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How digital payments are unlocking growth for future commerce

In an era marked by unprecedented digital transformation, digital payment tools have emerged as indispensable enablers of commerce in both the online and offline realms. The future of payment is the future of commerce. Over the past years, digital payment tools have revolutionized the way consumers and businesses engage in the online sphere, with this…

Practitioners from Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Nigeria discuss digital economic development for underserved communities at Shanghai’s INCLUSION Conference

With the theme of “Technology for a Sustainable Future,” the INCLUSION Conference on the Bund was held in Shanghai from September 7 to 9, bringing together global experts, scholars, and entrepreneurs to explore technological developments in economic industries. On September 8, one of the events organizing committee members, Ant Group invited three overseas guests from the 10×1000…

Ant Group expands from payment to SME digitalization services in international operation

In a world of widespread economic uncertainty throughout most of 2023, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are looking for new technological solutions to accelerate their businesses in a volatile period following the sudden impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. A senior executive at China’s Ant Group expected digitalization driven by innovative technologies to become a key…

OPINION

How China’s company management practices are transforming business leadership

Maverick management and leadership styles have emerged in China as a result of the country’s hypercompetitive market, rapid industrial and digital transition, enormous consumer base, massive labour force, advanced manufacturing infrastructure, and ability to adapt to practical and economic difficulties.  Insider Ashley Galina Dudarenok is the founder of Alarice and a China marketing expert. China’s…

3 key strategies from China’s social commerce landscape

Social commerce is set to grow at an exponential rate over the next two years. Even while the growth of the social commerce sector has so far been slower elsewhere than in China, it is anticipated that from now until 2025, it will expand tremendously in North America, Europe, and Latin America. Insider Ashley Galina…

INSIDER | 3 lessons from the China social commerce user journey

Social commerce is set to soar in 2023. The market is projected to exceed a staggering 1 trillion USD in global sales this year. A social commerce pioneer, China will continue to be a major driver of this growth. The country has witnessed a substantial expansion of its social commerce sector in recent years, with…