E-commerce platform Tokopedia relaunches loyalty program ‘TokoPoints’

Indonesia – Indonesia’s e-commerce platform Tokopedia has launched anew its loyalty program ‘TokoPoints’, which can be earned by users through every purchase of physical products on the platform using any payment method. ‘TokoPoints’ can be exchanged for all transactions of physical products and various digital products, without a minimum or...

airasia kicks off first ‘Super Sale’ of the year

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Airasia has announced first-ever ‘Super Sale’ this year, offering shoppers more deals and discounts in the airasia super app from 5 to 11 April 2021. Throughout the ‘Super Sale’ period, shoppers can enjoy up to 70% off on products such as fresh produce, groceries, and food...

TikTok SG launches first-ever educational series for aspiring tech talents

Singapore – TikTok in Singapore has launched its first-ever #JobTok educational live stream series, a lineup of shows that aims to equip youth aspiring for tech careers with knowledge of the jobs and skillsets of the future in the industry and to help them to make more informed career decisions...

Pine Labs’ Buy Now Pay Later feature now available in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Merchant commerce platform Pine Labs has announced that it will be making its Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) feature in Malaysia, following the foray of its subsidiary Pine Payment Solutions, a payment platform in the country and the success of its offline BNPL solution in India....

Grab, Japanese retail DON DON DONKI forges regional e-commerce tie-up

Singapore – Ride-hailing platform Grab has announced a regional e-commerce partnership with DON DON DONKI (DONKI), the famous Japanese retail company, to serve as its preferred on-demand delivery partner in several countries across the Southeast Asia (SEA) region, such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. The new partnership will also see...

This new PH-developed web app allows contact tracing through data-driven analytics

Manila, Philippines – As the country's number of COVID-19 cases are continuously surging, Philippine-based marketplace HyperLokal has developed and recently launched its contact tracing web application Hyperpass that allows a more efficient approach to contact tracing through data analytics and insights. Through Hyperpass, registered users can be easily notified via...

TikTok welcomes new head of global business solutions for SEA region

Singapore – Video-sharing app TikTok has appointed Sameer Singh, former chief executive officer of media investment company GroupM in South Asia (SA), as its new head of global business solutions for the platform’s ‘TikTok for Business’ Southeast Asia (SEA) team. The ‘TikTok For Business’ arm was introduced in July 2020...

TotallyAwesome hires new managing director for ANZ operations

Australia – TotallyAwesome, the largest kids-safe digital advertising, and content platform in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, has appointed James Sawyer, former managing partner of media agency Ikon Communications, as its new managing director for the platform’s Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) operations. The digital platform is an advanced forum...

Paris-based esports org Team Vitality unveils first all-Indian ‘Call of Duty Mobile’ roster

Mumbai, India – Team Vitality, French esports organization, has revealed its first-ever all-Indian ‘Call of Duty Mobile’ (CoDM) roster, as a part of its venture into mobile esports and expansion in India. Team Vitality’s CoDM team is comprised of well-established esports players, namely Arav ‘MonK’ Narang – the team captain,...

Market linking platform Linktree raises US$45M for social commerce offering boost

Melbourne, Australia – Market linking platform Linktree has announced that it has successfully raised US$45M for its social commerce offering boost, through its Series B funding led by Index Ventures, Coatue, as well as AirTree Ventures, and Insight Partners. With more than 12 million users globally, 4 million of whom...