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Didi, a Chinese mobility platform, connects riders to taxis, private cars, and ride-sharing options, integrating AI-driven route optimization.

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Social commerce sees boom in Indonesia thanks to rural users. Super and Evermos are growing quickly in Indonesia's tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

Social commerce sees boom in Indonesia thanks to rural users

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Pakistani e-commerce logistics startup Rider raises USD 2.3 million seed round. Rider offers last-mile delivery services to e-commerce retailers.

Pakistani e-commerce logistics startup Rider raises USD 2.3 million seed round

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India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

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During the ongoing Indian festive season, local D2C brands are expecting a further surge in revenues.

India's D2C brands ride high on VC support and digital adoption

India&#8217;s D2C brands ride high on VC support and digital adoption

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Fraudsters are ready to hit the year-end shopping season, here's how to avoid them. More online shoppers means more opportunities for scammers.

Fraudsters are ready to hit the year-end shopping season, here's how to avoid them

Fraudsters are ready to hit the year-end shopping season, here&#8217;s how to avoid them

Sea Group operates digital entertainment (Garena), e-commerce (Shopee), and fintech (SeaMoney) platforms across Southeast Asia.

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Shopee, a Southeast Asian online marketplace, features interactive shopping, flash deals, and localized payment options.

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Shopee enters France, Spain, and Poland in aggressive European expansion. Shopee is already the top shopping app in Poland and Spain among Android users.

Shopee enters France, Spain, and Poland in aggressive European expansion

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

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Smaller cities—tier 2 and beyond—contributed to about 61% of all the online shoppers during the first leg of festive sales.

Flipkart leads festive season sales, while Amazon sinks deeper into controversy in India

Bukalapak, an Indonesian marketplace, empowers small merchants and connects consumers with diverse products online.

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Gojek, an Indonesian superapp, covers on-demand rides, food delivery, and financial services, enriching daily urban life.

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Grab, a Southeast Asian superapp, provides ride-hailing, food delivery, and mobile payments, connecting millions to on-demand services.

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Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

Super apps race to digitize Indonesia’s MSMEs with new initiatives. Tech giants are supporting MSMEs and bringing more customers into their ecosystems.

Super apps race to digitize Indonesia’s MSMEs with new initiatives

Swiggy’s Indian delivery network offers food, groceries, and convenience items, catering to busy urban lifestyles.

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Swiggy Bazaar will face tough competition from incumbents like SoftBank-backed Meesho, InMobi-owned Shop101, Korea Investment Partners-backed GlowRoad, and Tiger Global-backed DealShare.

Indian food delivery giant Swiggy plans to venture into social commerce space: Report

Pandemic turns Vietnam's condos into flourishing marketplaces. Social media connects buyers to trusted merchants inside their own community.

Pandemic turns Vietnam's condos into flourishing marketplaces

Pandemic turns Vietnam&#8217;s condos into flourishing marketplaces

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