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.

A Month of Black Friday Sales Has Crushed the Urgency to Buy
A Month of Black Friday Sales Has Crushed the Urgency to Buy
November 25, 2022  |  Retail

Six weeks after Amazon’s Early Access Sale and three weeks into Walmart’s month of Deals for Days events, and Black Friday — the mother of all...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: The Advantages and Challenges of BNPL for Merchants
PYMNTS Intelligence: The Advantages and Challenges of BNPL for Merchants
November 25, 2022  |  BNPL

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What SMBs Need to Know About Accepting Crypto
What SMBs Need to Know About Accepting Crypto
November 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Back in October — in what seems a lifetime ago in the cryptocurrency world — PYMNTS and BitPay’s “Shopping With Cryptocurrency” study found that “tech-driven”...

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Digital Coupons Boost Omnichannel Grocery Sales in Face of Inflation
Digital Coupons Boost Omnichannel Grocery Sales in Face of Inflation
November 24, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As consumers look to get their food needs met in the face of sky-high inflation, digital coupons are proving essential for driving continued engagement. Get...

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Small Business Saturday to Test SMB Mettle and Margins
Small Business Saturday to Test SMB Mettle and Margins
November 24, 2022  |  Retail

Wedged between Black Friday (Nov. 25) and Cyber Monday (Nov. 28), the 12-year-old holiday paying homage to the nation’s small businesses was first conceived by...

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Global Markets Put a Local Spin on Black Friday Sales
Global Markets Put a Local Spin on Black Friday Sales
November 24, 2022  |  Retail

On the international stage, Thanksgiving is up there with baseball and the star-spangled banner as among the most instantly recognizable emblems of Americana by which...

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Mobile Loans Keep Africa’s Semiformal Economies in Business
Mobile Loans Keep Africa’s Semiformal Economies in Business
November 23, 2022  |  Disbursements

Solopreneurs and micro-businesses are the lifeblood of Africa’s informal and semiformal economies, but when it comes to accessing working capital loans, they are typically underserved...

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What the Taylor Swift Ticket Crash Says About Life in a Digital World
What the Taylor Swift Ticket Crash Says About Life in a Digital World
November 23, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The pandemic-fueled rise of online shopping and its hyper adoption across all commerce categories has made “adapt or die” the calling card for emergent card...

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Retailers Focus on Turning Deal Chasers into Brand Loyalists
Retailers Focus on Turning Deal Chasers into Brand Loyalists
November 23, 2022  |  Retail

There are different types of online shoppers, obviously, but knowing and understanding three key shopper personas identified in recent research has been shown to increase...

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