PhonePe processes 48% of all UPI transactions in India. Paytm handles roughly 7%. Two years ago, that gap was half as wide. The Reserve Bank of India’s crackdown on Paytm … Read more
South Korea’s digital economy runs through two companies. Naver, the country’s dominant search engine, posted KRW 10.7 trillion in revenue in 2024 — the first time a domestic internet company … Read more
Grab Holdings isn’t just a ride-hailing company anymore — and hasn’t been for years. As of 2025, Grab operates across eight Southeast Asian countries and 900+ cities with 47 million … Read more
Vietnam’s e-wallet market crossed 100 million active users in early 2026 (Ken Research, 2026), and two platforms account for the bulk of the action. MoMo, the standalone fintech super app … Read more
The Philippines‘ digital wallet market hit $4.1 billion in 2025, growing at 11.2% CAGR (Expert Market Research). Digital payments now account for 57.4% of all retail transaction volume and 59% … Read more
Tencent Holdings doesn’t need an introduction in Asia, but it does need a reappraisal. Founded by Pony Ma (Ma Huateng) in 1998 and headquartered in Shenzhen, the company has evolved … Read more
A super app is a single mobile application that bundles multiple services — rides, deliveries, payments, lending, shopping, entertainment — into one platform. The concept barely exists in the West, … Read more
Singapore’s digital economy reached S$128.1B in 2024—18.6% of the country’s GDP and climbing at 12% annually since 2019. With 5.61 million internet users (95.8% penetration) and 97% smartphone adoption, the … Read more
Thailand’s digital economy isn’t just growing—it’s become the second-largest in Southeast Asia, behind only Indonesia, and the velocity is accelerating. As of Q1 2026, the market reached 5.6 trillion baht, … Read more
Malaysia’s digital economy hit USD 31 billion in gross merchandise value during 2024, a 16% jump from the previous year, with the sector now expected to represent 25.5% of GDP … Read more