Search results for "E-commerce"

Peer-to-peer lending

Why e-commerce firms could replace banks as the region’s leading lenders

The simultaneous rise of peer-to-peer lending and big data could drastically change the region's banking industry
By Euan Black

Chinese e-commerce hegemon Alibaba sets its sights on Southeast Asia

With Alibaba’s recent investment of $1 billion in the Singapore e-commerce startup Lazada, is the Chinese e-commerce giant looking to dominate the Southeast Asian market?
By Jennifer Meszaros

E-commerce: Say it with social gifting

Given the growing penetration of smartphones, social networks and the advancements of mobile payment technology in Southeast Asia, social gifting could be about to take the region by storm, according to Brian Riley of CEB TowerGroup, a consumer financial monitor. Warm tidings: Heinz’s ‘Get Well Soup’ campaign allowed users…
By Southeast Asia Globe

Emerging digital technology, alternative data and financial inclusion in Cambodia

New financial technologies could open the door to financial inclusion and provide people across Cambodia with greater access to capital. As banks in Cambodia look to the future, Credit Bureau Cambodia plays a critical role in providing financial data infrastructure, thus enabling the move toward financial inclusion
By Stew Post

Economic trade

Proposed special economic zone could strengthen special Singapore – Malaysia ties

A proposed economic region between Singapore and Malaysian state Johor aims to improve trade links between the two countries, with a focus on renewable energy
By Amanda Oon

Cyberspace

Stopping the scroll: Vietnam threatens TikTok ban

Hanoi has launched an unusually thorough probe of the video-sharing platform's local operations. As authorities brand the app a social ill, concerns loom over both domestic speech restrictions and sovereignty issues with China
By Govi Snell

Analysis

What Thailand wants from the APEC meeting

As the Kingdom gears up for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Thailand considers its opportunities in the face of changing global events
By Mark S. Cogan

Editorial

 Drug rehab, traditional markets, charcoal culture

Vietnam's draconian rehab centres, Cambodia's modernising markets, Malaysia's enduring charcoal industry
By Chia Chi Hsu

Opinion

Traditional markets are a pillar for Cambodia’s social cohesion

Traditional markets are a vibrant business hub and an important part of the Phnom Penh's identity. But rapid modernisation and changes in retail habits in the Kingdom's capital are putting them at risk
By Keithya Oung Ty

Sexual health

How Southeast Asia’s sex toy companies are reimagining sex ed

A slew of sexual wellness startups are pushing conversations about pleasure, but experts question whether they’re fit for the job
By Fiona Kelliher

Opinion

Protesters and media platforms must evolve to protect political speech in Thailand

Mass mobilisation and political protest in the Kingdom are held back by a digital and authoritarian impasse
By Mark S. Cogan

Food

Lab-grown meat has sparked Singapore’s appetite for alternative proteins

A global lead in approving cultivated chicken has fed a hungry economic market fuelled by food security concerns
By Amanda Oon