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Andy Jassy Praised Amazon’s Chips; Criticized NVIDIA with a Rare Swipe
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made a rare swipe at NVIDIA by emphasizing his confidence in Amazon’s chips. In his annual letter to shareholders, Andy Jassy virtually challenged…
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- Fintech
MBME Pay Receives Prestigious Payment Service Provider License from the CBUAE
MBME Pay, a wholly owned subsidiary of MBME Group PJSC, has received a “Payment Service Provider” license from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) to conduct merchant…
- Logistics
Xyvoraq Launches Live Dropshipping Platform
Xyvoraq, which develops e-commerce infrastructure solutions, has opened the door to a major transformation in the industry by launching its AI-powered live dropshipping…
- Logistics
E-Commerce and Logistics Demand Is Driving the Packaging Tape Market
The global packaging tape market is gaining momentum alongside the growth of e-commerce and industrial logistics. According to recent reports, demand for sealing and…
- E-Commerce
Cross-Border E-Commerce Has Become a New Growth Engine in Hong Kong; 46% of Exporters Have Expanded Across Borders
Hong Kong exporters are accelerating their shift toward cross-border e-commerce. According to a survey conducted in the first quarter of 2026, 46% of exporters are…
- E-Commerce
Saudi E-Commerce Platform Maison Safqa Secures $620,000 in Pre-Seed Funding
Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Maison Safqa has raised $620,000 in a pre-seed funding round, with participation from 500 Global through the Sanabil MENA 500…
- E-Commerce
Qatar’s E-Commerce in Market Licensing Rules Have Changed; The Physical Storefront Requirement Has Been Removed
A significant regulatory change has been introduced in Qatar’s e-commerce sector. A new licensing model designed to facilitate digital commerce has been put into effect.…
- E-Commerce
India’s E-Commerce Market Expected to Reach $250 Billion by 2030
India’s e-commerce market is undergoing not only quantitative growth but also a structural transformation in the coming years. According to a report by Google and…
- AI
The Data Crisis in E-Commerce Deepens; Brands Are Seeking Solutions in AI
The long-standing notion in the e-commerce world that “data is gold” has now given way to a new problem: the inability to take action within an abundance of data. Recent…
- AI
Mastercard Launches the Era of AI-Powered Payments in ASEAN
Mastercard has taken a significant step to expand AI-powered payment systems in Southeast Asia (ASEAN). The company has rolled out “agentic” transactions meaning…
- Interviews
WIAB: From a Small LinkedIn Community to a Global Amazon Community
Women in Amazon Business (WIAB) was founded after its co-founders, Asha Bhalsod and Hannah Hughes, experienced first-hand the lack of visibility, representation, and…
- Startup
Record Membership Surge at Dubai Chamber of Commerce as 2,709 New Members Joined in March
Despite regional and global challenges, Dubai continues to serve as a base of operations for a large number of companies. Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three…
- Interviews
Financial Architecture for E-Commerce Brands Targeting the U.S. Market: TAM Accounting
The United States (U.S.) is a giant economy that many companies dream of entering. Many companies begin selling successfully, but remain financially mispositioned.…
- E-Commerce
Africa’s Leading Online Fashion Retailer Industrie Africa Is Shutting Down
Industrie Africa, Africa’s leading online multi-brand fashion retailer, is shutting down just five years after its launch. The e-commerce platform, founded in 2018 by…
- Logistics
Amazon Will Increase Logistics Fees by 3.5% Due to Rising Costs
Amazon announced that it will apply an additional 3.5% fuel and logistics charge to fulfillment (storage and shipping) fees for sellers in order to balance rising…
- E-Commerce
New Targets in Türkiye’s E-Export Strategy: Eastern Europe and the Turkic Republics
As the global effects of the war in the Middle East continue to be seen, the Gulf countries, which held an important place in Türkiye’s cross-border e-commerce strategy,…
- E-Commerce
Digital Integration Is Accelerating Among the Turkic States
The contacts held by Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov in Baku revealed that economic and digital integration is accelerating within the Organization of Turkic…
- Interviews
Primis CEO: “We Solve the Black Box of International Logistics”
The increasing complexity in cross-border e-commerce is forcing brands to seek strong solutions not only before the sale but also after the purchase. At this point,…
- E-Commerce
Surprise in the E-Commerce Moratorium: 23 Countries Reached an Agreement Among Themselves!
After World Trade Organization (WTO) members failed to reach an agreement on extending the long-standing e-commerce moratorium, a group of countries agreed among…
- Startup
World Data Organization Officially Established; A New Era Begins for Global Digital Trade and the Data Economy
An important step has been taken for data governance, one of the most critical elements of the global digital economy. The World Data Organization (WDO) was officially…
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