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Police Allege Money Launderers Are Using Chinese eCommerce Sites To Move Money

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Chinese authorities have made a series of arrests alleging more than $2 billion was laundered at offshore gambling sites through faux eCommerce purchases. In June, the Nikkei Asian Review reported that Chinese officials are considering an East Asia digital currency in a bid to combat money laundering. .

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Turning Loyalty Points Into Digital Currency For Latin American Consumers

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If you are in your home and you want to do an eCommerce transaction, we have to be able to do that,” he continued. I think what we are learning from the pandemic is that in almost every single industry, eCommerce and digital engagement are becoming a huge competitive advantage for those who are embracing this transformation,” he said.

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Cross-Border eCommerce Gains Momentum

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This is especially true in eCommerce, where friction points have crystalized around FX rates, accepted payment methods and, of course, fraud. This was detailed earlier this year in the PYMNTS Cross-Border Merchant Friction Index , done in partnership with FastSpring and surveying 266 eCommerce sites across 31 countries.

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H&M’s eCommerce Sales Jump Amid Temporary Store Closures

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The retailer’s eCommerce sales, however, jumped by 36 percent in SEK and 32 percent in local currencies, according to an announcement. Sales during the timeframe of June 1-24 of this year dropped by 25 percent in local currencies compared to the same timeframe in the past year.

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In Europe, Building The ‘Bridge’ Between eCommerce Merchants And Traditional Banks

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Lilia Metodieva , managing director at Monneo , told PYMNTS platforms that link solution providers, partners, banks and merchants together can help speed that pivot toward eCommerce with agility as consumer buying patterns remain fluid — and digital. and FX Payments in 134 currencies. But eCommerce, she said, is a different story.

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Bolt Nets $75 Million In Funding Round For eCommerce Innovation

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While it initially focused on currency in online checkouts, the company has branched out to work on checkout and fraud detection, integrating with companies like Shopify , Magento , BigCommerce , WooCommerce and Salesforce Commerce Cloud , according to the the report. Data from the IBM U.S. billion, the report says.

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eCommerce Site JD.com Now Takes Digital Yuan

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Some Chinese shoppers visiting an established online mall will be able to buy goods with the country's first official digital currency under a new trial announced over the weekend, Reuters and other wire services reported. JD Digits is a digital arm of eCommerce heavyweight JD.Com Inc. As of the exchange rate on Sunday (Dec.