ecommerce

eCommerce (also known as electronic commerce) is a process of buying and selling of products or services, making money transfers, and transferring data over an electronic medium (Internet). This network allows people to do business with no barrier of distance and time.

Why Local Powers Global Recurring Payments
Why Local Powers Global Recurring Payments
August 13, 2019  |  Digital Payments

“Go West, young man,” or variations on that thought once served to point the way toward potential prosperity for workers and budding entrepreneurs. Now, in...

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Groupon Tries To Reach A More Lucrative Consumer Base
Groupon Tries To Reach A More Lucrative Consumer Base
August 12, 2019  |  Retail

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SoftBank Reportedly Tapping Into Online Used Car Trend
SoftBank Reportedly Tapping Into Online Used Car Trend
August 12, 2019  |  Retail

Among the ongoing trends in retail is the funding for online used car platforms, and the ongoing rise of eCommerce and digital payments in Latin...

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How SCA Exemptions Are Affecting European eTailers
How SCA Exemptions Are Affecting European eTailers
August 12, 2019  |  Regulation

SCA requirements take effect on Sept. 14, meaning banks, issuers and merchants have just over a month to become compliant. Noncompliance could have a serious...

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Google’s Latest Travel Move Could Boost Contextual Commerce
Google’s Latest Travel Move Could Boost Contextual Commerce
August 09, 2019  |  Retail

Make room for more contextual commerce and more retail innovation in the travel sector. That’s the view from one of Google’s latest retail-associated launches, an airfare insight...

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Uber Taps Local Level To Deliver Milk, Bread, Popcorn
Uber Taps Local Level To Deliver Milk, Bread, Popcorn
August 09, 2019  |  Delivery

Uber is testing a plan to move beyond take-out delivery and bring people goods from local retailers like groceries, convenience store items and movie popcorn,...

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AI And A Consumer’s Curated Path To Purchase
AI And A Consumer’s Curated Path To Purchase
August 09, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

The good news about the era of marketplaces is that it allows the internet to finally live up to its potential as the store for...

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This Week In Amazon Vs. Walmart: The Battle For Consumers
This Week In Amazon Vs. Walmart: The Battle For Consumers
August 09, 2019  |  News

Though Amazon and Walmart are in a constant race for the consumer’s whole paycheck, they mostly stay within their own lanes.  Though both move and...

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Amazon To Test Price Controls Amid Scrutiny
Amazon To Test Price Controls Amid Scrutiny
August 08, 2019  |  Retail

As Amazon’s pricing policy is probed, it is testing a new control program for select third-party products that would offer sellers a minimum profit in...

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