Asia-Pacific’s digital wallets processed $36.8 trillion in spending in 2024 (Juniper Research), and the fight for dominance is getting nastier. GCash commands 89% of the Philippines’ mobile wallet market with … Read more
Southeast Asia’s cross-border ecommerce market hit $45.39 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach $84.74 billion by 2031, growing at a 10.97% CAGR (Mordor Intelligence). That growth is remarkable … Read more
India now has 660 million smartphone users, and the vast majority of them have never owned a laptop, never had a broadband connection, and never used a desktop browser to … Read more
Asia’s fintech ecosystems don’t scale the way Western ones do. They scale faster, wider, and along a predictable ladder that starts with payments and climbs through lending, insurance, and wealth … Read more
Asia-Pacific gaming generated $87.6 billion in 2025, accounting for 46% of global gaming spend (Newzoo). That’s not a projection or an aspiration — it’s the single largest entertainment revenue pool … Read more
Asia’s $311 Billion Ad Market, $2.3 Trillion Commerce Engine, and $102 Billion AI Layer Are Fusing Into a Single Stack There’s a simple model for understanding Asia’s digital economy, and … Read more
The Future of Ecommerce When AI Controls Demand: $5 Trillion in Spending Up for Grabs AI shopping agents are already redirecting how consumers find, evaluate, and buy products online — … Read more
Asia-Pacific’s AI market hit an estimated $102 billion in 2025, making it the fastest-growing AI region on the planet at a 34-35% compound annual growth rate (Stanford HAI / Statista, … Read more
Every few months, a new narrative about Vietnam’s gaming market circulates in investment memos, conference panels, and analyst decks. The story usually goes something like this: Vietnam is a massive, … Read more
Douyin generated USD 39.2 billion in ad revenue in 2024, making it China’s largest ad platform. ByteDance commands 25.9% of China’s digital ad market. Here’s how the ad stack actually works — from Ocean Engine targeting to closed-loop e-commerce — and why it’s nothing like TikTok.