Looking across the eCommerce landscape, it’s easy to see how Amazon has influenced merchants — first by teaching them the benefits of being in a marketplace, and then by giving them the tools to promote themselves and compete for business. That crash course in commerce...
French online fashion platform Vestiaire Collective’s valuation hit $1.7 billion after a fundraising round that includes $209 million from SoftBank Group Corp.’s private equity arm SoftBank Vision Fund 2, according to a Bloomberg report Wednesday (Sept. 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Enabled by ever-better digital services and the siren song of new customers in foreign markets, businesses are still dealing with cross-border payments pains, for which remedies now exist. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
During the early months of the pandemic, direct to consumer (D2C) businesses saw sales skyrocket, as consumers stuck at home turned toward remote channels for their shopping needs. Meanwhile, companies that relied on the congestion of urban business districts struggled to maintain their customary flow...
J.P. Morgan is now powering U.S. credit card processing for Alibaba.com, the business to business (B2B) division of Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group based in China, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Amid the great digital shift, as more consumers embrace digital wallets and cards and shop at an ever-widening array of merchants, the transformation of online guest checkout options, including Click to Pay, are poised to reach critical mass. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
When Lev Peker became CEO of CarParts.com in 2019, he immediately began making changes to the company, a digital re-tooling process that only accelerated when the pandemic hit the following year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Alibaba.com is looking to support U.S. small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with the introduction of new dropshipping services and a $500,000 grants program to help existing eCommerce platforms, the company said in a press release on Thursday (Sept. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the...
Nextech AR Solutions Corp. is making its eCommerce-focused augmented reality (AR) offering available as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution in early October, bringing the burgeoning technology to a wider range of merchants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
