Saying there are a lot of rich people at the World Economic Forum is like noting that there is a lot of water in the ocean. And where there are millionaires and billionaires, there is also talk of philanthropy. Mobile payments and micro-giving were two of the main themes discussed during a panel on e-philanthropy at Davos.

Matt Dirksen, a partner with Case Design, was the guest on a recent online chat. Here is an edited excerpt.

AirAsia is one of Malaysia’s great success stories. From basically nothing except a few old planes serving a few domestic routes CEO Tony Fernandes has built it into the biggest budget airline in Asia with routes spanning most of Asia and reaching into Australia, NZ and Europe.