September 12, 2017
Power bank rental startup Xiaodian announces 195 per cent growth
From the April this year until today, the cumulative number of Xiaodian users...
August 22, 2017
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...
August 21, 2017
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...
August 18, 2017
Has WeChat inspired a super app revolution?
WeChat has a smorgasbord of add-ons including third-party mini apps Though...
August 16, 2017
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...
August 3, 2017
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...
July 31, 2017
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...
July 10, 2017
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...
June 28, 2017
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...
May 12, 2017
Russia lifts ban on WeChat mere days after it blocked the app
WeChat’s ban was lifted after it complied with Russia’s regulations...