Search results for "alibaba"

September 09, 2021
Alibaba.com Debuts New Dropshipping Tools, SMB Grants

Alibaba.com is looking to support U.S. small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the introduction of new dropshipping services and a $500,000 grants program to help existing eCommerce platforms, the company...


September 02, 2021
B2B Market Ralali Looks to Raise $50M in Series D

Ralali, a B2B marketplace based in Indonesia, is looking to raise $50 million in a Series D funding round, Nikkei Asia reported Thursday (Sept. 2). The company connects suppliers and...


September 02, 2021
TikTok Parent ByteDance Curtails FinTech Biz, Spins off Stock Trading...

TikTok parent ByteDance is curtailing its FinTech operations and selling off its stock brokerage business as Chinese regulators continue to wield power over companies that offer financial services, Reuters and...


September 01, 2021
China to Send Banks Money for SMB Aid

China’s central bank is planning to provide 300 billion yuan, or $46.4 billion, in low-cost funding to aid banks in providing support for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), according to...


August 31, 2021
Data Analytics Platform Databricks Nets $1.6B for $38B Valuation

Data analytics platform Databricks raised $1.6 billion in a funding round that valued the company at $38 billion, the artificial intelligence (AI)-based firm announced in a Tuesday (Aug. 31) press...


August 30, 2021
China Regulators Cracking Down on Peer-to-Peer Sharing Economy

China’s State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) said on Monday (Aug. 30) that it plans to beef up its supervision of the country’s peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing economy, in which consumers...


August 30, 2021
China’s New Digital Double Standard Would Hobble Big Tech While...

If data represents the “new oil,” as they say – powering the engines of commerce and media in China – one wonders what happens when the government throws sand in...


August 27, 2021
Dollarsmart Global To Raise $20M For ASEAN Expansion

Singapore-based DollarSmart Global (DSG) is pinning its hopes on an upcoming $20 million cash injection to help strengthen its operations and expand in its core ASEAN countries, after which it...


August 27, 2021
Chinese Securities Boss Looks To Bar Some Tech Startups From...

The main securities regulator in China is planning to bar some technology firms in the country from listing on public markets overseas, sources told The Wall Street Journal in a...


Back-Office Optimization
Alibaba Bridges Cross-Border B2B Buyer-Seller Trust Gap The “Back-Office Optimization Playbook,” done in collaboration with Coupa and TransferMate, is your go-to monthly resource for updates on trends and changes in cross-border B2B payments automation.