Power bank rental startup Xiaodian announces 195 per cent growth

From the April this year until today, the cumulative number of Xiaodian users...


Singapore is making cashless payments a key to its Smart Nation, and this is a mistake

Why are we so keen to become a cashless society? Yesterday, I wanted to start...


Alipay vs WeChat: Challenges and strategies of two payment giants going global

In Southeast Asia, WeChat faces a typical chicken vs. egg problem for attracting...


Has WeChat inspired a super app revolution?

WeChat has a smorgasbord of add-ons including third-party mini apps Though...


The rise of China’s cashless society: Mobile payments trends in 2017

A new research was published to illustrate how mobile payments are becoming a...


How green entrepreneurs are using WeChat to tackle China’s trash trouble

The strategy empowers the community to take trash to recycling centres for a...


Captain’s Log, July 31: ofo rides into Thailand, and Mindvalley launches education platform

Plus, the vast majority of Chinese are comfortable living day-to-day with no...


Stripe just opened up to the Chinese market, announces deal with Alipay and WeChat Pay

The announcement coincides with the official launch of Stripe in Hong Kong The...


With partnerships in the region, Foursquare seeks to establish a foothold on location intelligence in Asia

“Asia is our fastest-growing market outside the U.S.” Data is the...


Russia lifts ban on WeChat mere days after it blocked the app

WeChat’s ban was lifted after it complied with Russia’s regulations...