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Global trade is being rewired as WTO reform stalls, regional deals multiply, and digital commerce pulls more activity online, which puts cross border platforms and payment rails under a harsh spotlight. That disruption creates both risk and potential upside for investors who can spot businesses positioned on the right side of these flows. This article walks through three stocks from our Digital Trade and E Commerce Platforms screener that appear positively exposed to the latest trade fragmentation shock.

The three stocks covered next are just a sample from this idea. The full screen surfaced 21 more companies with equally compelling narratives that do not fit into a single article. To see the broader opportunity set, head straight into the Digital Trade and E‑Commerce Platforms screener to identify, filter and analyze the highest conviction plays across digital trade and e commerce platforms.

Sea (SE)

Overview: Sea runs Shopee, a large mobile focused e commerce marketplace with payments and digital finance that link buyers and sellers across emerging markets.

Market Cap: US$65.1b

Sea matters for this screener because Shopee and SeaMoney sit directly where cross border shopping, digital wallets, and online logistics meet.

"Investments in logistics technology, AI-driven ad tech, and content ecosystem improvements are enhancing customer experience, boosting take rates, and lowering per-order costs. This is positively impacting Shopee's unit economics and supporting EBITDA margin expansion over time."

What happens if a single unseen pressure on that e commerce cost base shifts is likely to determine how far Sea’s margins can stretch.

If that pressure point matters to you, read the full narrative for Sea to see how Sea’s margin story could evolve as cross border commerce keeps rewiring.

Grab Holdings (GRAB)

Overview: Grab Holdings runs a Southeast Asian superapp that connects ride-hailing, deliveries, and GrabPay-powered financial services into one regional commerce platform.

Operations: Grab Holdings generates most of its US$3.7b revenue from Deliveries (US$1.99b) and Mobility (US$1.31b), with Financial Services contributing US$430 million.

Market Cap: US$12.4b

Grab Holdings matters for this Digital Trade and E Commerce Platforms screen because its superapp links everyday transport and food orders directly into payments and lending rails that merchants and consumers rely on across Southeast Asia.

"Grab’s platform touches transportation, food, payments, and financial services, compounding network effects as more users and merchants join."

What happens if one key cost of funding that expanding financial services arm shifts will likely influence how far profitability can stretch.

That funding hinge is exactly where the story gets interesting, and the full narrative for Grab Holdings lays out how Grab Holdings could balance capital costs with superapp expansion risks and rewards.

Global-E Online (GLBE)

Overview: Global-E Online runs a cross-border e-commerce platform that helps brands sell directly to international shoppers with localised payments, pricing and logistics.

Operations: Global-E Online generates about US$1.11b in Internet Information Providers revenue, mainly from the United States, United Kingdom and European Union.

Market Cap: US$6.2b

Global-E Online matters for this Digital Trade and E Commerce Platforms screener because it acts as the plumbing behind many brands’ cross border online sales, turning complex tariffs, taxes and shipping rules into a relatively seamless international checkout experience.

"Increasing global protectionism and rising complexity in cross-border regulations threaten to restrict international e-commerce, potentially shrinking Global E's addressable market and curbing long term revenue growth as merchants reconsider cross-border expansion."

The real swing factor is how one key shift in trade rules and compliance costs lands on Global-E Online’s take rates and merchant appetite.

If that regulatory hinge is on your radar, the full narrative for Global-E Online shows how Global-E Online could still accelerate cross border volumes as rules tighten.

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