E-commerce

According to Gartner L2’s Amazon Intelligence: Third-Party Distribution Strategies Playbook report, Amazon has a substantial counterfeit products problem. Gartner estimates 33% of third-party vendor listings have at least one review containing terms such as “fake” or “counterfeit.” The report says, “These ‘counterfeit’ reviews, however, make up ...

Our weekly payments industry news this week features an update on synthetic identity fraud, record Q2 2018 target financials, e-commerce membership sales growth, a smart speaker for cryptocurrency purchases and voice shopping as well as our popular weekly global news roundup. Synthetic identity fraud is ...

Here’s a roundup of the global payments news we’re reading heading into the weekend. Lots of new developments in identity fraud, retail ups and downs, new payments industry developments and a free Amazon report. Synthetic identity fraud is rising; data breaches abound Synthetic identity fraud is ...

Synthetic identity fraud is a growing, evolving challenge for merchants. It arises when criminals combine real or stolen personal data with fake information to create new identities, open fake accounts, and make fraudulent purchases. And this cybercrime problem is growing according to fraud prevention experts. ...

Amid the general US retail doldrums, Target’s Q2 results stand out as a beacon of what’s possible when you have a plan, you’re disciplined in implementing it, and not afraid to spend on innovation where it will pay back. In a press release, Target highlighted ...

According to McKinsey & Company research, e-commerce membership sites have grown more than 100% annually during the past five years. An estimated 15% of consumers have signed up to one or more subscription services for everything from beer and wine, child and baby items, contact ...

This weekend’s reading in payments news, trends, research and innovations from around the globe is for the fast and the furious. Watch for Google’s first-ever retail store in Chicago, Amazon’s possible move into the theater business, and Walmart’s stellar e-commerce results. We’ve also got a ...

Despite the hype and estimates that voice shopping could reach $40 billion in annual sales within several years, research shows that consumers simply aren’t sending off their orders via Google Home and Alexa yet. A report by tech newsletter The Information shows that only about ...

The changing customer and technology landscape is having a huge impact on retailers in-store and online. A recent Retail Wire presentation provided a look at the most recent research and what merchants can expect in retail payments in the future. Mobile matters to e-commerce sales ...

Forget free shipping and other online shopping incentives. Walmart and Waymo are partnering to test free, driverless vehicle rides to take customers to Walmart stores to pick up groceries. The pilot program in Phoenix, lets customers order their groceries on Walmart.com and then get a ...