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Visa, Mastercard Push For One-Click Ordering. Retailers Say ‘Not So Fast’

May 24 2018

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“The retailers, working through merchant trade groups, have flagged issues around the networks’ recently announced plan to combine their individual payment buttons on merchants’ online checkout pages. The networks say the move is largely aimed at simplifying the checkout process and making it more secure. But merchants, who have long tussled with the card networks […]

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Established Brazilian E-Commerce Market May Slow Amazon’s Acceleration

April 30 2018

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• Remote Commerce

“Amazon entered Brazil six years ago, but the e-Commerce giant’s rollout has been slower than in other markets, according to Reuters. The retailer is starting to boost its operations in the country, but it will need to compete with deep-rooted competitors, such as Magazine Luiza, for its share of the market.”

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Are Masterpass and Visa Checkout Doomed by the New Shared Buy Button?

April 24 2018

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• Remote Commerce

“Speculation that Visa Checkout and Masterpass brands may be on the way out has surfaced following announcements last week from Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. they would support a shared buy button for online purchases based on EMVCo’s Secure Remote Commerce specification. Reports of a possible phaseout of Masterpass, launched in 2013, and Visa Checkout, launched in 2014, appeared in The […]

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Google introduces ‘Shopping Actions’ to help retailers in their battle with Amazon

March 19 2018

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• Remote Commerce

“The program offers online shoppers a universal cart whether they’re shopping on mobile, desktop or via a voice-powered device. That latter item is especially important to retailers, given that Amazon has tied voice shopping to its Echo devices, and has claimed the majority of market share in smart speakers for the time being. And you […]

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SeatGeek Brings Ticket Buying Into Snapchat

June 7 2018

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• Remote Commerce

“While Snapchat has started testing e-commerce features in the past few months, SeatGeek says this is the first ticket-buying experience built into the Snapchat app. The Los Angeles Football Club was the first team to sell tickets through this integration, by posting a Snapchat Story (and a Snapcode on the team website) that allowed users to […]

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Instagram Adds Shopping Tags Directly Into Stories

June 12 2018

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• Remote Commerce

“Instagram’s  shoppable tags are about to pop up in Stories. The company started testing the feature back in 2016 with a limited set of 20 partners. Since then it’s been a hit, expanding broadly to regular brand posts in the feed. Starting today, hitting a little shopping bag sticker in a Story will lead you to more details on […]

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Why American credit card companies can’t break into China

August 6 2018

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• POS
• Remote Commerce

“Right now, the market is completely dominated by China UnionPay, the state-owned bank card network founded in 2002. China UnionPay controls more than 90% of the market, Robertson said. Visa and Mastercard, meanwhile, can only issue co-branded cards, typically offered in partnership with UnionPay.”

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Companies

PayPal Checkout Can Now Be Personalized To Each Shopper

June 28 2018

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• PayPal
• Remote Commerce

“PayPal  today is introducing new checkout technology for e-commerce sites that will dynamically present the most relevant payment method for each customer. That is, instead of retailers having to litter their checkout page with a variety of payment options, PayPal Checkout’s new “smart payment buttons” will update to display the right set of options for each customer in […]

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Monetizing Stories Is the Latest Social Commerce Strategy

June 15 2018

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• Remote Commerce

“In what may be the next stage of social commerce, both Instagram and Snapchat are trying to make shopping in Stories a thing. Earlier this week, Instagram announced that brands like adidas, Aritzia and Louis Vuitton will sell products via Stories. Users can click a shopping bag icon to see more product information, price and […]

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Cross-border ecommerce in China soared to USD 220 bln in 2017

August 6 2018

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• Remote Commerce

“67% of Chinese ecommerce consumers had a cross-border purchasing experience in 2017, up from 34% in 2016, according to a study by Westwin. The study uncovers the fact that China’s cross-border buyers ordered more than once per month from overseas while the rising demand for overseas items led the country to import USD 220.3 billion […]