News & Reviews:   Carousell

If you frequently use the Carousell app, this news might please you. The company has launched the one-click “Buy” button to make your transactions easier and simpler. That said, what should you know about the feature?

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. For Malaysians, that means finding ways to save money through various means. E-commerce sites have played a key role in this area, with Carousell being one of the platforms that saw an increase in transactions during the movement control order (MCO).

In light of the Ramadan season, we know that the Ramadan E-Bazaar by GrabFood won't be seeing the light of the day (except in Penang). But in spite of that, both Carousell and Unilever will be collaborating together and will launch a #TetapBuka Ramadan Campaign. This initiative will allow local business owners to have a platform to sell their food items during the fasting month. 

In this episode of TechNave NewsBytes, Huawei’s P40 series wins awards from TIPA and Samsung has some fitness tips for their Galaxy users during the MCO. Maxis is working on #KitaSapotKita while SOCAR Malaysia is offering promos for Malaysia’s Healthcare Heroes. Experian is offering freebies for Malaysia’s SMEs and Moonton is holding a global Mobile Legends: Bang Bang 515 EParty.

Boost got recognised as leading fintech, Texas Instruments helped donate and Vivo achieved a few things. Team Secret emerged as champions of the PMPL MY/SG S1 and Carousell also pitched in free ad inventory for charity. For TechNave NewsBytes 2020 #7 we got some special Interview time with Xiaomi about the Redmi Note 9S and other plans for Malaysia, so do read on and check it out at the end. 

Earlier today, Carousell has announced that they will merge with 701Search, which are the owners of Mudah.my based on the signed agreement with Telenor Group. With that said, 701Search’s regional hub team will be fully integrated into Carousell while other countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam and Myanmar will retain their respective platform’s brand.