Oyo and its Chinese game
Facing strong competition in the huge market, can an Indian company succeed in China?
Chinese fintech lenders flock to the Philippines
We wrote towards the end of last year that Chinese consumer loan apps were flocking to Indonesia.
In July, Indonesia’s financial services regulator OJK...
Aibiying: A globally local Airbnb?
People hated Airbnb's Chinese name when it was adopted
Many Western companies have found China to be a difficult market to crack, and home-sharing giant...
Changing ecommerce in the Middle East: Mumzworld’s $20 million B-round Financing
Once dominated by one company
Before 2016, the entire ecommerce industry in the Middle East was ... quiet, barely noticed by ecommerce giants like Alibaba.
Souq.com,...
Go-Jek, Bukalapak, Shopee: Growth Hack tricks by Giant Indonesian Startups
The advantage of growth hack is not only to keep your product sustainable but to attract consumers by decreasing cost of user acquisition and increasing consumer retention - Low Budget with High Impact. Some startups in Indonesia like the unicorns Gojek, Bukalapak, and Shopee practise growth hack method as well to grow their business.
Tencent puts US$200m in Brazil’s Nubank – is it a wise...
In 2014, when Nubank was a small company, it received a $14 million investment from Sequoia Capital. As for why Sequoia Capital ever noticed...
Indonesia reduces ecommerce duty free allowance
From 10 Oct 2018 onwards, the duty free allowance for ecommerce imports has been reduced from US$100 to US$75 per consignee per day. The...
