3 Minutes With 13 December 2022 Krave Mart wants to build a sustainable quick-commerce business in Pakistan Kassim Shroff, co-founder of Krave Mart, believes private labels, wider assortment, and a 40-minute delivery time would allow quick commerce to sustain and thrive.
Report 5 December 2022 JioMart is finally making a dent in Amazon and Walmart’s e-commerce stronghold in India In its first Diwali season, JioMart’s daily sales grew by 2.5 times, with the company managing to shed its grocery-only image.
Report 23 November 2022 Uber abandons its growth-at-all-cost strategy in Pakistan Fierce local competition in the ride-hailing sector and economic uncertainty have forced Uber to scale back its presence in South Asia.
3 Minutes With 16 November 2022 A fired Twitter contractor on their fears for the platform under Musk Melissa Ingle, a former senior data scientist at Twitter, talks about how the job cuts at the company pose risks of a rise in misinformation.
Labor 9 November 2022 Global Twitter employees describe chaos as layoffs gut their teams Mass layoffs raise serious concerns for trust and safety operations for hundreds of millions of users.
South Asia Newsletter 1 November 2022 India’s new telecomms bill is messed up The new draft bill is a missed opportunity to reform archaic surveillance laws, and seems like an attempt towards greater internet control.
3 Minutes With 25 October 2022 The Indian startup helping companies sell ads more profitably Voiro’s ad-tech solution is used by 40% of India’s OTT market, including Disney+ Hotstar and Sony Liv.
South Asia Newsletter 18 October 2022 Ride-hailing apps are in a state of flux in India A slew of policies regulating ride-hailing apps are becoming increasingly hard to navigate for users, drivers, and platforms alike.
The Platform Economy 10 October 2022 WhatsApp is now a spammers’ paradise in India Revenue pressures forced WhatsApp to turn to e-commerce, and now the company is contending with a plague of spammers.
South Asia Newsletter 20 September 2022 Google rolls the dice with gambling apps After years of stalling, Google will allow gambling apps on the Play store in India, but the move isn't without controversy.
E-commerce 13 September 2022 Inside the Pakistani city at the heart of Alibaba’s global expansion strategy Sialkot, which has become Pakistan’s export hub in recent years, is home to one of the largest concentrations of sellers on the Chinese e-commerce site.
3 Minutes With 13 September 2022 India’s 100th unicorn is all about helping small businesses manage their money Mabel Chacko’s neo-banking platform Open is backed by Google and Tiger Global, and has helped over 2.3 million small businesses in India.
