News & Reviews:   e-commerce

You would think by now that most Malaysians have become better at spotting online scams than before, but it turns out that this is not the case yet. The recent data from the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) shows that between January and November 2025, there were 67735 online crime cases recorded nationwide, resulting in cumulative losses exceeding RM 2.7 billion.

Samsung Pay has been in Malaysia for a few years already. Today, Samsung Malaysia is excited to announce that this service has expanded beyond in-store payments in Malaysia, now supporting online transactions across a wide range of e-commerce merchants.

It is estimated that Malaysians spent a staggering RM707.9 billion via e-commerce platforms in 2024, equivalent to 36.7% of our country’s gross domestic product (GDP). This is according to Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid, the Chief Economist of Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad, as estimated by the latest data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

Consumers in Malaysia were the 6th biggest spenders on TikTok Shop last year, as the e-commerce platform recorded an impressive gross merchandise value (GMV) of USD2.724 billion or ~RM12.07 billion in the country. Moreover, it’s a significant increase from 2023 - a 104% year-on-year increase, to be exact - when TikTok Shop recorded a USD1.3 billion or ~RM5.77 billion in Malaysia.

Remember the AI Lazzie announced last month? Unlike the Lazziechat introduced in May, AI Lazzie would have more functions as an integrated and interactive personal shopper. This AI tool is now officially available in Malaysia ahead of the 11.11 sale.

If you've been to e-commerce platforms and felt lost, you're not the only one. Searching for what you need isn't always easy, but there are ways to make it easier. For Lazada, artificial intelligence (AI) is the solution.

As you know, Hari Raya is just around the corner. Have you gotten around to shopping yet? For most people, going out to the malls is still the preferred pre-Raya experience. On the other hand, others may prefer shopping online from the comforts of home.

If you like shopping online, you probably frequent sites like Shopee a lot. The platform provides us with a variety of payment methods, but did you know it has its own e-wallet? Here are 3 reasons to use ShopeePay for your Raya shopping.

Any platform with a high number of users can be monetised, and that seems to be what many companies intend. In the last few years, we've seen an increasing number of social media sites getting monetise in one way or another. Well, TikTok is next on the list.

With the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO), certain states in Malaysia have to adhere to strict standard operation procedures (SOP). As you would expect, this has a noticeable impact on many businesses. Unfortunately, Shopee is one of them.

This is no longer surprising to many of you, but companies have decided that there should be a sales day every month. For this month, that would be the 6.6 Sales that falls on this Sunday (6 June 2021). In preparation for that, vivo has some cool deals exclusive to Shopee.