E-Commerce
Chinese Firms Solidify Grip on Southeast Asia Online Shopping
Chinese e-commerce players are rapidly gaining dominance in Southeast Asia’s online retail space, according to a recent report by Bain & Company.
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- Startup
Bill Gates’ Daughter Launches AI Shopping Startup with $8 M Funding
Phoebe Gates, daughter of Bill Gates, has launched a new artificial-intelligence-driven fashion-e-commerce startup called Phia, which recently secured USD 8 million in…
- E-Commerce
PayPal to Embed Digital Wallet in ChatGPT via OpenAI Partnership
PayPal Holdings announced a landmark partnership with OpenAI to integrate its digital wallet into the ChatGPT platform, enabling users to make purchases directly through…
- Startup
noon and Jahez Join Forces in Saudi Quick-Commerce Push
Saudi-based on-demand platforms noon and Jahez announced a strategic partnership on 30 October 2025, aimed at combining noon’s quick-commerce infrastructure with Jahez’s…
- Startup
Family Offices Brace for Slower Growth, Higher Risks
Global family offices are tempering their expectations amid rising economic headwinds, according to a recent survey by RBC Wealth Management and Campden Wealth.
- AI
Saudi Family Office Boosts Backing of AI-Driven Venture Capital
A Saudi Arabia-based family office, KBW Ventures, is significantly increasing its investments in growth-stage venture capital and AI-centred companies as private equity…
- Startup
Ooredoo Group Partners with Aduna to Enable Telecom APIs Across MENA
Ooredoo Group has announced a strategic partnership with Aduna, a global aggregator of network application-programming interfaces (APIs), to make Ooredoo’s telecom API…
- AI
AI-Driven Shopping Arrives in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is stepping into a new era of retail as generative artificial intelligence begins to reshape consumer behaviour and merchant operations.
- AI
Deloitte Middle East Launches Oracle AI Agents Centre for Autonomous Systems
Deloitte Middle East has introduced its new Centre of Excellence for Oracle AI Agents, a specialised innovation hub designed to accelerate the deployment of “agentic AI”…
- Startup
Türkiye Restricts Import of High-Risk Goods via E-Commerce Channels
Türkiye has introduced new restrictions on the import of certain “high-risk” products arriving through e-commerce channels such as postal shipments and express couriers.
- E-Commerce
Doha Bank and PayTabs Partner to Boost Qatar’s Digital Commerce
Doha Bank, one of Qatar’s leading commercial banks, has entered a strategic partnership with PayTabs Group, a prominent payments-orchestration solutions provider in the…
- E-Commerce
ChatGPT Traffic Underperforms Google in E-commerce Study
New research analysing 973 e-commerce websites with combined annual revenues of about US$20 billion finds that referral traffic from ChatGPT significantly underperforms…
- E-Commerce
103 Million Orders Delivered in Saudi Arabia in 3Q 2025
The Transport General Authority (TGA) of Saudi Arabia announced that more than 103 million delivery orders were executed in the Kingdom during the third quarter of 2025,…
- Startup
Amazon Launches 15-Minute Delivery in UAE
Amazon has introduced an ultra-fast delivery service in the United Arab Emirates promising orders to arrive within 15 minutes, marking a major shift in the country’s…
- AI
Amazon Introduces “Help Me Decide” AI Tool for Shoppers
Amazon has launched a new AI-powered feature called “Help Me Decide” on its shopping platform, aimed at simplifying decision-making for users browsing multiple similar…
- AI
Alibaba Launches AI Chatbot to Boost Consumer Reach
Alibaba Group has launched a new artificial-intelligence chat assistant service integrated into its Quark app, marking a renewed push into the consumer space as the…
- E-Commerce
MercadoLibre to Sell Casas Bahia Products in Brazil Partnership
MercadoLibre, Latin America’s leading e-commerce firm, announced a long-term commercial partnership with Brazilian retailer Casas Bahia, under which Casas Bahia’s…
- E-Commerce
Australian Retailers Under Pressure from Temu & Shein Surge
Traditional Australian retailers are experiencing significant sales declines as ultra-low-cost, fast-delivery Chinese e-commerce platforms Temu and Shein rapidly gain…
- Startup
TikTok Revolutionises Shopping Journey in MENA
A new study released by TikTok reveals a paradigm shift in how consumers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) discover and purchase products.
- E-Commerce
Amazon Develops Smart Glasses for Delivery Drivers
Amazon is developing smart-glasses technology to enable its delivery associates to work hands-free, enhance safety, and streamline the last-mile experience, according to…
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