Search results for Ecommerce In Southeast Asia 2026

Everything You Need to Know About Southeast Asia Payment Methods in 2026

We often group the Southeast Asian region under one label when talking about the countries casually: SEAblings. But each country has its own unique identity, which transcends to ho...

GCash dominates in ecommerce payments for 2026

What do you need to know: The Philippine e-commerce market has hit Php 2.1 trillion in 2026, driven by 67.2 million active shoppers and a massive shift toward digital-first transac...

Content commerce isn’t a trend. It’s SEA’s new retail engine

There was a time when livestreaming and short-form video commerce in Southeast Asia were treated as side shows: flashy, youth-skewed, and highly promotional but still adjacent to t...

SEA’s SMEs are global in ambition but stuck at checkout

For years, “cross-border” has been one of the most overused words in Southeast Asia tech. It appears in startup pitches, investor decks, and regional strategy memos with near-magic...

Shopee, TikTok, Lazada: Three ways to win and no easy way in

For years, Southeast Asia’s e-commerce story was sold as a frontier narrative: fast internet adoption, rising middle classes, smartphone-first consumers, and a region supposedly bi...

BLOC positions itself as Cambodia’s next e-commerce enabler at Echelon Singapore 2026

BLOC, a Cambodia-based technology platform operated under TK EXPRESS CO., LTD, will showcase its next phase of growth at Echelon Singapore 2026, marking its evolution from a delive...

Ebanx Builds Out Southeast Asia Presence Ahead of Malaysia, Vietnam Launches

Brazilian payments firm Ebanx is adding Thailand, Indonesia and Turkey to its network as it prepares to enter Malaysia and Vietnam next quarter, according to Reuters. The move mark...

Ecosystem Roundup: The illusion of cheap e-commerce

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce story has long been framed as a consumer triumph: cheap prices, endless deals, and frictionless convenience. But this model is beginning to show strain...

Southeast Asia’s trade future: Powered by tech, trust, and regional unity

The global trade landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. The imposition of substantial tariffs, such as the US’s 145 per cent levy on Chinese imports, has led to a significant dec...

SEA’s US$7.3B quick commerce market is solving the wrong problem

Southeast Asia’s quick commerce market reached US$7.3 billion in gross merchandise value in 2025, accounting for 4.6 per cent of the region’s e-commerce market but less than 1 per...

Ecosystem Roundup: Ambition outruns infra — SEA’s SME execution crisis

SMEs in Southeast Asia are often painted as needing a motivational nudge into the digital economy, but the data in How Southeast Asia Buys and Pays 2026 tells a different story: am...

Why sellers can’t escape the e-commerce platforms that squeeze them

Consumers across Southeast Asia still experience e-commerce as a bargain-hunting paradise: flash sales, free shipping, vouchers, cashback, livestream discounts, and endless price c...

Amazon Plans Over US$33 Billion in Southeast Asia Investments by 2039

Amazon expects its AI and cloud infrastructure investments in Southeast Asia to exceed US$33 billion by 2039 as demand for digital services grows. The investments cover Indonesia,...

TikTok, Sea, Alibaba-owned e-commerce corner ASEAN markets

Indonesia’s FMCG e-commerce market shatters records as beauty, food sales surge

Indonesia’s FMCG e-commerce sector has posted its strongest quarter on record, with total sales exceeding IDR40 trillion (US$2.3 billion) in the first three months of 2026 — a mile...

Singapore's Sea logs drop in e-commerce profit as competition intensifies

Sea reports Q1 revenue up 47% YoY to $7.1B and net income up 6% YoY to $428M, both above est., after warding off rivals...

Olivia Poh / Bloomberg: Sea reports Q1 revenue up 47% YoY to $7.1B and net income up 6% YoY to $428M, both above est., after warding off rivals in Southeast Asia's e-commerce marke...

Revolutionising retail: A blueprint for future success

In the ever-evolving retail landscape, retailers are grappling with mounting pressure to meet customer demand for discounted deals and swift delivery, particularly during sales sea...

More choices, less hassle: Unlocking retail magic with AI and tech

The retail industry is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by changing consumer expectations and the rapid expansion of the digital economy. This year’s e-Conomy SEA 2024 repor...

Why quick commerce is really about frequency, not speed

Quick commerce has often been framed as a sub-sector: fast groceries, dark stores, and on-demand convenience. That framing is too narrow for Southeast Asia. What is happening now i...

Profitable e-commerce: Making real money in the new year

Making more money than last year is a worthwhile new year’s goal for online sellers, but allow me to suggest an even better goal – to make real money. This goal is in keeping with...

Ecosystem Roundup: TikTok didn’t just disrupt e-commerce but rewired how people buy

Content commerce in Southeast Asia has crossed an important threshold: it is no longer a marketing layer but is becoming the infrastructure of how transactions happen. The shift is...

Asia-Pacific region set to lead AI-powered shopping growth

THE ASIA-PACIFIC region is expected to lead the adoption of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) in shopping within the next two years, backed by its fast-growing middle class that...

EBANX Continues Global Expansion With Six New Markets

The latest EBANX expansion adds six more markets to its recurring alternative payments offering across Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America. The expansion covers the Philippine...