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CashKaro has launched another platform called EarnKaro. NewsKorea Investment Partners leads USD 10 million round in Indian cashback startup CashKaro3 mins read
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The “apps inside WeChat” opened the e-commerce possibility for China’s No.1 chatting and social media app. NewsKEY STAT | WeChat mini program overtakes Meituan as fourth largest transaction platform in China1 min read
Haokan, which is similar to Baidu’s Xigua, had 110 million daily active users as of last November. NewsHead of ByteDance’s Xigua app joins Baidu-owned short video platform1 min read
There are about 3.5 million small neighborhood shops, known as warungs, in Indonesia. VideosVideo | Here’s how Indonesia’s mom-and-pop shops are going digital1 min read
Weishi launched its Chinese Farmers’ Harvest Festival Shopping Season in a bid to get more farmers selling their produce on the the platform. NewsFarm-to-home shopping takes root on Tencent’s Weishi short video platform2 mins read
The e-commerce giant is hitting its growth glass ceiling in domestic market. NewsKEY STAT | Alibaba wants to serve 2 billion consumers globally by 20361 min read
Will super apps like Grab and Gojek implement the same strategy of do-everything platforms like WeChat and Alipay? InsightsShould Southeast Asian super apps follow the same route as their Chinese peers?6 mins read
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