Eating out experience in the land of Alipay
So how have the people in the land of Alipay evolved in this aspect? While in Hangzhou for a few business meetings, we ate...
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...
Trivia: Chinese internet companies dig animal names
If you've been closely following Chinese internet industry, you might notice a very interesting phenomenon:
Many companies use animals or plants in their logos,...
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...
Innovation – you never arrive
The other day, someone told me while it was easier to start a business in this day and age, it is hard to do...
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...
