online marketplaces

Online marketplaces are generally a website or app used to purchase items, services, or virtual goods. Some notable sellers include Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Jet, Walmart, and Google.
Delivering On-Demand Payments To On-Demand Professionals
Delivering On-Demand Payments To On-Demand Professionals
January 11, 2019  |  Disbursements

Tools and cleaning supplies aside, handymen and housecleaners need a reliable cash flow keep their financial houses in order. On-demand wages, says Oisin Hanrahan, CEO...

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On-Demand Wages Spruce Up The $400B Home Services Market
On-Demand Wages Spruce Up The $400B Home Services Market
January 10, 2019  |  Disbursements

From tax refunds and government assistance to payments made for home service and housekeeping professionals, faster payout solutions appear to be gaining popularity — all...

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The Art And Science Of Making Embarrassing Purchases More Private
The Art And Science Of Making Embarrassing Purchases More Private
November 24, 2018  |  eCommerce

These are amazing times to be a consumer who suffers from retail embarrassment. Both science and digital technology are making it easier — much easier —...

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Five On Five: A New Way To Fight Online Counterfeiters
Five On Five: A New Way To Fight Online Counterfeiters
April 26, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Welcome to Five on Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories cover subjects ranging from online...

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Walmart Goes Omnichannel In Brazil
Walmart Goes Omnichannel In Brazil
December 06, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart’s Brazilian unit is reportedly integrating its physical retail and eCommerce activities and is expanding its online marketplace operations. According to a news report from...

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Middle East Online Marketplace Slowly Taking Shape
Middle East Online Marketplace Slowly Taking Shape
August 28, 2017  |  Retail

eCommerce has become a natural part of life in many parts of the world, but that hasn’t been the case in the Middle East. Most...

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Online Marketplaces Catching Up To Offline World
Online Marketplaces Catching Up To Offline World
July 31, 2017  |  Retail

If a marketplace can work for aggregating goods from disparate providers, why not for services, too? After all, service industries make up more than three-quarters...

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The Art Of Business In The Online Art Marketplace
The Art Of Business In The Online Art Marketplace
July 24, 2017  |  Markets

For many years, as communication, commerce and even crafting (see: Etsy, Pinterest) migrated to digital spaces, the art world stayed behind, lingering in brick-and-mortar museums,...

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Dark Web Marketplace Hansa Bans Fentanyl Sales In Wake Of AlphaBay Takedown
Dark Web Marketplace Hansa Bans Fentanyl Sales In Wake Of AlphaBay Takedown
July 20, 2017  |  Markets

What would happen if Amazon went offline today? Not a service blip, like the June outage that redirected users to 503 error pages featuring cute...

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