Digital Marketplaces news and trends

Rise of Hybrid Marketplaces Bucks Conventional Retail Growth Strategies
eCommerce // January 06, 2025

Digital marketplaces are becoming an important growth channel in retail, as global sales were projected to reach $3.8 trillion last year. To succeed in this environment, brands must adopt the right strategies to leverage these platforms’ unique advantages. One trend is the rise of hybrid...

3 Ways B2B Innovation Is Embedding Holiday Magic Into Supply Chains
B2B Payments // November 19, 2024

During the chaotic holiday season, delays can derail operations. Streamlined logistics, on the other hand, can make peak periods immensely profitable. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Modernizing the Smokestack Economy With BNPL and Industrial Marketplaces
B2B Payments // October 25, 2022

The process of getting rid of paper invoices and checks may not be new, but the drive to solve this old problem is generating some new thinking — especially when it comes to the transformation of big, old, dirty industries. Get the Full Story Complete...

Report: Crypto Exchanges Turn To Sanction Screening, Transaction Monitoring To Root Out Cybercrime
AML // August 12, 2021

The past year has ushered in record growth for the eCommerce industry. Consumers around the globe are going online to buy everyday essentials and more — but this has also created significant regulatory challenges for the online platforms and marketplaces driving this trend. Cybercriminals have...

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Rise of Hybrid Marketplaces Bucks Conventional Retail Growth Strategies

January 06, 2025
Digital marketplaces are becoming an important growth channel in retail, as global sales were projected to reach $3.8 trillion last year. To succeed in this environment, brands must adopt the right strategies to leverage these platforms’ unique advantages. One trend is the rise of hybrid marketplace models, where platforms like Amazon sell both directly and […]

Merchants, PayFacs And Monetizing Payments Flows

March 11, 2020
Amid the seismic changes that have refashioned the payments landscape over the last few years — as large players get ever larger (such as the $22 billion Fiserv-First Data deal)...

How The MENA Gig Economy Provides Global Lessons

October 09, 2019
The gig economy — and digital marketplaces designed to service gig workers and employers — is where so much of the action is these days. Payments and other forms of...

How Freelancer.com Filters Fraudsters From Freelancers

March 28, 2019
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Etsy Focuses on ‘Harnessing AI’ as CEO Steps Aside

October 29, 2025
Etsy is continuing its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) as it names new leadership. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing […]

FTC Takes Fresh Aim At Big Tech — And Its Previous Mergers

February 27, 2019
It’s a process that stands not only as a familiar feature of U.S. history, but a part of global economic development stretching back centuries: First comes innovation, then comes growth...

EU Threatens To Tax Big Tech, Big Time

February 27, 2018
The European Commission is looking to tax digital firms’ revenues, eyeing where their users are based – not where the firms themselves base their headquarters. Get the Full Story Complete...