Spread of mobility service and Indonesian cashless society
In other words, mobility services in Indonesia became more and more prevalent with no concern for possession of cash or credit cards. It goes without saying that such spread of mobility services accelerated by actualization of e-payment on mobile gadgets has raised the expectation of a cashless society in Indonesia.
As a result, financial environments without coins and bills have been realizing inch by inch. For instance, it is commonly observed that IT-savvy youngsters enjoy full benefits of a cashless society with Go-Jek or Grab on a daily basis.
High Time for Korean Startups to Ride on Digital Fever in Southeast Asia
This could explain why global investment experts have been paying close attention to this area where youngsters covering around half of the overall population are jumping on the brand new era of digital economy.
There are yet pending issues to tackle in startup fever in Southeast Asia. Poor IT infrastructures in non-urban areas, shortage of high-skilled work forces and widespread financial illiteracy have chronically taken roots in most parts of Southeast Asia.
High Time for Korean Startups to Ride on Digital Fever in Southeast Asia
According to an article from the Wall Street Journal, whopping 120,000 online users are newly reported in the region on a daily basis. There is further prediction that 480 million people almost nearing the entire population of the EU (European Union) will be accessed to internet in Southeast Asia by 2020.
This could explain why global investment experts have been paying close attention to this area where youngsters covering around half of the overall population are jumping on the brand new era of digital economy. There are yet pending issues to tackle in startup fever in Southeast Asia. Poor IT infrastructures in non-urban areas, shortage of high-skilled work forces and widespread financial illiteracy have chronically taken roots in most parts of Southeast Asia.
