How An App From Southeast Asia Is Helping People Find Love Online

For singles in Southeast Asia, finding love online has been historically frowned upon. While our unmarried peers across the globe have found matches on OkCupid and Match.com for more than a decade, cultural norms and lingering stigmas have kept Asian dating rituals firmly in the past. Yet, the recent emergence of new developer tools, including those that reduce mobile app account details to a phone number, is facilitating more discreet access to dating platforms throughout Singapore, Taiwan and other parts of Southeast Asia. An eager market has responded, and millions of people are finding dates -- and sometimes a lasting partner -- as a result. Paktor is one such popular mobile option for singles throughout the region.