aCommerce

Brands are chasing profitable growth over GMV as marketplaces squeeze margins, pushing ecommerce enablers to reconfigure their value proposition.

Learn why a longstanding weakness of SEA’s startups may become a strength in the AI era, and what fresh funding means for investment platform Pluang.

SEA’s platforms are betting on genAI to enhance user experience and reduce reliance on discounts, but success is uncertain.

The company achieved EBITDA breakeven across all four quarters of 2023, said CEO and co-founder Paul Srivorakul.

Without commenting on the share sale, co-founder Paul Srivorakul told Tech in Asia that aCommerce reached net income profitability in Q4 2023.

In The Checkout this week, we look at Zalora’s plans to become an ecommerce enabler and discuss what the ShopBack layoffs say about the ecosystem.

It’s quietly forging a new identity as a fashon ecommerce enabler.

Last year, aCommerce delayed its plan to list domestically due to unfavorable market conditions.

ACommerce planned to sell 1.6 billion shares to raise between US$250 million to US$300 million, the GlobalCapital Asia report noted.

The deal will help aCommerce use Shopify Plus’ products and scalability features to serve customers and merchants in Southeast Asia.