Commerce

Commerce or e-commerce, or electronic commerce, and how it has impacted the traditional methods of buying and selling goods.

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FinTechs Take On ‘Utility’ Role, Keep Commerce Flowing Amid Uncertainty
FinTechs Take On ‘Utility’ Role, Keep Commerce Flowing Amid Uncertainty
April 07, 2022  |  Commerce

FinTechs can be valuable allies in times of crisis. “Whenever there’s a local event, there can be a ripple effect around the world,” James Allum,...

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BNPL Firm Pace Launches Virtual Card
BNPL Firm Pace Launches Virtual Card
April 05, 2022  |  BNPL

Buy now pay later (BNPL) startup Pace has launched its first-ever virtual Pace Card in Singapore, designed to make BNPL payment simpler and more secure....

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Today in Food Commerce: Amazon Looks to F&B Subscription Commerce; Chipotle Tests RFID
Today in Food Commerce: Amazon Looks to F&B Subscription Commerce; Chipotle Tests RFID
April 01, 2022  |  Commerce

Today in food commerce, Amazon touts its food and beverage subscription box offerings, and Chipotle Mexican Grill tests out radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. Plus, smaller...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: For Retail Giants, Q2 Is All About the New
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: For Retail Giants, Q2 Is All About the New
April 01, 2022  |  Retail

Depending on your perspective, today is either April Fool’s Day or the start of the 2nd quarter. Whichever way your pleasure tends, there’s no dispute...

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Grocery Roundup: Kroger Boosts Digital Ad Business; Funds Pour in for eGrocery Marketplaces
Grocery Roundup: Kroger Boosts Digital Ad Business; Funds Pour in for eGrocery Marketplaces
March 31, 2022  |  Commerce

As food costs continue to rise at an alarming rate, grocers are forced to choose between absorbing the cost, seeing their already narrow margins become...

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Germany’s Ratepay Partners With PayPal Checkout
Germany’s Ratepay Partners With PayPal Checkout
March 31, 2022  |  Partnerships

Ratepay, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) arm of Italian payments group Nexi, has been named PayPal Checkout’s exclusive payment-by-invoice partner in Germany. As the...

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Adyen to Expand Into Embedded Financial Products
Adyen to Expand Into Embedded Financial Products
March 31, 2022  |  Commerce

Dutch payments group Adyen on Wednesday (March 30) launched a suite of embedded financial products that will allow platforms and marketplaces to create tailored financial...

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H&M Stock Continues to Tumble as Sales Growth Slows
H&M Stock Continues to Tumble as Sales Growth Slows
March 31, 2022  |  Retail

H&M stock tumbled 12% Thursday (March 31) after the clothing retailer’s sales slowed down in March as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had consumers rethinking whether...

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Price Edges Out Brand Loyalty as Consumers Feel Financial Pinch
Price Edges Out Brand Loyalty as Consumers Feel Financial Pinch
March 30, 2022  |  Retail

Are we loyal to retailers or the brands they sell? It’s a simple question with complex answers. For as long as there have been stores,...

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