Context: The purchase of on-demand delivery marketplace Wing.ae could help increase ecommerce’s lagging share of retail sales in the region by improving delivery issues that some see as an ecommerce inhibitor.

Context: Flipkart won a big investment from SoftBank, muscling up for a battle with Amazon, which has made aggressive plans for the market. For SoftBank, the deal is the latest in a string of APAC digital investments.

Context: People in the Netherlands are passionate WhatsApp users, and were among the first to try its new Status feature.

Context: Ghani Kunto, business development director, IlmuOne Data, has observed the digital lifestyles of teens in Indonesia—a country that is itself “going through puberty, still trying to find its identity,” he said. eMarketer’s Dustin Sodano spoke with Kunto about how internet access and social media affect the behaviors of teens in Indonesia.

Context: The Middle East and Africa has the lowest rate of internet usage in the world—but it includes a few countries where penetration is extremely high, such as the United Arab Emirates where more than three-quarters of the population is online. The divide between sub-Saharan Africa and the rest of the region is clear: Internet penetration is nearly twice as high in the Middle East and North Africa.

Context: Mobile app install fraud is a growing issue for many, and especially for Asia-Pacific and Middle Eastern countries who top the list for highest click fraud.