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Yahoo Jumps into the Ecommerce Fray with New Online Marketplace

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Verizon Media — a division of Verizon Communications that includes AOL and Yahoo — will launch Yahoo Shops , a combination marketplace and advertising solution. As a result, brands and advertisers have access to both commerce and advertising solutions within the same platform.

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Study Forecasts Accelerated Adoption of Digital Wallets and Buy Now, Pay Later

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The pandemic accelerated not just ecommerce but also digital payment methods: digital wallets reached 29.3% ecommerce share in 2020, up from 23.7% The wallets are expected to unseat credit cards as the preferred online payment method in the coming years, according to the FIS Global Payments Report 2021.

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Reports: Microsoft’s Bing Quietly Launches Marketplace in Bid to Compete with Google Shopping

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based online sellers” are reportedly participating in the beta test of Buy Direct, but a source told Business Insider that Microsoft hopes the service will drive $25 million in gross merchandising value (GMV) by fiscal 2023, which ends June 30, 2023. At the moment a “ couple hundred U.S.-based Bing’s goal might be similar.

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Regulation is Coming to POS Finance: Why Responsible Lending Will Benefit Retailers

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As economic pressures and living costs surge, more people than ever are considering using point-of-service (POS) finance — such as buy now, pay later and installment loans — to manage their cashflow. But a year on from the Woolard Review , which found that the use of interest-free credit products nearly quadrupled in 2020 to £2.7

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The Top 10 Predictions for Holiday 2021

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Flexible Payments Will Gain Further Ground. Flexible payments are continuing to gain steam, particularly among younger generations. A survey by Klarna found that 75% of Gen Z, 76% of millennials and 60% of Gen X are looking for more flexible payment options. Let the countdown begin….

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What Fighting Digital Commerce Fraud has in Common with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 

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Online fraud cost digital commerce merchants $27 billion in 2021 , so it’s no surprise that retailers have redoubled their focus on eliminating these threats. Traditional retailers with digital commerce operations compete head-to-head with online retailers for demanding customers.

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How Brands Large and Small are Leaning into the Amazon Effect to Compete

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According to a 2020 survey, over half of U.S. While Amazon is a consumer-facing platform, Shopify is merchant-facing; enabling small businesses, mom-and-pop stores and brick-and-mortar stores to sell online by handling payment and inventory for the businesses. It’s no secret that Amazon is the ecommerce titan.