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E-commerce

Telcos, Media & Tech

Walmart partners with OpenAI to offer shopping on ChatGPT

The pilot will evaluate how UPI can be used to enable AI agents to autonomously complete transactions in a safe, secure, and user-controlled manner.
International

India rolls out pilot for e-commerce payments via ChatGPT

Stiff competition is taking a toll on profitability for the major platforms in China's instant-commerce market.
Wealth & Investing

The next frontier in China’s instant commerce: speed, quality and synergy

OKX
Crypto & Alternative Assets

OKX Singapore launches stablecoin payments at GrabPay merchants

AliExpress is rolling out the new initiative in the hope of attracting more customers and boosting sales in key markets including Europe and Latin America.
Telcos, Media & Tech

AliExpress tries to draw brands on Amazon: sources

About 300 items – most of them under the 365 by Whole Foods Market label – will be available on Tuesday (Sep 23) for Singapore shoppers.
Consumer & Healthcare

Amazon introduces Whole Foods 365 line to Singapore in brand test

After laying off 12% of its employees in the city-state in August, Ninja Van is reportedly in talks to raise US$80 million.
Tech in AsiaASEAN Business

Is it time for Ninja Van to quit e-commerce logistics?

E-commerce could be what brands need amid rising rents.
Columns
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Amid rising rents in South-east Asia, brands could see a renaissance from e-commerce

Jack Ma’s comeback has long been awaited as a signal that the country’s previously freewheeling tech sector is returning to favour in Beijing.
International

Jack Ma returns with a vengeance to ‘Make Alibaba Great Again’

Alibaba and Meituan are among the prominent tech companies in China locked in a bitter battle for market share in “instant retail”, flooding consumers with discounts and coupons in the booming one-hour delivery segment.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Alibaba mapping app steps into local business rankings, intensifying competition

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