eCommerce
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The checkout is no longer merely transactional – it’s an essential part of the brand experience
Driving conversions and building a loyal customer base are essential ingredients for long-term sustainable growth. A smooth #ecommerce checkout is an important part of this, but it has not typically been regarded as part of the #brand identity. That’s now changing, with #payments no longer seen as the ‘last stage’ of the customer transaction, but the…
July 5, 2023
Philippine ecommerce marketplace startup Shoppable Business closes $1.15M pre-seed round
Shoppable Business, the Philippines-based business to business (B2B) eCommerce marketplace and technology company, has closed its oversubscribed pre-seed financing round of $1.15 million.
June 20, 2023
Southeast Asia ecommerce achieves $ 99.5B GMV in 2022, says Momentum Works
Southeast Asia Ecommerce achieved $99.5 billion gross merchandises value (GMV) in 2022, 1.8 times that of 2020 - the first year of the pandemic, a report showed Thursday. Momentum Works said in a statement that despite strong headwinds in Southeast Asia’s ecommerce sector in 2022, growth and competition continued.
June 15, 2023
Singapore,eCommerce,TechNode Event,Future of Work,SEA,Malaysia,Social Media
ORIGIN Conference: Planning for Southeast Asia Expansion: Markets and Opportunities
The panelists also shared how their companies are able to expand their businesses regionally, serving their customers with better solutions enabled by the Internet and higher smartphone penetration rate. They also shared their companies’ plans and strategies. They also discussed about the latest trends in their respective industries, how to navigate in the…
June 5, 2023
Lazada unveils eCommerce AI Chatbot LazzieChat in Southest Asia
Singapore-based e-commerce operator Lazada Group has released LazzieChat, the first eCommerce artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot of its kind in Southeast Asia powered by OpenAI ChatGPT technology in Azure OpenAI Service.
May 27, 2023
Softbank-backed Carro reports record EBITDA in FY2023 driven by strong recurring ecosystem ancillaries
Carro, the Singapore-based online used car platform, announced Thursday that it has recorded its best ever full-year positive earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of $4 million for its latest financial year ending March 2023 (FY2023).
May 26, 2023
Indonesia’s Evermos raises $39M funding led by IFC to fuel business expansion
Evermos, an Indonesia-based social commerce platform, has successfully raised $39 million in its Series C funding round. The funding is led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) — a member of the World Bank group — and IFC Emerging Asia Fund, LP, managed by IFC Asset Management Company.
May 26, 2023
Indonesian D2C comestics brand Rosé All Day Cosmetics on track to achieve 6 times surge in revenue
Indonesian direct-to-consumer (D2C) cosmetics brand Rosé All Day Cosmetics (RADC) which has reported a four times increase in annual revenue in 2022, said it is on track to achieve a remarkable six times growth in revenue in 2023.
May 23, 2023
SEA achieves total net income of $87.3M in 1Q as revenue rises
Singapore-based tech conglomerate SEA Limited has achieved a total net income was of $87.3 million in the first quarter, as compared to total net loss of $580.1 million a year ago. The group's first quarter total revenue was $3 billion, up 4.9 percent year-on-year.
May 17, 2023
Indian climate-smart deeptech firm Ecozen raises $30M
April 22, 2024
Indian climate-smart deeptech firm Ecozen raises $30M
April 22, 2024