UPI Won the Payment War. Now It Has a Revenue Problem.
By Tom Simpson, Founder, Digital in Asia Everyone loves the UPI story. And why wouldn’t they? A country that had 190 million unbanked adults a decade ago now runs the … Read more
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Vietnam’s Gaming Market Hits $817M: Key Findings from Our 2026 Report
Digital in Asia | March 2026 Vietnam is having a moment in gaming — and most of the world hasn’t noticed yet. A country of 101 million people holds the … Read more
India’s Digital Payments Revolution Is Unlike Anything the World Has Seen Before
In the space of a single decade, India built the world’s largest real-time payments network, enrolled 1.34 billion citizens in a biometric identity system, and created an open-finance data-sharing framework … Read more
Lazada Is Not Losing. It Is Running a Different Race.
The conventional narrative about Lazada goes like this: it was the pioneer, then it was the incumbent, and now it is the cautionary tale. Alibaba poured somewhere between USD 7.4 … Read more
The Rise of AI-Native Ad Buying
Digital advertising has become one of the most complex operational systems in modern business. Most people in the industry know this. Fewer have thought through what it actually demands. Ten … Read more
Why Vietnam Is Asia’s Most Underrated Gaming Powerhouse
Vietnam’s studios out-download China, but nobody talks about it. Tom Simpson on the revenue-download paradox hiding the world’s most interesting gaming story.
Vietnam’s Digital Horizon: AI, Gaming, and Gen Z Dynamics
Vietnam is undergoing a significant digital transformation, establishing itself as a global leader in high-tech infrastructure and exports. The nation has recently surpassed China to become the world’s top mobile … Read more
Rising Stars: The Emerging Giants of Asia Pacific’s Tech Scene
With the emergence of new verticals in the technology arena, Asia has become a hub of tech innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as a fertile ground for companies to grow … Read more
The State of Mobile Gaming: The Rise of Hybridcasual
The mobile gaming industry has undergone significant change in recent years, with the rise of hybridcasual as a category, the impact of Apple consumer privacy policies on cost per install, … Read more
2023 Unity Gaming Report: Navigating the Ever-Changing Landscape of Game Development
Despite global economic challenges, the gaming industry is still bursting with innovation and creativity in 2023. Game developers are working faster than ever to create new and captivating games, while … Read more