Walmart is offering support at an event and a dedicated office to encourage U.K. and European businesses to use its online marketplaces to sell to customers in the Americas. The company is promoting to these businesses its marketplaces in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Chile,...
Buying furniture online these days is about as easy as hauling a sofa up a flight of stairs. Consumers browse multiple tabs, track shipping timelines in spreadsheets and screenshot products to consult with partners before finally making a purchase. That’s if they make one at...
Best Buy is joining the likes of Walmart and Amazon in launching a third-party marketplace. The retailer’s digital marketplace debuted Tuesday (Aug. 19), more than doubling Best Buy’s available items and adding entirely new brands and products. “Best Buy Marketplace, powered by Mirakl, marks the largest expansion ever of Best Buy’s product...
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 That limitation now feels as outdated as a landline.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 have to solve for what the customer needs to be successful,” Sandie Hawkins, newly appointed president at Teikametrics, told PYMNTS...
October 29, 2025
Embedded finance has evolved from an emerging trend into a defining force behind marketplace success. A new PYMNTS Intelligence and Marqeta collaboration examines how embedded finance tools such as digital wallets, payouts, lending and co-branded cards are transforming both customer relationships and business models. “Embedded Finance Grows Up: How Online Marketplaces Can Retain Customers and Boost […]
December 05, 2024
Platforms are rapidly forging their own ecosystems — matching supply and demand, buyers and sellers, sometimes on a global scope. In other cases, they serve specific verticals — for example,...
December 03, 2024
Embedded finance is no longer optional. As competition intensifies, firms that embrace these innovations will lead the way, while those that hesitate risk falling behind. From buy now, pay later...
June 06, 2024
The B2B landscape finds itself on the cusp of a new, digital era. And with the news Thursday (June 6) that eCommerce platform Alibaba has launched a new B2B-focused marketplace...
August 29, 2025
Walmart is offering support at an event and a dedicated office to encourage U.K. and European businesses to use its online marketplaces to sell to customers in the Americas. The company is promoting to these businesses its marketplaces in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Chile, according to a Friday (Aug. 29) press release. Walmart will […]
August 19, 2025
Best Buy is joining the likes of Walmart and Amazon in launching a third-party marketplace. The retailer’s digital marketplace debuted Tuesday (Aug. 19), more than doubling Best Buy’s available items and adding entirely new brands and...
December 18, 2024
Pay-later network Affirm says it is expanding its partnership with payments company Adyen. The expansion makes Affirm the first buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider to support Adyen’s payment solution for platform businesses,...
December 17, 2024
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions has debuted a marketplace solution for retailers. The Toshiba Commerce Marketplace is designed to connect retailers with a network of technology partners to help them stay competitive...
