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What TikTok Can Teach Marketplaces About Social Shopping’s Sweet Spot
What TikTok Can Teach Marketplaces About Social Shopping’s Sweet Spot
January 27, 2025  |  Retail

Remember the days when brands could only dream of reaching customers beyond their local storefronts? That limitation now feels as outdated as a landline. “You...

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Mermaid Tails and Cricket Snacks: TikTok’s Marketplace Madness
Mermaid Tails and Cricket Snacks: TikTok’s Marketplace Madness
January 25, 2025  |  Social Commerce

It’s OK if you’re confused about the state of TikTok. Let’s not forget that this whole mess started when Congress banned TikTok, citing national security...

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Check, Please? The Costly Hangover of Paper Payments
Check, Please? The Costly Hangover of Paper Payments
January 23, 2025  |  Money Mobility

What keeps paper checks alive in the digital age? Despite their declining popularity for personal transactions, checks still account for nearly 40% of U.S. B2B...

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Five Years Post-COVID, We’re Really Not Shopping (or Doing Much Else) Like It’s 2019
Five Years Post-COVID, We’re Really Not Shopping (or Doing Much Else) Like It’s 2019
January 22, 2025  |  eCommerce

Turns out, we can learn a lot of things about people by studying rats. When the scientific world wants to better understand human behavioral psychology,...

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Intellicheck CEO: Parents, Platforms and Legislation Critical for Age Verification as TikTok Comes Back Online
Intellicheck CEO: Parents, Platforms and Legislation Critical for Age Verification as TikTok Comes Back Online
January 21, 2025  |  Authentication

TikTok’s existential crisis is seemingly over — the platform went dark for only a matter of hours this past weekend. And so, the millions of...

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Behind the Report: How Banks and FinTechs Can Capitalize on the New Money Mobility Opportunity
Behind the Report: How Banks and FinTechs Can Capitalize on the New Money Mobility Opportunity
January 20, 2025  |  Money Mobility

The money mobility ecosystem PYMNTS detailed in its new background report “The Modern Money Mobility Ecosystem” has been the topic of several research projects over...

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Nice Spread: AI Is Coming for the Guac This Super Bowl Sunday
Nice Spread: AI Is Coming for the Guac This Super Bowl Sunday
January 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Every single American holiday is about the spread. Your mom’s Thanksgiving dinner sets the standard, but don’t discount the Super Bowl. This clash of pigskin-wielding...

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Mastercard: It Takes a Village to Improve the Online Checkout Experience
Mastercard: It Takes a Village to Improve the Online Checkout Experience
January 17, 2025  |  Checkout Conversion

Checkout is the last mile in commerce, representing the critical moments of decision-making that can make or break a sale — and by extension, merchants’...

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Retailers Master Data Readiness to Deliver Amazon-Like Experiences
Retailers Master Data Readiness to Deliver Amazon-Like Experiences
January 15, 2025  |  eCommerce

The rules of retail are changing fast, and data is the ultimate playmaker. From anticipating customer preferences to optimizing supply chains, the ability to harness...

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