E-commerce

Southeast Asia economies

Quick take: SE Asia’s e-commerce goldrush

By Jeff Domansky As excitement builds regarding a return to “normal,” it’s helpful to look around the globe and see which economies are poised to rebound the fastest. ...
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global online fraud growth 2020

Global payment fraud jumped 69% in the past year

By Jeff Domansky, May 13, 2021 Cybercrime is incredibly profitable for fraudsters. Experts estimate more than $1 trillion was lost globally to cybercrime in 2020, and payment abuse ...
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Splitit new BNPL service launches

Splitit opens new installment payment opportunities for merchants

By Jeff Domansky, April 29, 2021 With the buy now pay later (BNPL) market exploding worldwide, competition for market share and consumer attention intensifies.  As many as 39% ...
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$4.2 trillion in global e-commerce

$4.2 trillion projected for global e-commerce in 2021

By Jeff Domansky, April 28, 2021 It looks like new online shopping habits by consumers could ring up $4.2 trillion in e-commerce sales globally this year, an increase ...
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economic recovery

Intuit QuickBooks survey: US Small business recovery building momentum

By Jeff Domansky, April 27, 2021 It’s financial results season, and it’s not just big business seeing an economic recovery underway. A new report from Intuit QuickBooks by ...
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increasing revenue by reducing false declines

New fraud solution aims to increase approvals for Magento merchants

By Jeff Domansky, April 8, 2021 False declines are a $430 billion-plus global headache for retailers. A new Forter-Adobe collaboration aims to help businesses increase revenue by 2%-3% ...
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PayPal cryptocurrency payments

PayPal enables crypto payments at checkout

By Jeff Domansky, April 2, 2021 Ostrich cowboy boots. New. Paid by crypto. With apologies to Hemingway, who wrote the apocryphal six-word short story about baby shoes, it ...
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global payments news

PaymentsNEXT roundup: Global payments news highlights

By Jeff Domansky, April 1, 2021 With so much happening in the global payments industry, we’ve prepped a news roundup to quickly get you up to speed as ...
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payments trends

7 payments industry trend-charts worth a look

By Jeff Domansky, Feb 18, 2021 When it comes to keeping up with payments industry trends, sometimes the pictures are worth more than 1000 words. Here are seven ...
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Uber acquires Drizly

Uber bellies up to alcohol delivery firm Drizly

By Jeff Domansky, Feb 11, 2021 Uber really does want to be all things to all people. As part of its growth strategy, last week it purchased Boston-headquartered ...
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