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.

Deep Dive: How Request-to-Pay Functions Are Taking the Real-Time Payments Space By Storm
Deep Dive: How Request-to-Pay Functions Are Taking the Real-Time Payments Space By Storm
September 27, 2021  |  Faster Payments

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Nonalcoholic Spirits Retailer Boisson Predicts up to 5X eCommerce Growth in the Next 12 Months
Nonalcoholic Spirits Retailer Boisson Predicts up to 5X eCommerce Growth in the Next 12 Months
September 24, 2021  |  Retail

Acquiring eCommerce customers is hard for any emerging retailer, requiring significant marketing investments to generate awareness and build up a following. The job becomes even...

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AMZN vs. WMT Weekly: Walmart Cancels Holiday Layaway; Amazon Extends a Hand to SMBs
AMZN vs. WMT Weekly: Walmart Cancels Holiday Layaway; Amazon Extends a Hand to SMBs
September 24, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart is getting rid of its typical layaway option ahead of the holiday shopping season, instead pointing consumers to its buy now, pay later (BNPL)...

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Payoneer CEO Says Amazon Created Its Own Competition By Teaching SMBs How to Sell Online
Payoneer CEO Says Amazon Created Its Own Competition By Teaching SMBs How to Sell Online
September 24, 2021  |  eCommerce

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...

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Delivery Hero Pours $200M Into German Grocery Firm Gorillas Technologies
Delivery Hero Pours $200M Into German Grocery Firm Gorillas Technologies
September 24, 2021  |  Retail

Delivery Hero has plans to invest in Germany’s Gorillas Technologies, a grocery startup, as part of a $1 billion funding round, according to Bloomberg Thursday...

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Costco eCommerce Sales up 44.4% YoY, App Downloads Crest 10 Million
Costco eCommerce Sales up 44.4% YoY, App Downloads Crest 10 Million
September 23, 2021  |  Earnings

Costco has reported eCommerce earnings for the fourth quarter increasing 11.2% year over year and 44.4% for its fiscal year, according to a press release....

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Fashion Nova Partners with Afterpay on BNPL Initiative
Fashion Nova Partners with Afterpay on BNPL Initiative
September 23, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay announced Thursday (Sept. 23) it has teamed up with eCommerce fashion platform Fashion Nova to give shoppers more...

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Airbnb’s Data Sharing, Rental ‘Blacklist’ Signal Drive to Secure Platforms 
Airbnb’s Data Sharing, Rental ‘Blacklist’ Signal Drive to Secure Platforms 
September 23, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

The connected economy leads to the (data) sharing economy — which leads to a safer economy, for consumers and especially for platforms. Get the Full...

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The Bay, Pinterest Collaborate on Bilingual Digital Lookbook
The Bay, Pinterest Collaborate on Bilingual Digital Lookbook
September 23, 2021  |  Retail

Canadian retailer The Bay and social media platform Pinterest on Thursday (Sept. 23) announced a new partnership to create bilingual digital lookbooks using “pinnable” products...

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