Carousell acquires control of Indonesian electronics recommerce Laku6

Singapore – Recommerce group Carousell has acquired control of Laku6, an Indonesian electronics recommerce platform, which positions Carousell Group as a market leader in the Greater Southeast Asia’s electronic recommerce industry. Temasek unit Heliconia Capital will be supporting Carousell Group in its acquisition of Laku6 and in accelerating circularity in...

foodpanda SG to tag, identify sustainable brands on platform

Singapore – foodpanda in Singapore is strengthening its commitment to sustainability by launching Green Label – a first-of-its-kind programme by a food delivery company in Singapore that identifies the most sustainable brands on the platform through a restaurant certification scheme.  Under this initiative, restaurants that have registered their interest will...

PayMongo, Atome team up to expand BNPL access in PH

Manila, Philippines – Local-based online payment processing platform PayMongo and buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Atome have teamed up to expand BNPL acceptance among merchants in the country. Through the partnership, it will enable PayMongo’s over 10,000 merchant network in the Philippines to offer their customers flexible deferred payment...

Tug Singapore appoints Darran Hong as SEO director

Singapore – Digital marketing agency Tug Singapore has appointed Darran Hong as its newest SEO director, where he will be responsible for leading the agency’s SEO services for its growing portfolio of clients in Southeast Asia. Hong joins from life insurance company FWD Group as assistant SEO manager. Prior to...

MediaCom appoints Ashish Williams as new MD for Singapore

Singapore – MediaCom, the media agency by media investment company GroupM, has appointed Ashish Williams, former CEO at MediaCom South Africa, to be its new managing director for Singapore. In his new role, Williams will be leading the Singapore business and will be building on the recent momentum, accelerating the...

Havas Media Group launches e-commerce offering ‘Havas Market’ in Singapore

Singapore – Havas Media Group, the media arm of global marketing and communications group Havas, has launched its strategic full-service e-commerce offering 'Havas Market' in Singapore. The move follows the agency's recent appointment of Prayarana as head of e-commerce.  Designed to create a more meaningful shopping experience for consumers, Havas...

Alban Dudek joins Wavemaker Indonesia as partner for e-commerce

Jakarta, Indonesia – Alban Dudek, formerly the chief digital and marketing officer at Omnichannel Retail Indonesia, has joined Wavemaker Indonesia as partner for e-commerce. In his new role, he will be responsible for leading e-commerce services for all Wavemaker Indonesia clients, from brand awareness to conversion on multiple channels. He...

PH’s DICT eyeing MSME-centric online shopping platform

Manila, Philippines – The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) government agency is eyeing an online shopping platform dedicated to the country’s micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the Philippine News Agency (PNA) first reported. According to DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy, said platform would provide a complete e-commerce...

Spritzer launches new bottle design to further promote sustainability

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – As part of Spritzer’s commitment to champion sustainability and nature to make the world a greener place, the Malaysian natural bottled water brand has launched a new bottle design that is made with recycled material for its iconic ‘Spritzer Natural Mineral Water’. Created in partnership with...

Loyalty platform SoPa makes another acquisition in SEA

Singapore – In the recent months, Society Pass or SoPa, the data-driven loyalty platform in SEA, has been ramping up its expansion in the region with a number of acquisitions; the most recent being MVNO Gorilla Networks in Singapore, and digital video multi-platform network Thoughtful Media in Bangkok.  Today, SoPa...