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Zyllem, a global logistics technology company offering enterprise SaaS solutions, has announced its further expansion in the Philippines amidst a growing e-commerce market in the country. Zyllem is a cloud-based software that allows companies to manage and operate their entire logistics distribution network in a more efficient, simplified, and transparent way.

Malaysian content aggregator, Newswav, has raised RM6 million in its latest Series A funding led by OSK Ventures International (OSKVI) to further strengthen its position and drive user penetration in key market segments.

PAPS, a Senegal-based logistics and delivery company, filling the logistics gap in e-commerce in its region has announced that it has raised a $4.5 million pre-Series A round to expand its tech-enabled logistics solution across the Francophone region. The round was co-led by pan-African venture capital firm 4DX Ventures and regional telecom operator Orange. Participating investors include existing funds Uma Ventures and Saviu Ventures and new investors Yamaha Motor, LoftyInc Capital, Proparco, Google Ventures, To.org, Kepple Ventures and Enza Capital.

Kenyan B2C e-commerce company Copia Global has raised $50 million in a Series C equity round led by Goodwell Investments. The new financing round welcomed new investors such as Zebu Investment Partners, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and Koa Labs, as well as past investors Lightrock, German development finance institution DEG, and Perivoli Innovations.

Ercess Live, a Bangalore-based event MarTech startup has signed a contract with Big Bazaar to help them market their new home delivery services across the South Indian market. The brand will be leveraging its huge network of influencers in India and a variety of marketing strategies to help Big Bazaar take on the likes of Big Basket, and Jio Mart.

The initial public offering (IPO) of AGS Transact Technologies opened for subscription on Wednesday. The payment solutions provider has reduced the size of its public issue to ₹ 680 crore from ₹ 800 crore. The IPO consists offer of sale (OFS) of equity shares by the promoter and other selling shareholders. The three-day initial share sale will conclude on January 21.

Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India is set to resume its Television Rating Points (TRP) for news channels after over a year. This comes after the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting asked it last week to release the ratings for the news genre with immediate effect.

Salesforce believes in having flexible, connected, and highly-personalised shopping experiences. Utilising their existing and new technology, they will endeavour to provide a gateway for organisations looking to scale up their cloud systems with the latest commerce technology.

According to a new report by Deloitte, the APAC region is set to enter the ‘golden age’ of digital trade over the next three years. This evolution is due to the dynamic nature of cross-border e-commerce, a consumer trend towards digital lifestyles, the development of digital infrastructure, and regional cooperation.

Twitter and Snapchat have voiced privacy concerns over proposed laws that would force Australians to verify their age on many popular websites. Such legislation would effectively require technology companies to keep users’ IDs and contact information.

Forrester published “Now Tech: Customer Data Platforms In Asia Pacific, Q4 2021” report to explore the CDP vendor landscape in Asia Pacific.

Carousell Media Group has rolled out Connect, a recommerce programmatic buying platform that deploys DSP adtech, and is powered by the buying, selling and search data signals generated from the Carousell Media Group’s monthly users across Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Carousell Media Group is the advertising arm of Carousell Group that comprises Carousell, Mudah.my, ChoTot, OneKyat and Ox Street.