July 17, 2017
Uber to suspend operations in Macau due to regulatory hurdle
News of the company’s plan to retreat from the market first surfaced...
April 12, 2017
Indonesian state-owned telco Telkom to cancel Netflix ban, following new partnership
Netflix has been banned from all Telkom-operated platforms since January 2016...
March 22, 2017
Indonesia rejects plea from ride-hailing startups for a grace period to implement new transport regulations
However, the Minister for Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi acknowledged...
February 24, 2017
Japan’s Liquid launches fingerprint payment service in cash-intensive Indonesia
Through a joint venture with Salim Group, Liquid expects to secure up to 500,000...
October 21, 2016
Opternative sues South Carolina for the right to give online eye exams there
A telehealth startup called Opternative filed a suit against South...
August 5, 2016
China runs on QR codes even though they’re illegal –but not for long
It’s a colossal surprise to learn the technology was banned in the first...
July 12, 2016
Can the Airbnb regulatory nightmare be solved with more tech?
Sharing economy startups like Airbnb and Uber have gone nuclear...