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Criteo, whose CTV solution uses its unique audiences and robust access to data alongside full-funnel management and full-service support to help customers achieve measurable outcomes, is expanding into Australia. The use of CTV as a retail and marketing tool is growing in Australia. Criteo’s recent Shopper Story Survey research results showed nearly a quarter (24%) of Australians actively used the technology in 2021, which was up from 18% in 2019.

Nielsen has unveiled the incorporation of YouTube measurement for desktop and mobile within its Total Ad Ratings (TAR) solution across three additional markets in APAC – Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.  Nielsen will be providing cross-platform metrics on which media buyers and sellers can transact. This will now allow advertisers to measure YouTube inventory in their cross-media campaigns in a total of seven markets globally, which are Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Mexico, Italy, the United States, and France.

Indonesian e-commerce firm Blibli, backed by conglomerate Djarum Group, plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) next month on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) to raise as much as $528.29 million.

Colombian startup Vozy, a Voice AI Platform in Latin America raised a US$5 million Pre-Series A funding round. Vozy has positioned itself as the leading Voice AI solution in LatAm through the development of a technological infrastructure based on three products or layers: Lili, the conversational assistant, Speech Analytics for conversation analysis, and Voice Biometrics for user identification. With its platform, the startup serves over 150 corporate clients in more than sixteen countries.

Brazil-based Credix has raised US$11.25 million in a Series A round led by Motive Partners & ParaFi Capital. Credix enables fintech companies and other non-bank lenders to convert their receivables and real assets into investment capital. All financing happens on-chain using USDC & smart contracts, creating instant efficiencies, settlement, and more transparency.

Bumpa, a Nigerian startup building the infrastructure to power online commerce and enable African small business owners to start, manage and grow their businesses from their mobile devices, has raised a $4 million seed round.

Despite raising $55 million Series A in 2021, MaxAB, the food and grocery B2B e-commerce and distribution platform serving a network of traditional retailers across Egypt and Morocco, has raised a pre-Series B fund of $40 million to continue growth due to the rising demand for food and groceries and fuel its expansion across the MENAP region.

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, announced collaborations with GiftAbled, an organization that empowers people with disabilities; Skillible, an upskilling platform to help women start or restart their careers post a long break and the Pride Circle Foundation, a non-profit that works actively to uplift, and empower the LGBTQIA+ community in India. These collaborations aim to strengthen Salesforce India’s commitment to ensuring inclusion and diversity in the Salesforce ecosystem.

Swiss multinational biotech giant Roche Pharma has set up a state-of-the-art Global Analytics and Technology Centre of Excellence (GATE) in Hyderabad, making it the company’s second data analytics centre in India. With the latest expansion, GATE will have a total headcount of 100 by the end of 2022 and has expansion plans as well.

Oracle launched a unique Cloud infrastructure platform that will enable partners and organisations, including in India, to become cloud providers and provide more than 100 services available on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to their own customers wherever they are. Called ‘Oracle Alloy,’ the new Cloud platform is a key announcement for India since the company has a lot of existing customers there, operating in the regulated industries.

Australian logistics company Shippit has acquired Singapore-based tech developer Luwjistik in a US$11.3 million deal.  Following the acquisition, Shippit will double down on growth in Southeast Asia by leveraging Luwjistik’s tech, expertise, and local network.

South Korea’s largest internet company Naver Corp has inked a deal to acquire Poshmark, Inc., a United States-listed social e-commerce marketplace for new and secondhand style, for approximately $1.2 billion.