Ecommerce

ASEAN Intensifies Action Against Online Fakes

ASEAN consumers increasingly turned to e-commerce to purchase food, masks, and other household items over the past 18 months while adhering to social distancing and lockdown measures. However, some unlucky shoppers also ended up buying counterfeit goods, as criminals also increasingly went online to dupe consumers.Fakes - a persistent problem in many street markets across the region - are easier to disguise online behind a digital photo of an authentic product.

3 October 2021
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ASEAN e-commerce hit by fraud

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market is well on its way to exceeding Google’s prediction of hitting US$200 billion in value by 2025, with e-commerce players such as Lazada, Shopee, and Tokopedia expanding their efforts in the region to meet ever-growing customer demands.

20 July 2019
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