In India, the shift from cash to digital payments has been remarkable over the past decade. A KPMG analysis reveals that the number of merchants accepting digital payment methods has skyrocketed from 1.5 million in 2016–17 to over 10 million in just two to three years. It is projected that digital payments will account for 71.7 percent of all payments by 2025. Read More »

The Esports industry is on a relentless upward trajectory, with revenue projected to hit an impressive US$3.96 billion in 2023. What's even more exciting is the expected annual growth rate of 8.21% from 2023 to 2027, which will propel the market to a staggering US$5.43 billion in just four years. Read More »

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Elon Musk’s proposed takeover of Twitter has ruffled many feathers among professional commentators. “Musk is the wrong leader for Twitter’s vital mission,” read one Bloomberg headline. The network also insisted, “Nothing in the Tesla CEO’s track record suggests he will be a careful steward of an important media property.” “Elon Musk is the last person who should take over Twitter,” wrote Max Boot in The Washington Post, explaining that “[h]e seems to believe that on social media anything goes. For democracy to survive, we need more content moderation, not less.” The irony of outlets owned by Michael Bloomberg and Jeff Bezos warning of the dangers of permitting a billionaire oligarch to control our media was barely commented upon. Read More »