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platform economy
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3.0KDeliveryCrowdshipping May Be The Next Sharing Economy Frontier
From swimming pools to parking spots to storage spaces, there are no goods or services that can’t be adapted to the sharing...
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1.6KRetailHow Platform Economy Innovators Aim To Reduce eCommerce Friction
In the platform economy, marketplaces and their partners want to satisfy shoppers who are comfortable with eCommerce and expect seamless payments experiences....
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4.2KPayments InnovationOnline Marketplaces Vie For The Shared Parking App Crown
Many startups desire to be the Ubers or Airbnbs of their respective industries, but taking these crowns means facing fierce competition from...
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2.3KPayments InnovationThe Rise of Shared Parking In The Platform Economy
With 225 million U.S. drivers, parking can be a tight squeeze. Of course, marketplaces are vying to solve the parking problem —...
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2.9KPayments InnovationWhat Parking Marketplaces Can Learn From Airbnb
The value of online payments for all transactions is set to blow past $6 trillion by 2024, and much of this money...
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3.1KeCommerceEBay’s CEO Resignation A Pyrrhic Activist Victory?
In the “week of the CEO resignation,” eBay’s Devin Wenig is out, amid clashes with activist investors and the board. Amid slowing...
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3.1KFraud PreventionHow To Trust And Verify In The Platform Economy Age
Not all friction is bad when it comes to payments. As Stephen Ritter, CTO at Mitek, tells Karen Webster. The sharing economy...
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2.6KPayments InnovationOnline Marketplaces And The $1.8T Counterfeit Problem
Fraudsters sold counterfeit products worth $323 billion last year, and are projected to make off with $1.8T by 2020. Kimberly Gianopoulos, director...
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3.5KPayments InnovationWhy The GAO Thinks PSPS Can Help Fix The Marketplace Counterfeit Problem
Online marketplaces need to meet higher standards if they want to keep customers from the competition. For third-party marketplaces, that means supporting...
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3.6KArtificial IntelligenceMarketplaces Bet That A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sales
In eCommerce, the right visual images pay dividends when it comes to inducing shoppers toward impulse buys (or at least impulse browsing)...
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2.1KPayments InnovationHow Secondhand Marketplace thredUP Is Using AI To Personalize Shopping
Today’s shoppers can find eCommerce niches for just about anything for which they are hunting, whether they are searching for the lowest...
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4.0KPayments InnovationTrending: Meeting The Millennial Need For AI-Powered Visual Shopping
Online marketplaces for everything from retail goods to travel services to hospitality need to ensure a quick and easy way for both...
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2.3KPayments InnovationCase Study: Why Curation, Customization Are Key For The Experience Economy
Consumers are looking to have unique experiences that are worth their time and money, whether that means heading backstage to meet the...
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2.8KPayments InnovationThe Platform Economy Evolves To Become More Personalized
The platform economy is being transformed by an increased demand for faster payments bolstered by mobile usage, according to the latest Payments...
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6.1KPayments InnovationInside TickPick’s Instant Payments Play
Instant payments are becoming crucial to consumers participating in the platform economy. These consumers want to be sure that they can both...
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WePay Rolls Out ACH Payments
The day before his payments company launched ACH bank transfers as a payment type, WePay CoFounder Richard Aberman shared his thoughts with...
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Payments For The Platform Economy
What does it take to make it to No. 62 on Inc.’s ranking of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America? Do...
