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The region’s private credit markets are emerging as the next big opportunity for investors who are searching for higher yielding assets, and Singapore start-up, Kilde, is making a unique play for this under-tapped asset class.

UOB has agreed to acquire Citi’s consumer banking franchises in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Fierce competition between Lazada, Shopee, Tokopedia and Bukalapak is driving up costs and accelerating consolidation. Chinese buyers are staking their turf.

The US retailer is backing a small digital firm as more consumers shop online for policies.

Competition gets hotter than a vindaloo as the global e-commerce and e-payments battle between Walmart, Amazon, Alibaba and Tencent enters India.

Retailers are fighting a Darwinian battle against two enemies – low consumer confidence and digital disruption.

Hong Kong-listed sportswear retailer Pou Sheng plans to go private so it can make the investment and take the risks needed to catch up with China’s ecommerce boom.

Tencent-backed start-up has become China's second biggest online resale platform and is exploiting WeChat's vast community of users. It's now the main rival to Alibaba's Xianyu.

The acquisition of $2.88b stake in Sun Art is a leap forward in Alibaba’s bid to integrate online and offline for products with a short shelf life. The ripple effect may be felt worldwide.