There has never been a better time to set shop in Southeast Asia. The internet economy is BOOMING, and HOW! Some numbers. The obvious comparison here is India with 1.3 billion people. SEA has 650 million people, but heavily transact on the internet. [THREAD]

Had to miss #Money2020 this year. Here’s my sense for this year’s trends: 1) Infrastructure is on the rise 2) The great rebundling 3) Alternative business models (subscriptions + B2B2C) 4) Every co is becoming a fintech company 5) Largest fintech cos are going full stack and 🌎

fintechnews.sg/34071/fintech/… See you tomorrow at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2019! We have two booths waiting for you at Hall 4!

Ended day 1 of #SGFinTechFest bagging the 2nd place for the ASEAN SME Fintech Awards! Congratulations to all the winners! #openbanking #financialinclusion #thisisbrankas

Fintechs point to institutional resistance for open banking @BrankasBetter CEO Todd Schweitzer hubs.ly/H0lPfcl0 [large Asian banks protecting legacy assets, smaller banks see the growth opportunity] #openbanking

My annual tradition 🎊 Here’s a list of all the coolest things I learned this year. WARNING: I didn’t hold back. There’s so much stuff in here. Enjoy! perell.com/blog/2019/12/1…

Bangkok Bank Pcl agreed to buy 89.1% of Indonesia’s PT Bank Permata for $2.67 billion in the first major purchase of an overseas lender by a Thai bank bloom.bg/34aZnst

Inside the Taal Volcano Main Crater taken on January 12, 2020. The eruption was captured by PHIVOLCS IP camera at 5-minute interval from 1 PM to 3 PM. #HandaAngMayAlam #TaalVolcano #TaalEruption2020

Looking for good Asia-focused podcasts on business and technology — please share what you listen to 🎧

📩 New tech journal, Southeast Asia focus with allstars Jon Russell Nadine 🌏 🇩🇪🇮🇩 Jum Balea

Become a better communicator overnight: - Replace every “but” you can with an “and” - Never start a sentence with “no” or “disagree” - Only give feedback if there’s a chance it will be implemented - Tell people you will be late before you are late - Bias to overcommunicating

To everyone who is looking at exits in fintech and thinking overnight success: Radius Bank: 33 years old E-trade: 38 years old Credit Karma: 13 years old CardWorks: 33 years old Plaid: 7 years old Think long-term.

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nice summary of the SE Asia tech oppty from Brian Ma, launching new accelerator 📱350m internet users (mobile first) 💸$100b online economy 🏦 Fintech explosion, esp un/underbanked ↪️ Founders returning home to build new co's ⚖️Govt startup support iterative.vc/posts/se-asia-…

There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen. — VI Lenin, e-commerce analyst

Join @SoniaBashirK @SmitaAggarwal Tilman Ehrbeck and @ToddSchweitzer for a discussion about the latest global trends in #fintech, opportunities within Bangladesh as well as the lessons from other Asian countries that Bangladesh can benefit from.

There are now 10M+ developer accounts on Twilio, up 5x in the last 10 quarters. The long tail of the enterprise software market is much much bigger than imagined.

Starting today, people across India will be able to send money through WhatsApp 💸 This secure payments experience makes transferring money just as easy as sending a message.

We kicked off 2021 with this year's 1st exclusive #webinar for the BEENEXT Founder Circle on '#AllAboutEffectiveRemoteTeams' w/h Todd Schweitzer, Tulika Tripathi & Sundeep Sahi. Chinmaya How do you manage your #remoteteams & what are your top challenges?