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Analysis, Bangladesh, digital payments, ecommerce, foodpanda, gojek, Grab, pathao, Premium Content, ride-hailing, ridesharing, Shohoz, social commerce, startups in Bangladesh, Transportation, uber, Uber Eats

Pathao bets on ecommerce as it regroups after layoffs and funding shortfall

After laying off a substantial number of staff, it’s now gunning after what it sees as a big opportunity. Source…

Analysis, decacorn, gojek, Grab, Indonesia, Joko Widodo, Politics, Premium Content, ride-hailing, Softbank, Superapps, Transportation, unicorn

Grab: Indonesia’s fifth unicorn?

Grab scored an endorsement from Indonesian president Joko Widodo, which is no small feat. Here’s what it means. Source link

Analysis, credit cards, digital payments, digital wallets, Fintech, gojek, GoPay, Grab, GrabPay, Investments, mastercard, mobile payments, mobile wallets, online payments, Premium Content, unbanked, Visa

Why Visa’s backing both Grab and Gojek

After missing out on China’s fintech boom, the credit card giant appears to be hedging its bets. Source link

Analysis, carro, Premium Content, Singapore, Startups

Carro, the ‘Alibaba for cars’, is growing fast and near breakeven

Carro had a problem in the beginning. It was met with great resistance because it was positioned as a rival…

Analysis, Premium Content, Startups

More Southeast Asian founders are getting MBAs. Is it actually useful?

Does having an MBA mean better investment potential for founders? Source link

Analysis, blockchain, China, community, Cryptocurrencies, Facebook, Facebook Libra, libra, Opinion

How China can face potential threat from Facebook’s Libra

The power to set prices for crypto assets could be in the hands of China, says a crypto exchange exec….

Alibaba, Analysis, Book Excerpt, China, community, excerpt, JD, new retail, Opinion, Tencent, Trends

Rethinking business and consumer roles in the era of new retail

Brands and merchants that want to do well understand that control now lies with consumers, and they need to play…

Analysis, community, Ebay, ecommerce, ezbuy, iPrice, Landscape reports, Lazada, Qoo10, shopee, Singapore, strawberrynet, TIA x iPrice, zalora

Singapore’s ecommerce players see growth following strategic efforts, report says

App Annie and iPrice found interesting developments in app ranking and traffic for players like StrawberryNet, Ezbuy, and eBay. Source…

Alibaba, Analysis, B2B, Baidu, Bat, BCG, China, community, online platform, Opinion, Tencent

Why China’s tech giants are focusing on platforms and B2B solutions

Boston Consulting Group has looked into the next chapter of China’s internet space. Source link

Analysis, Grab, GrabPay, Investments, Mobile, ride-hailing, splyt, tourism, Transportation, Travel

Splyt investment shows Grab doubling down on travel, but revenue model is uncertain

Grab says it learned some valuable lessons from its earlier attempt at integration with US player Lyft. Source link