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Amazon Vietnam growth, buoyed by China, defies global tech slowdown.But 'everybody's struggling' from interest rates, drop in COVID-fueled e-commerce.

Amazon Vietnam growth, buoyed by China, defies global tech slowdown

Fraud-free commerce: Q&A with co-founder and CEO of Forter, Michael Reitblat. Forter develops fraud prevention technology for global online retailers.

Fraud-free commerce: Q&A with co-founder and CEO of Forter, Michael Reitblat

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Indonesia's Blibli seeks to raise up to $528m in local IPO. Pioneer in business-to-consumer e-commerce plans market debut next month.

Indonesia's Blibli seeks to raise up to USD 528m in local IPO

Indonesia&#8217;s Blibli seeks to raise up to USD 528m in local IPO

Future-proofing merchants: Q&A with Kailash Madan, APAC Head of Sales at Primer. Primer develops infrastructure to help merchants manage their entire payments and commerce stack.