and implausible use cases for payment adoption in Southeast Asia
In Part 1, we discussed why we couldn’t exactly replicate Alipay and Wechat in...
Mobile payment in Southeast Asia – overview and trends – Part...
Can someone replicate the success of Wechat Pay or Alipay?
Our Chinese entrepreneur friends believe that the low penetration of banking services in South...
Supercharge your product team
With Asia’s startup scene having skyrocketed over the last five years, the one role that has perhaps piqued the most interest is that of...
