{"id":10357,"date":"2025-12-30T18:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T10:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eber.co\/?page_id=10357"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T08:08:14","slug":"how-southeast-asias-spending-habits-are-shaping-commerce-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eber.co\/the-eber-show\/how-southeast-asias-spending-habits-are-shaping-commerce-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"How Southeast Asia\u2019s Spending Habits Are Shaping Commerce in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10357\" class=\"elementor elementor-10357\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecab680 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecab680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2c7f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee2c7f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c00fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78c00fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2bd8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6c2bd8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=dE9QxyGnQHY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d1f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2d1f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Eber Show<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f42a83a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f42a83a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Southeast Asia\u2019s Spending Habits Reveal About the Future of Commerce<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b57a51f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b57a51f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"298\">The way people pay is changing fast.<\/p><p data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"539\">Across Southeast Asia, digital wallets, QR payments, and pay-later options are reshaping how consumers decide, spend, and return. Payment behaviour has quietly become one of the strongest signals of trust, convenience, and long-term value.<\/p><p data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"758\">In this Case Files episode, we sit down with <strong data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"627\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">HitPay<\/span><\/span><\/strong> to unpack what real transaction patterns across Malaysia and Singapore reveal about consumer behaviour and the future of commerce.<\/p><p data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"957\">If you\u2019re building growth in retail, F&amp;B, or digital-first businesses, this episode offers a grounded look at how <strong data-start=\"874\" data-end=\"956\">payment choices are becoming a leading indicator of loyalty and lifetime value<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/><strong data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1003\">Guest<\/strong><br data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1006\" \/>Aditya Haripurkar<br data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1026\" \/>Co-Founder &amp; CEO, HitPay<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77cf6af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77cf6af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you\u2019ll learn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef2b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef2b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"2069\"><li data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1733\"><p data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1733\"><strong data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1624\">How payment behaviour reveals consumer intent<\/strong><br data-start=\"1624\" data-end=\"1627\" \/>What wallets, QR, and pay-later choices tell us about trust, convenience, and repeat purchase potential.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1735\" data-end=\"1897\"><p data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1897\"><strong data-start=\"1737\" data-end=\"1787\">Key differences between Malaysia and Singapore<\/strong><br data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1790\" \/>How spending and payment habits vary across markets, and what that means for brands operating regionally.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"2069\"><p data-start=\"1901\" data-end=\"2069\"><strong data-start=\"1901\" data-end=\"1964\">What checkout data signals about loyalty and lifetime value<\/strong><br data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"1967\" \/>How brands can read behavioural cues at payment to better understand retention and long-term growth.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dE9QxyGnQHY The Eber Show What Southeast Asia\u2019s Spending Habits Reveal About the Future of Commerce The way people pay is changing fast. 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