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Network International, one of the leading fintech companies in the Middle East and Africa, has become the first payment platform to support regulated Stablecoin payments…
Fast-growing e-commerce logistics startup Stord announced the acquisition of Shipwire, an AI-powered fulfillment platform from CEVA Logistics. The deal, completed on…
The European Union officially ended the central Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform. In addition, it published revised rules on alternative dispute resolution that…
Asos announced that it had launched a new returns transparency tool in the United Kingdom that provides customers with clearer information on how their return behavior…
Alibaba Group Holding intensified competition in China’s food and local services market by offering artificial intelligence–powered tools that would help restaurants…
Chinese companies expanded their operations in Dubai’s free trade zones throughout 2025 in order to overcome rising trade barriers and access new international markets.…
Online retail entered 2026 shaped by economic pressures, changing consumer habits, and rapid developments in artificial intelligence throughout 2025. As retailers left…
The World Customs Organization published a trilingual report praising Dubai Customs’ cross-border e-commerce platform and recognizing it as a global reference point for…
Noon successfully carried out its first autonomous drone delivery operation in Liwa, located in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra Region, in cooperation with Lodd Autonomous.
According to new forecasts published by the Asian Development Bank, Azerbaijan’s e-commerce market is expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, with revenues…
Burak Yalım writes… 2025 was not the year e-commerce slowed down — it was the year it became harder. Behind the growth headlines, the ecosystem faced rising costs,…
Ethiopia’s national postal service, Ethiopost, implemented two major digital services aimed at modernizing mail delivery and supporting small businesses. Ethiopost put…
Keeta, the international on-demand food delivery platform backed by Chinese technology group Meituan, completed its nationwide rollout across all seven emirates of the…
Hepsiburada CEO Nilhan Onal Gökcetekin will hand over her role as of July 1, 2026. Hepsiburada Chairman of the Board Mikheil Lomtadze said, “We have decided to build…
Amazon halted its commercial drone delivery plans in Italy after concluding that the broader regulatory environment in the country did not support the program’s…
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang announced a compensation program exceeding $1.17 billion following a large-scale customer data breach that affected tens of…
The ‘de minimis’ exemption, which ended in August in the U.S., has led to significant changes for international shipments. The end of the exemption has impacted…
Wedbush Securities forecasts that 2026 will be a decisive year for consumer internet companies, with the gap between winners and losers widening. The firm states that…
UAE Government, children to digital risks protect and technology’s responsible and safe usage to encourage aiming a Child Digital Safety subject Federal Decree Law…
A major robbery at JD.com’s warehouse in Paris has left the Chinese e-commerce giant in a difficult situation. Thieves stole over 50,000 products, including smartphones,…
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