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3 weeks ago | 
techinasia.com | Peter Cowan
Sign up for the Daily Newsletter, sent exclusively to our premium subscribers. We break down the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community. Get the newsletter in your inbox everyday with a premium subscription. Hello reader,Like most of you reading this, I am guilty of spending too much time on my phone watching Instagram Reels.
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3 weeks ago | 
techinasia.com | Peter Cowan
Sign up for the Daily Newsletter, sent exclusively to our premium subscribers. We break down the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community. Get the newsletter in your inbox everyday with a premium subscription. Hello reader,I’m based in Hanoi, Vietnam, and I haven’t used my debit card in two weeks. The reason why is pretty telling about how the fintech industry has evolved here in recent years.
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4 weeks ago | 
techinasia.com | Peter Cowan
An earlier version of this article was published on June 7, 2023. Vietnam’s cashless revolution is moving at unprecedented speed. Non-cash payment volume rose 50% in 2023 and grew even more rapidly in 2024, according to by the State Bank of Vietnam. Not long ago, cash ruled the country. Now, a phone and a QR code are all it takes to navigate daily life.
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4 weeks ago | 
techinasia.com | Peter Cowan
Sign up for the Daily Newsletter, sent exclusively to our premium subscribers. We break down the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community. Get the newsletter in your inbox everyday with a premium subscription. Hello reader,For many in the West, there’s a stereotype that Japan is living in the future already. I was definitely guilty of holding this line of thought myself, as thinking of Tokyo would conjure images of bright neon lights, robots, and other trappings of a sci-fi world.
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1 month ago | 
techinasia.com | Peter Cowan
Welcome to the Opening Bell ūüĒĒ! Delivered every other Monday via email and through the Tech in Asia website, this free newsletter breaks down the biggest stories and latest trends on Asia‚Äôs publicly listed tech companies. Get it in your email inbox by registering here. Hello reader,I have to admit, when I think of Grab (GRAB, NDAQ), I think of ride-hailing first and food delivery second. That‚Äôs certainly a personal bias, as those are the two things I use the app for most.
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1 month ago | 
techinasia.com | Peter Cowan
Sign up for the Daily Newsletter, sent exclusively to our premium subscribers. We break down the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community. Get the newsletter in your inbox everyday with a premium subscription. Hello reader,Like a lot of Westerners who now call Southeast Asia home, my first visit to the region was on a backpacking trip in my early 20s. When deciding where to stay as I traveled across the region back then, I always kept budget in mind.
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1 month ago | 
techinasia.com | Peter Cowan
Sign up for the Daily Newsletter, sent exclusively to our premium subscribers. We break down the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community. Get the newsletter in your inbox everyday with a premium subscription. Hello reader,Like many folks from the UK and Ireland, my first proper job was in a call center. To say it was nightmarish would be an understatement. Making upwards of 400 calls a day meant following a memorized script to the point I could hear it in my dreams.
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1 month ago | 
techinasia.com | Peter Cowan
Sign up for the Daily Newsletter, sent exclusively to our premium subscribers. We break down the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community. Get the newsletter in your inbox everyday with a premium subscription. Hello reader,India’s unicorn story compares pretty well to the tale of how cricket, the country’s favorite sport, has evolved. In the past, the most popular format for the sport was Test matches, which are slow and methodical – a match takes place over five days.
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1 month ago | 
techinasia.com | Peter Cowan
Sign up for the Daily Newsletter, sent exclusively to our premium subscribers. We break down the big and messy topics of Asia’s tech and startup community. Get the newsletter in your inbox everyday with a premium subscription. Hello reader,It’s easy to get caught up in the hype when it comes to investing. I’m sure everyone reading this has either bought cryptocurrency at some point or wished they had when the prices surged. AD. Remove this ad space by registering for a free basic account.
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1 month ago | 
techinasia.com | Peter Cowan
Welcome to The Offset! Delivered once a month via email and through the Tech in Asia website, this free newsletter breaks down the biggest stories and trends in greentech. Get it in your email inbox by registering here. Hey there,When it comes to protecting the climate, do the ends justify the means? In some circles, it’s still up for debate whether electric vehicles can in fact drive the planet toward a greener future.
