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UAE-based media startup Starzly has raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round from SEEDRA Ventures, 500 Startups and existing investor Nama Ventures. Starzly is an online marketplace that allows fans and businesses to hire celebrities to create personalised videos. Starzly is currently used by over 1,000 celebrities.

With the pandemic forcing many retailers to shift online, the digital transformation of the retail experience has never been more urgent.

ASX-listed comparison site details plans to capitalise on the Open Energy initiative driven by the CDR legislation.

Zendesk has its eye on Japan and the enterprise segment while building up its partner ecosystem to grow its business in the Asia-Pacific region.

Southeast Asia’s digital retail share grew 85% year-on-year, outpacing China (5%), Brazil (14%) and India (10%), according to the annual SYNC Southeast Asia report by Facebook and global consultancy Bain & Company. Over the next five years, Southeast Asia’s eCommerce sales is projected to keep pace with these countries, growing at 14% per year.

Security Bank Corporation’s consumer finance arm, SB Finance Corporation (SBF), has partnered with Grab Philippines to offer personal loans to Grab users, driver-partners, and merchant-partners through Grab’s superapp.