Articles by Shona

Lazada Vs. Zalora – online fashion shopping

LAZADA Lazada is a privately owned company that operates in the Asia pacific region with headquarters based in Singapore. It is a premier online marketplace and a pioneer of ecommerce. The company was founded in…


Popular Messaging Apps in Asia

Wechat Goes Beyond Texting To Paying Bills   WeChat, owned by Tencent Holding, is the dominant mobile messaging app in China and the country’s answer to WhatsApp and Snapchat. The most recent update on WeChat…



Mobile Payments in Asia

Singapore: DBS PayLah DBS PayLah enables users to instantly perform cash transactions using their smart phone devices and allows them to shop online and pay for goods and services at selected merchants. One can transfer…


Peatix Vs Eventbrite Vs EventNook

Peatix PeaTix is a Tokyo based event registration and online ticketing platform which allows event organizers to create, manage, promote and sell tickets of events of all sizes. It has hosted over 50,000 events since…


Kaodim vs. ServisHero

Kaodim and ServisHero are two fast growing Malaysian internet startups that have been established with the purpose of helping customers connect with service professionals in the region. Both companies have remained competitive, although, most likely,…


Most Popular Social Networks in Asia

Today, social networks are an important tool for people to connect to each other. The utilization of these platforms vary, from personal branding, product marketing to creating community groups of people with the same interest….


The Philippines E-Commerce. Lazada vs. OLX vs. Zalora

The Philippines e-commerce landscape is robust, with strong global and local players dominating the market. Filipino mobile and internet use continues to grow at exceedingly high rates, and combined with increasing options for online payment,…



Lalamove / Easyvan

Lalamove began in 2013 in Hong Kong (it was originally called EasyVan.) They are currently one of the leading logistics companies in Asia. Lalamove touts their “groundbreaking mobile and desktop platforms” which helps hundreds of…