eCommerce

Singapore’s eCommerce web design agency Verz Design raises $2M in Series A round

Verz Design, a Singapore-based web design agency and digital solutions agency, has on Tuesday announced that it has secured a $2 million investment from Meetsocial, a China-based digital marketing firm.

Apple launches ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ service in US

Apple's launch of BNPL service came at a time when some see the hype around BNPL is fading. During or even before the pandemic, BNPL has seen strong growth in Europe, United States, Australia and Southeast Asia, although it is starting to stir concerns among regulators that it could cause youngsters, who are often seen as financially naive, to overspend and…

Alibaba to host conference call on Thursday to discuss split plans – report

It was reported that Alibaba intends to split its operations into six standalone units, each managed by a different chief executive.

Sea’s revenue rises 25.1% year-on-year to $12.4B in 2022

Sea Limited, Singapore-based e-commerce giant, said Tuesday that its revenue rose 25.1 percent year on year to $12.4 billion in 2022, underpinned by e-commerce growth.

Grab retires $600M in 2026 debt with extra cash – report

The Singapore-based ride-hailing and delivery company completed the transaction last week, bringing its debt under an outstanding term loan to $517 million, down from the previous balance of $1.117 billion. Grab also has about $200 million in other bank debt.

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Grab has liquidity to drive operations, says S&P Global Ratings

The stable rating outlook on Grab reflects S&P Global Ratings' view that the company will maintain sufficient liquidity to tide it through until it reaches positive EBITDA and cash flow by 2025.

Carousell integrates Laku6 team, AI-first diagnostics technology to drive mobile recommerce expansion across Greater Southeast Asia

Carousell Group, the Singapore-based multi-category platform for secondhand, has integrated the Laku6 team's expertise and proprietary artificial intelligence (AI)-first diagnostic technology with Carousell Group's tens of millions of monthly active users across Greater Southeast Asia to launch new features to make selling and buying secondhand electronics…

China’s JD.com to shut e-commerce sites in Indonesia, Thailand – report

JD.com is China’s largest online retailer and its biggest overall retailer, as well as the country’s biggest Internet company by revenue.

Shopee’s parent firm Sea to increase investment in Malaysia

Sea Ltd,a Singaporean global consumer internet company, through its e-commerce platform Shopee, has committed to expand its investments in Malaysia. SEA's proposed expansion plans in Malaysia involving the setting up of cloudservices, data hosting and processing, as well as new logistics e-commerce warehouse.