> but it exists because the government wants a centralized place to control digital activity
Speaking as someone who witnessed them from 0 to everything - it really has not much to do with that.
It has to do with how fast mobile payment swept through the country to be the connecting factor for all online services and it has to do with how easy it was and is for big players to out compete or swallow small innovators and harvest their innovations.
Speaking as someone who witnessed them from 0 to everything - it really has not much to do with that.
It has to do with how fast mobile payment swept through the country to be the connecting factor for all online services and it has to do with how easy it was and is for big players to out compete or swallow small innovators and harvest their innovations.