E-commerce

Singapore’s Sea sets up AI investment team as part of pivot beyond e-commerce

Sea has been embedding AI in small ways, like through product recommendations and seller tools

Digital payment methods are expected to account for 97% of total e-commerce transactions by 2029, the study has found.

South-east Asia’s e-commerce market to hit nearly US$290 billion by 2029: study

But as digital payments dominate, ‘uneven digital maturity’ is preventing SMEs from capitalising on growth

Formalising the SingPost-Asendia partnership on Thursday (May 7) were (from left): Asendia's head of Asia-Pacific Lionel Berthe; SingPost CEO Mark Chong; Asendia CEO Simon Batt; and SingPost's chief information technology officer Gavin Pathross.

SingPost partners Europe’s Asendia to enhance cross-border e-commerce delivery

Local customers will be able to sell and scale their online retail business in new markets with this tie-up

Shopee continues to lead in market share in South-east Asia, but TikTok Shop is catching up.

South-east Asia e-commerce GMV grows to US$157.6 billion in 2025

Value of goods and services sold on such platforms up by double digits throughout the region, except Indonesia

ICC secretary-general John Denton says that restoring the WTO’s digital trade moratorium must be an immediate priority.

WTO talks end with no deal to extend e-commerce tariff ban

Without an agreement, the prohibition expires at the end of March

Logistics companies are losing grip on demand, service standards and pricing to major e-commerce platforms, eventually leading to just a few large players standing.

Vietnam’s e-commerce last-mile war: Why Ninja Van and LEX bowed out

Next battleground is the race for parcel volumes outside giants like Shopee, TikTok Shop

The change will affect both Amazon and its constellation of third-party vendors, which count on the discounting surge to attract shoppers.

Amazon plans to shift annual Prime Day sale to June from July

The latest change has implications for the company’s financial reporting

The disruption is already complicating inventory replenishment for cross-border sellers serving Gulf consumers, raising the prospect of stockouts if hostilities persist.

Online sellers brace as Gulf logistics grinds to near halt after US-Israel strikes

The region has become an important destination for Chinese and Western e-commerce exporters alike