Analysis

UAE–India Digital Trade 2026: Capital, Talent and IT Services

UAE-India digital economy illustration

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

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Ecommerce

Asia Ecommerce Market Tracker 2026: Leading Platforms Across 15 Countries

Asia Ecommerce & Marketplace Tracker

A working tracker of who owns ecommerce GMV across fifteen Asian markets. Shopee, Coupang, Rakuten, Taobao, Flipkart — every leader is Asian-headquartered.

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Ecommerce

Asia Digital Payments Tracker 2026: Leading Wallets and Payment Systems Across 15 Markets

Asia Digital Payments Market Tracker: Who Owns the Payment Rails in Asia?

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.

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Gaming

Asia Gaming Tracker 2026: Leading Games and Markets Across 15 Countries

Asia Gaming Tracker: Top Games and Consumer Insights Across 15 Markets

How Asian gamers actually spend their time and money — by market. Mobile MOBAs in SEA, mobile gacha in Japan, premium PC and console in Korea, and a regulated mainland Chinese market that still sets the pace globally.

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AI

AI Model Performance Across Asian Languages: An LLM Benchmark Tracker

The Asia LLM Benchmarks Map: Frontier vs Domestic, Language by Language

A tour through the benchmarks that actually measure LLM performance in Asian languages — Nejumi, KMMLU, BnMMLU, SEA-HELM — and what they tell us about the frontier vs domestic gap.

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AI

AI Model Access in Asia: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Chinese LLMs by Country

LLM Access in Asia: Where ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and the Chinese Models Stand in 15 Markets

A working tracker of where ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and the major Chinese LLMs are accessible across fifteen Asian markets. Last updated April 2026.

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Company Profiles

Razorpay: Inside India’s Digital Payments and Business Banking Platform

Row of Indian flags flying against a clear sky

Razorpay is India’s dominant full-stack payments and business banking platform, processing an annualised total payment volume (TPV) of $180 billion across more than 12 million merchants. Co-founded in 2014 by … Read more

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