What is Lazada’s former CEO doing after being replaced by Lucy...
Rocket Internet began to expand in southeast Asia in 2012. Oliver and his brother Marc (in Europe) scoured for talents with background of business...
Singapore Fintech Week: Investors on the hunt for the right match
The halls of the Singapore Expo were filled with investment enthusiasm last week during the three-day Singapore Fintech Festival. Investors were almost desperately looking for a match, as opportunities seem to be served on a silver platter. Yet, when walking around the exhibition and talking to entrepreneurs, a clear message was formulated: ...
Will Dana become “Alipay” in Indonesia?
In April 2017, Ant Financial announced to establish a joint venture together with Emtek to develop mobile payment products.
Emtek operates three Indonesian TV channels,...
Can Ant Financial afford to be complacent?
Both Ant Financial and Tencent have been jostling over the mobile payment space in China. It seems all the other players have been relegated...
The definite investors’ guide to Ecommerce in Indonesia
The largest economy in Southeast Asia, Indonesia is a promising country that has gained the attention of many investors. At the moment, Indonesia has...
Why is Brazilian payment company StoneCo so popular?
Brazil's banking system is one of the most bureaucratic in the world, and the five largest Brazilian banks (namely, Itau Unibanco, Banco Santander, Banco...
