Q3 APAC Fintech Funding Hints at Nascent Recovery
The first three quarters of 2020 saw APAC fintechs raise a combined $3.9 billion, down 46% compared to the same period last year, while deal volume fell by 20.5% to 318, according to the latest Q3 APAC Fintech Funding Report … Continue reading Q3 APAC Fintech Funding Hints at Nascent Recovery
Launching Growjek – ASEAN Tech, Digital, Startup & VC Newsletter
A quick note to readers of this site, I’ve started a biweekly email newsletter called Growjek. Link to the latest issue here. Sign up if you’re interested in a digest of ASEAN (with an Indonesia focus) tech, digital, startups, VC, … Continue reading Launching Growjek – ASEAN Tech, Digital, Startup & VC Newsletter
Brand Safety and Influencer Marketing Overview
Influencer marketing is already a huge marketing channel, but it’s estimated that fraud eats up 15% of influencer ad spend. Costing the industry USD $1.3 billion annually, over 684 million fake accounts have been removed from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and … Continue reading Brand Safety and Influencer Marketing Overview
Gaming and Esports Spotlight on Indonesia
Indonesia is a dynamic market for mobile games and esports, especially given its ever-increasing rate of internet and smartphone users. With an online population size of 171 million, favourable demographics with 60% of the population aged between 15-54, and a … Continue reading Gaming and Esports Spotlight on Indonesia
The Game-Streaming Market in China
China’s streaming ecosystem is a far cry from what’s going on in the West, in terms of content, monetization, and how the audience interacts with the content. While platforms such as Twitch and YouTube generate the majority of their revenues … Continue reading The Game-Streaming Market in China
The State Of Influencer Marketing in APAC
The influencer marketing space has heated up over the past few years, across Asia Pacific with platforms and resources readily available to both marketers and influencers. Driven by strong market advancement, digitalization and capable industry players, influencer marketing has gone … Continue reading The State Of Influencer Marketing in APAC
How to Reach Asian Consumers During Ramadan
There are 240 million Muslims in Southeast Asia and 600 million Muslims in South Asia, representing a $2.2 trillion dollar market, and with Ramadan just around the corner, brands are racing to stand out in the busiest season of the … Continue reading How to Reach Asian Consumers During Ramadan
Vietnam Ecommerce Rankings
The Map of E-Commerce from iPrice ranks Vietnam‘s top 50 e-commerce players based on their average quarterly traffic, mobile application ranking, social media followers and number of staff. Vietnam top 10 Ecommerce iPrice have just released their Q4 2019 Ecommerce … Continue reading Vietnam Ecommerce Rankings
Myanmar Digital Landscape 2020
Digital marketing in Myanmar has grown and changed at a startling rate in 2019, and this is set to continue in to 2020. With the fastest mobile data speeds in APAC behind Singapore and 90% smartphone penetration, mobile marketing is … Continue reading Myanmar Digital Landscape 2020
The Future of Digital Identity
Digital identity in the future looks very different to how we understand it right now. And that change will be driven not by privacy regulations, or the death of the cookie, but by the rise of the Internet of Things … Continue reading The Future of Digital Identity