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...
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...
Two sides of Singapore: innovation advantages and challenges
Singapore also welcomes start-ups as they represent new sciences, technologies, and products. Entrepreneurship and technological progress are important from the government's perspective.
The government has...
The Rise of LINE messenger in Indonesia
At one point in time, Indonesians were the most frequent users of BBM (previously BlackBerry Messenger) in the world:
Source： SimilarWeb 2016
And BBM was...
Tech ecosystem in Southeast Asia needs Tech in Asia
The region's tech ecosystem is still in its early days, there will be more and more demand for good content.
Cinemas as Customer Acquisition Channel
Last weekend I ended up at a cinema with my friends. At that moment I had a realisation that almost every mall in Indonesia,...
Revitalising Singapore’s Logistics as an eCommerce Hub in South-East Asia
One of the major pillars of Singapore's economy has always been logistics. Singapore has prided itself in becoming a key regional (at times global)...
