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E-commerce firms in SEA shift focus to customer engagement
Customer acquisition is no longer the primary focus for e-commerce firms in Southeast Asia as markets mature. Now it’s about customer retention and loyalty. Read more…
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TikTok tests e-commerce integration in Southeast Asia
TikTok is trialling e-commerce integrations in various geographical locations, allowing ByteDance to take advantage of this key opportunity. Read more…
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Southeast Asia startups are bracing for more layoffs
Startups in Southeast Asia are bracing for more layoffs in the shaky economic climate as the focus shifts from growth to profitability. Read more…
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Digital payments are rising in ASEAN but profits remain elusive
Digital payments are increasingly popular in Southeast Asia, but banks and fintechs aren’t seeing a corresponding increase in revenues. Read more…
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Square Peg raises $550m fund, keen to throw a lot of it at SEA startups
Square Peg is raising $550 million to expand its commitment to back startups, with a growing focus on Southeast Asia’s booming tech markets. Read more…
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Walled-garden super apps are not the future, warns Lazada CEO
Lazada CEO Chun Li says digital companies in SEA should steer away from creating walled-garden super apps, as this discourages competition. Read more…
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AWS adds Local Zones in Southeast Asia and elsewhere
AWS is adding 32 new AWS Local Zones outside of the US, including the first AWS Local Zones for Southeast Asia: Manila, Hanoi and Bangkok. Read more…
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Remote healthcare heats up in SEA and Foxconn plans to cash in
Foxconn plans to enter the Southeast Asian digital healthcare device market by 2023 via its upcoming remote healthcare monitoring platform. Read more…
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Kaspersky forecasts cybercrime wave across Southeast Asia in 2022
Seven in 10 Southeast Asians will be targeted by cybercriminals this year, according to a new report by Kaspersky Lab. Read more…
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Moving the needle on tech diplomacy in Southeast Asia
In what seems to be steps toward tech diplomacy, Biden administration officials have made multiple trips to Southeast Asia in the last year. Read more…
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Watch out for these Southeast Asia tech trends in 2022
Southeast Asia tech trends take hold as tech companies become more prevalent and tech-focused millennials begin to make their mark on society. Read more…
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Southeast Asia unicorn valuations are getting crazy, says VC firm
Valuations of Southeast Asia startups like Grab have become irrational due to heavy capital inflows from global investors, says Golden Gate Read more…
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SE Asia unicorn Grab lists on Nasdaq after successful SPAC merger
Grab officially lists on Nasdaq as a merged entity with SPAC Altimeter Growth, giving US investors a new chance to invest in Southeast Asia. Read more…
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Who dominates e-commerce markets in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam?
It’s evident that Southeast Asia’s e-commerce landscape has been on a steady growth, but who dominates in the key Southeast Asia markets. Read more…
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Thailand leads Southeast Asia IPO boom with $4.2b in 2021 so far
Thailand was the biggest generator of IPO activity in SEA for the first 10.5 months of 2021 as more digital and tech companies go public. Read more…
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Tech, telcos drive record value growth for Southeast Asia M&As in 2021
Maturing tech start-ups and telco companies are driving M&A growth in Southeast Asia, with values up to September 3x those for all of 2020. Read more…
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Southeast Asia fintechs break funding record with $3.5b so far this year
Southeast Asia emerges as a hot fintech market, with total fintech investment in the region rising over 3x in the last nine months: report Read more…
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E-commerce to drive SEA internet economy past $1 trillion by 2030
Southeast Asia’s internet economy is forecast to reach $1 trillion by 2030, as more people take up online shopping and food delivery: report Read more…
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Southeast Asian nations speeding up plans to transmit renewable energy
Southeast Asian nations are speeding up their plans to transmit renewable energy through a proposed regional power grid. Read more…
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Investment bankers in hiring spree amid SE Asia’s increasing tech deals
Investment bankers are now eyeing Southeast Asia and its increasing number of high-value tech deals and digital adoption over the last year. Read more…