Vietnam signals a ‘Finternet’ dawn for Asean
The nation is building the digital foundation of its economic transformation; its neighbours should move too
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SOUTH-EAST Asia is one of the most promising digital frontiers on Earth.
Its Internet economy has grown an estimated 15 per cent a year since the Covid-19 pandemic to surpass US$300 billion in gross merchandise value in 2025. The region’s young, mobile-first population transacts, communicates and increasingly invests entirely through smartphones.
And yet, deeper integration ambitions remain frustratingly incomplete.
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