The ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement could unlock up to $1 trillion in additional economic potential. But its real significance may be in removing the barriers that have kept Southeast Asia’s digital economies apart.
The UAE–India relationship is becoming a major channel for fintech, AI, remittances, logistics, capital and digital infrastructure. UAE–India bilateral merchandise trade reached US$83.7 billion in FY24, almost double the US$43.3 … Read more
Capital, fintech, AI infrastructure, crypto, family offices and regional headquarters make UAE–Singapore a powerful small-state technology relationship. Singapore has about 6 million people and the UAE about 11 million, both … Read more
Singapore remains the operating layer for US technology, capital and regulation across Southeast Asia. US–Singapore bilateral trade hit S$145.7 billion (around US$112.6 billion) in 2024, with the US running a … Read more
Education, fintech, skills, climate technology and consumer platforms give Australia and Indonesia more digital overlap than the relationship usually suggests. Australia and Indonesia are direct neighbours with a combined population … Read more
The next phase of UK–Vietnam ties could be shaped by fintech, education, AI services, healthtech and digital transformation. UK–Vietnam bilateral trade hit a record US$8.4 billion in 2024, up 18% … Read more
A working tracker of who owns mobile payments across fifteen Asian markets. Alipay and WeChat Pay in China, UPI in India, GCash in the Philippines, and a region-specific stack everywhere else.
Dana has done something none of its Indonesian competitors have managed: it’s built a user base approaching 200 million — roughly 70% of Indonesia’s population — without being embedded inside … Read more
OVO is one of Indonesia’s four dominant e-wallets — alongside GoPay, Dana, and ShopeePay — serving over 110 million registered users across 300 cities. It’s also, since October 2021, a … Read more
GCash is the Philippines’ most popular e-wallet and the financial infrastructure for a country where about two-thirds of adults lacked a bank account in 2017 and only 50.2% had an … Read more
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