The creator economy in Asia isn’t a smaller version of the Western one. It’s a structurally different business, built on monetization models that most English-language coverage still underestimates. The Asia-Pacific … Read more
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
China delivered 199 billion parcels in 2025 — up 13.7% year-on-year — generating express delivery revenue of 1.5 trillion yuan ($215 billion), according to the State Post Bureau. That’s more … Read more
Southeast Asia’s digital payments market has crossed the $1 trillion threshold in total transaction value — and the infrastructure that makes it work looks nothing like what you’d find in … 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
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