mobile commerce

ECB Brings the Digital Euro to Checkout While the US Sits It Out

ECB Brings the Digital Euro to Checkout While the US Sits It Out
ECB Brings the Digital Euro to Checkout While the US Sits It Out
September 22, 2026  |  CBDC

The digital euro is moving out of central bank planning and into checkout, with implications for merchants in the United States and payments providers. The...

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Visa Says Small Merchants Could Move Faster on AI Shopping
Visa Says Small Merchants Could Move Faster on AI Shopping
September 22, 2026  |  SMBs

Watch more: Need to Know With Visa’s Sara Craven Small merchants are preparing for a customer who may find them through artificial intelligence before ever...

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Why Merchant-Owned Apps Are Retail’s Fastest-Growing Sales Channel
Why Merchant-Owned Apps Are Retail’s Fastest-Growing Sales Channel
August 10, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Merchant-owned apps are becoming more important to retail growth at precisely the moment when the traditional customer journey is beginning to break apart. The PYMNTS...

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Smartphones Turn Every Store Aisle Into a Marketplace
Smartphones Turn Every Store Aisle Into a Marketplace
July 24, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Mobile commerce is no longer just about buying on a phone. Consumers now use mobile devices for 53% of purchases, but according to new data...

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Watch. Comment. Buy. AI Powers Live Shopping’s Encore
Watch. Comment. Buy. AI Powers Live Shopping’s Encore
July 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Live shopping is the television home shopping experience rebuilt for the internet. A host goes live on a platform, demonstrates a product, takes questions from...

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Main Street Merchants Run More of Their Business by Phone
Main Street Merchants Run More of Their Business by Phone
May 22, 2026  |  SMBs

Retail has evolved from a brick-and-mortar storefront to an anywhere, anytime experience. PYMNTS Intelligence‘s “2025 Global Digital Shopping Index” found that 48% consumers across the...

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Nearly Half of Shoppers Used Mobile for Their Latest Retail Purchase
Nearly Half of Shoppers Used Mobile for Their Latest Retail Purchase
February 24, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

The smartphone is no longer just a shopping tool. It has become the storefront. That was the central takeaway from the “2025 Global Digital Shopping...

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Allbirds and the Reality Check Facing Direct-to-Consumer Brands
Allbirds and the Reality Check Facing Direct-to-Consumer Brands
January 29, 2026  |  Retail

At a high level, the direct-to-consumer (D2C) model arrived with the promise to eliminate intermediaries, speak directly to customers, and use digital channels to deliver...

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