Asia’s digital economies are continuing to post impressive gains, with cross-border initiatives and tools offering businesses new avenues to unlock unprecedented growth despite economic difficulties, according to a new report titled “How Asia Buys and Pays 2023: Tapping into Asia’s Regional Commerce Opportunities” by market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC).
Shoppable TV enables viewers to use their connected TV screen to buy products directly off the TV. The pause, browse and buy capability takes advantage of brand integrations of products shown in television shows and allows viewers to buy what they see.
GoTo Financial, GoTo’s financial technology business unit, and Bank Jago, an Indonesia-listed technology-based bank, have launched GoPay Tabungan by Jago, a bank account for daily transactions that can be accessed directly via the GoPay and Gojek applications.
Google will begin the U.S. rollout of its much-anticipated generative AI search capability this week, with rollout in other countries “coming soon.” Search results include links to information sources but Website owners still worry that detailed answers will result in fewer people clicking past Google to their own websites. From Google’s perspective that’s a feature, not a bug.