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.

How Sales Tax Complexities Shape eCommerce, Sellers’ Business Decisions

How Online Sales Tax Impacts Different eCommerce Models
How Online Sales Tax Impacts Different eCommerce Models
September 04, 2019  |  Retail

Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. That all changed last year with the...

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Marketplaces Bet That A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sales
Marketplaces Bet That A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sales
September 04, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

In eCommerce, the right visual images pay dividends  when it comes to inducing shoppers toward impulse buys (or at least impulse browsing) across online platforms...

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Is There Such A Thing As Healthy Friction Online?
Is There Such A Thing As Healthy Friction Online?
September 04, 2019  |  Authentication

Can friction be healthy for the eCommerce experience? Jen Singh, director of channel partnerships at Entersekt, tells PYMNTS that the consumer perception of what it means...

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Meal Kits Go Back To School
Meal Kits Go Back To School
September 04, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

In one respect, it’s the semi-forgotten part of the school days — the school lunch. Backpacks might be full of books, notes and homework in...

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Top News In Payments: Innovators Make The Visible, Invisible; EU Leaders Plan Data Use, AI Laws
Top News In Payments: Innovators Make The Visible, Invisible; EU Leaders Plan Data Use, AI...
September 03, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, transformative innovations in payments and commerce are making the visible, invisible. Also, incoming European Union (EU) leaders are planning...

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Japan Eyes Guidelines For Regulation Of Tech Firms
Japan Eyes Guidelines For Regulation Of Tech Firms
September 03, 2019  |  Regulation

In Japan, the Fair Trade Commission said last week that it has draft guidelines in place that would promote tighter regulation of larger tech firms....

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How Merchants Navigate Tax Collection Complexity With Technology  
How Merchants Navigate Tax Collection Complexity With Technology  
September 03, 2019  |  Today In Data

eCommerce firms are navigating a tax collection environment that increasingly requires technology and automation to ensure compliance. In corporate payments news, Citi is tapping into application programming interface (API) calls to...

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In B2B, Data Integration Makes Sure The Price (Data) Is Right
In B2B, Data Integration Makes Sure The Price (Data) Is Right
September 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Price isn’t everything in B2B commerce, particularly as both buyers’ and suppliers’ need for digitization, automation and integration weigh on both ends of the transaction....

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