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Keppel Logistics subsidiary UrbanFox expands to Vietnam and Malaysia
SINGAPORE (Aug 20): Logistics and e-commerce solutions provider UrbanFox, a subsidiary of Keppel Logistics, is enlarging its Southeast Asia footprint.
August 20, 2019
Tech
How Shopify turned a reality TV star into a billionaire
SINGAPORE (Aug 5): Who was the youngest person ever to become a billionaire? Here’s a clue: Forget Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs who started software or internet firms from their university dorm room or their parents’ garage. Last year, Kylie J
August 05, 2019
Tech
How Shopify turned a reality TV star into a billionaire
SINGAPORE (Aug 5): Who was the youngest person ever to become a billionaire? Here’s a clue: Forget Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs who started software or internet firms from their university dorm room or their parents’ garage. Last year, Kylie J
August 02, 2019
Deals, joint ventures & alliances
Synagie partners Malaysian government to accelerate e-commerce
SINGAPORE (June 24): Synagie Corporation, which assists brands execute their e-commerce strategies using its cloud-based platform, is in a partnership with the Malaysian government to accelerate e-commerce adoption and drive cross-border e-commerce.
June 24, 2019
Deals, joint ventures & alliances
Synagie inks deal with China's Weimob to help Southeast Asian SMEs penetrate China's e-commerce market
SINGAPORE (June 10): Synagie Corporation, the e-commerce enabler, announced that it has signed an agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Weimob to offer its integrated cross-border e-commerce and advertising solutions that will help SMEs in Southeast
June 10, 2019
Disruption and Digitalisation
DBS helps SMEs in the retail and F&B sectors reduce cost of managing cash
SINGAPORE (June 4): DBS says that digital transactions from its SME customers have increased by 70%, while transaction value has increased by 25%, since the bank launched DBS MAX, Singapore’s first mobile-based QR payment collection solution four months
June 04, 2019
Deals, joint ventures & alliances
Synagie to assist in managing online sales for Samsonite
SINGAPORE (May 6): Synagie Corporation, the e-commerce enabler, has agreed to help Samsonite international, manage the online sales of Samsonite International’s brands, marking the group’s foray into the travel and lifestyle e-commerce sector.
May 06, 2019
Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy
ShopBack raises US$45 mil in latest funding round
SINGAPORE (Apr 10): ShopBack, the rewards and discovery platform, has secured US$45 million ($60.9 million) in its latest funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to US$83 million.
April 10, 2019
Deals, joint ventures & alliances
Synagie eyes Vietnam e-commerce market expansion with new brand partner
SINGAPORE (Apr 4): Synagie Corporation has announced expansion plans to Vietnam’s e-commerce market by signing one of the world’s biggest luxury beauty companies as its first brand partner to use Synagie’s e-commerce enablement solutions to help the
April 04, 2019
SingPost to divest loss-making US subsidiaries amid strategic review
SINGAPORE (April 4): Singapore Post Limited (SingPost) has announced its intentions to sell its controlling stakes in US e-commerce businesses, Jagged Peak and Trade Global, as part of its strategic review.
April 04, 2019