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Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are putting significant pressure on regional economies, while growth expectations for 2026 have been revised sharply…
Cybersecurity company Kaspersky has published a new report containing detailed insights into current financial cyberthreat trends. Accordingly, worrying developments are…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made a rare swipe at NVIDIA by emphasizing his confidence in Amazon’s chips. In his annual letter to shareholders, Andy Jassy virtually challenged…
MBME Pay, a wholly owned subsidiary of MBME Group PJSC, has received a “Payment Service Provider” license from the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) to conduct merchant…
Xyvoraq, which develops e-commerce infrastructure solutions, has opened the door to a major transformation in the industry by launching its AI-powered live dropshipping…
The global packaging tape market is gaining momentum alongside the growth of e-commerce and industrial logistics. According to recent reports, demand for sealing and…
Hong Kong exporters are accelerating their shift toward cross-border e-commerce. According to a survey conducted in the first quarter of 2026, 46% of exporters are…
Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Maison Safqa has raised $620,000 in a pre-seed funding round, with participation from 500 Global through the Sanabil MENA 500…
A significant regulatory change has been introduced in Qatar’s e-commerce sector. A new licensing model designed to facilitate digital commerce has been put into effect.…
India’s e-commerce market is undergoing not only quantitative growth but also a structural transformation in the coming years. According to a report by Google and…
The long-standing notion in the e-commerce world that “data is gold” has now given way to a new problem: the inability to take action within an abundance of data. Recent…
Mastercard has taken a significant step to expand AI-powered payment systems in Southeast Asia (ASEAN). The company has rolled out “agentic” transactions meaning…
Women in Amazon Business (WIAB) was founded after its co-founders, Asha Bhalsod and Hannah Hughes, experienced first-hand the lack of visibility, representation, and…
Despite regional and global challenges, Dubai continues to serve as a base of operations for a large number of companies. Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three…
The United States (U.S.) is a giant economy that many companies dream of entering. Many companies begin selling successfully, but remain financially mispositioned.…
Industrie Africa, Africa’s leading online multi-brand fashion retailer, is shutting down just five years after its launch. The e-commerce platform, founded in 2018 by…
Amazon announced that it will apply an additional 3.5% fuel and logistics charge to fulfillment (storage and shipping) fees for sellers in order to balance rising…
As the global effects of the war in the Middle East continue to be seen, the Gulf countries, which held an important place in Türkiye’s cross-border e-commerce strategy,…
The contacts held by Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov in Baku revealed that economic and digital integration is accelerating within the Organization of Turkic…
The increasing complexity in cross-border e-commerce is forcing brands to seek strong solutions not only before the sale but also after the purchase. At this point,…
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