Chicken and egg: how OVO solved its mobile payment problem
As a part of the Indonesian conglomerate group, it has conveniently eliminated the first problem of acquiring merchants.
Invested by the big boys – you might not be as...
Our recent encounters with a content platform based out of Jakarta, Indonesia has a tragic ring to it.
How to tell impostors and bullshitters from real startup/tech experts
As purveyors of tech stories that are not often covered, we have ourselves (internally) prepared a checklist of bullshit - to separate truth from...
A US$30b company is challenging Didi in China
Didi is valued at US$56 billion with daily order of 25 million; while Meituan is valued at US$30 billion with daily order of 22 million.
[MW weekend] Did India’s demonetisation cause protests in Iran?
Butterfly effect? No - we think otherwise, after a simple exercise.
Hellobike to reshape bike sharing landscape in China
The three kingdoms of bike sharing in China are firmed
[MW Special Report] E-Commerce Overview in Indonesia
With a fast growing economy and uprising household incomes, the e-commerce market may not be saturated for several years. The main focus should be on building trust with consumers, including sufficient choices of products, quality of products, quick delivery, user friendly user interface (UI) and secure payment methods.
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.
Momentum Works’ predictions beyond Southeast Asia
You would have read our predictions for Southeast Asia last week. Now, we have our predictions for what we think is going to happen further afield...
Something’s up with Billboards in Jakarta
If you have been driving around Jakarta lately (as we have, a lot!), you might have noticed something odd among the usual billboard ads.
Anti-Mainstream
Yes,...