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Business Vietnam’s e-commerce platform Leflair allegedly owes US$2M liabilities to suppliers, customers Leflair Vietnam, an e-commerce startup which ceased its local operations in February, is accused of owing US$2 million in liabilities to around 500 of its suppliers and many customers, Tuoi Tre News reported. According to the suppliers, Leflair representatives admitted in a meeting that it is […]

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Coined in the 2010s, in response to a surge in high-profile closures of brick-and-mortar retail stores in the US, the term “retail apocalypse” supposedly heralded the end of physical retail. While the situation in Malaysia is not yet as dire, the retail landscape has changed, and the outlook for traditional retail in Malaysia is gloomy. […]

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Many entrepreneurs fall into the trap of believing that they need to create something new when starting a business. The truth is startups that launch with new products often run a high risk of failure, since it is built upon assumptions that may not necessarily be true. Instead of creating something new and then finding […]

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ZenGo is expanding beyond the basic features of a cryptocurrency wallet — letting you hold, send and receive crypto assets. You can now set aside some of your crypto assets to earn interests. In other words, ZenGo now also acts like a savings account. The company has partnered with two DeFi projects for the new feature. […]

What happens when 20 years of development experience meets that of e-commerce, blockchain, and finance? Most likely, it will lead to a shift in how all or at least one of these areas will function. And that’s what founders of Credify –Makoto Tominaga, Shuichi Nagao, Rasmus Kütt and Maurizio Raffone — want to data management […]

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As of this writing, COVID-19 has killed more than 3,400 people around the globe and the coronavirus has infected tens of thousands more. But its impact has gone much further, causing major disruptions in public markets and leading corporations to pull out of conferences and delay travel. Big tech companies are asking workers to stay […]