Loading...

Southeast Asia’s remittance sector finds a friend in crypto

Image

 Insights

04-Jun-18 Southeast Asia could be leading the way in integrating crypto-currencies into mainstream society with companies like Cambodia-based DApact utilizing digital-tokens to provide a record of transactions, or the Filipino company Coins, facilitating transfers in the remittance industry. [image: Reuters / Romeo Ranoco]

Read More

Grab VietNam now has more rivals than ever

Image

 Insights

02-Jun-18 Grab estimates Southeast Asia e-payments are worth USD500 bn and is launching GrabPay and lending service Grab Financial, but will compete not only with AirPay and Alipay, but also with local firms such as ZaloPay and MoMo. [image: Vietnam Net]

Read More

Singapore’s new online grocer wants sustainability

Image

 Insights

28-May-18 Grocer Twentyoff has thrown its hat into the saturated e-commerce ring in Singapore, with one mission: make online grocery shopping more sustainable. It wants to reshape consumption habits by encouraging bulk purchasing. [image: 1sock, CC BY-NC-ND via IFPRI Flickr]

Read More

Alternative payment providers position for growth in Indonesia

Image

 Insights

25-May-18 The prospect of tens of millions of digital payment customers in Indonesia is too much for digital companies and investors to ignore. The likes of SoftBank, Ant Financial, and Didi-Chuxing are injecting billions of dollars to gain a foothold. [image: Global Growth Markets]

Read More