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Corporate responsibility and the trust challenge in the age of AI
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (988+ words) In its 2025 Sustainability Report, fintech firm Ant International shares progresses on its 6T framework linking cross-border payments, versatile agentic solutions, SME access and stronger safeguards to support a more inclusive AI economy AS ARTIFICIAL intelligence rewrites the rules of e-commerce, the…...
Vietnam’s e-commerce last-mile war: Why Ninja Van and LEX bowed out
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (170+ words) The next battleground is the race for parcel volumes outside giants like Shopee, TikTok Shop Read more at The Business Times. Vietnam’s e-commerce last-mile war: Why Ninja Van and LEX bowed out Next battleground is the race for parcel volumes…...
Livestream shopping is transforming how young people shop
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (1040+ words) [SINGAPORE] Back in January, while Singaporeans flocked to malls to pick out their newest Chinese New Year outfits, Joyce R turned to TikTok livestreams instead. She wasn’t alone – hundreds of comments filled the live chat, asking the host questions about…...
Human insight meets AI: The rise of systematic investing
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (164+ words) IN THE fast-paced world of finance, the image of a seasoned investor poring over pages of company annual reports is rapidly giving way to a new reality. We are standing on the precipice of an investment revolution, where artificial intelligence…...
Sea CEO Forrest Li sees path to US$1 trillion market cap with help of AI
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (487+ words) But the company is battling deep-pocketed global challengers, including TikTok Shop and Lazada SEA founder Forrest Li told employees that a trillion-dollar market capitalisation – an increase of about 10 times – is possible as the South-east Asia e-commerce leader joins tech companies…...
New architecture for international payments is foundational for global growth
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (1123+ words) To realise this vision, interoperability across multiple technology platforms and networks is essential INTERNATIONAL payments are the essential lifeblood of the global economy. They enable the seamless flow of goods, services and capital across borders, ultimately benefiting businesses, consumers and…...
Indonesia’s new e-commerce tax mechanism: Who pays, who loses and what it means for online shopping
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1043+ words) The new regulation will apply from Aug 1 [JAKARTA] Indonesia will require major e-commerce platforms to collect income tax directly from millions of online sellers from Aug 1, as the government steps up efforts to bring its rapidly expanding digital economy into…...
“Not just a change in furniture but a new lifestyle”: How furniture retailers are tackling challenges
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1172+ words) Industry players are branching into new products or businesses and leveraging different platforms [SINGAPORE] High rental costs, manpower shortages, intense competition and shifting consumer behaviour. You could say the difficulties facing the local furniture industry are no different from those…...
UK lags rivals in curbing influx of cheap parcels from China
3+ mon, 20+ hour ago (818+ words) Low-value imports to the UK tripled between 2021 and 2024 MORE cheap parcels exported from China are flowing into the UK than rival European economies, undermining British retailers that want the government to accelerate a promised crackdown. Chinese export data shows US…...
SingPost partners Europe’s Asendia to enhance cross-border e-commerce delivery
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (680+ words) Local customers will be able to sell and scale their online retail business across new markets [SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) entered into a strategic partnership with European cross-border e-commerce and mail solutions provider Asendia on Thursday (May 7). The partnership aims…...