PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

And while that will probably remain the case for the foreseeable future, Maria Prados , vice president of global eCommerce at Worldpay , tells PYMNTS that the shift to automated, paperless and secure B2B transactions is on the move. B2B historically has been pretty behind, especially around payments,” Prados said. The Case For Change.

B2B 108

B2B Invoicing eCommerce Securities 108

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

Indonesian wholesale eCommerce market Ula has announced that it has secured $10.5 Ula, launched in January this year, aims to help small store owners boost their income through its multi-category wholesale eCommerce platform, along with perks such as a large products list, prices, doorstep delivery and pay later options.

Securities 52

Securities eCommerce Retail Economics 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Through the partnership, PFS members can have access to their own custom eCommerce sites, complete with full-fledged payment capabilities. For PFS members who don’t have the time or money required to create an eCommerce website, First American has stepped in to simplify the process and make it economically feasible.

eCommerce 49

eCommerce Economics Securities Sales 49

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. State governments began rolling out economic nexus laws after 2018’s South Dakota vs. Wayfair ruling. It appears that economic nexus laws are falling short of leveling the playing field in at least one niche industry, however.

Economics 43

Economics Retail Advertising eCommerce 43

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Can monetary policy cure the ills of an economic slowdown caused by the Coronavirus ? In a series of actions aimed at boosting liquidity (and, by extension, economic stability), China’s central bank has pumped money into the country’s financial system, which had been slowing markedly even before the pandemic.

Economics 52

Economics Banking Retail Financial Systems 52

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Affirm has announced a filing for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a press release , and the company has submitted a draft to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The number of shares that will be offered and the price range have not been determined, the release stated.

Valuation 100

Valuation eCommerce Economics Securities 100

Global Finance

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Asia is the engine room of world economic momentum: it will account for 60% of global growth in 2024, according to the IMF, and has 60% of the world’s population. A modern financial institution (FI) faces a challenging environment but a beguiling opportunity in Asia. But it is also challenging to navigate.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

Crafting streamlined eCommerce checkouts for international customers requires merchants to tailor their payments experiences to the needs and preferences of each market. The report also dives into the need for localized eCommerce payments and how platforms can ease digital merchants’ cross-border sales.

Sales 77

Sales eCommerce Risk Analysis Currencies 77

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

Some of the aid afforded to SMBs involves securing funding, budgeting, drawing in new customers, working with finances, enacting eCommerce and managing reputation. The Visa Small Business Hub works to assist SMBs with starting, running and growing business, the release stated.

Education 93

Education Budgeting eCommerce Economics 93

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The company, based in Oakland, California, is one of the growing numbers of eCommerce sites trafficking in used goods, competing with old stalwarts like Salvation Army Thrift Stores. Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC). Online clothing retailer ThredUP has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S.,

Retail 89

Retail eCommerce Sales Economics 89

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In statements that accompanied the release, Simon Barker , CEO of Conferma Pay, stated that “with a new economic environment, the controls to decentralize payments have to be put in place — and with employees working from home, the ability to monitor, reconcile and approve spend becomes far more difficult.”.

B2B 115

B2B Reconciliations Finance eCommerce 115

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

Now, with the pandemic still surging, Walmart hopes to capitalize on the new need for eCommerce sales. While the pandemic boosted Walmart’s sales, its eCommerce department is still only around an eighth of Amazon’s. Amazon is valued at $1.5 trillion compared to Walmart’s $337 billion, Vox writes.

Entertainment 76

Entertainment eCommerce Retail Sales 76

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

In fact, many of these issues have plagued eCommerce retailers since the dawn of digital commerce. The challenge going forward is for merchants to find a comprehensive security platform that can anticipate the troubles before they arrive, and learn to protect themselves better in the future.

Securities 52

Securities Advertising eCommerce Leverage 52

PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

Pharmacies and the delivery of prescription medication are both undergoing significant change, and much of the credit for that can be directly or indirectly attributed to the rise of eCommerce and digital payments. The latest development? The deployment in South Africa of what some observers are calling ATMs for medicine. Machine Use.

Healthcare 93

Healthcare eCommerce Startups Accounting 93

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

One of the unintended consequences in the rise of eCommerce is a related rise in cyberfraud attacks on online shoppers. Since its founding, Shape Security’s clients — which count among them two of the world’s top airlines, both the world’s largest banking and hotel chains, one of the top 10 retailers in the world and “one of the largest U.S.

Sales 69

Sales Securities Retail Economics 69

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Secondhand eCommerce platform Poshmark filed for an initial public offering (IPO) after posting more than $30 million in profit across two consecutive quarters. “We Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). . We only recently became profitable and have experienced net losses. The Silicon Valley startup posted a net loss of $14.5

Profit and Loss 82

Profit and Loss Startups eCommerce Economics 82

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Lingering economic uncertainty and growing fraud rates in multiple markets are prompting consumers to sharpen their focus on privacy and security. It also details how open banking’s expansion can help businesses build trust with new or existing customers seeking more secure ways to shop. The Pandemic And The Privacy Question .

Banking 77

Banking eCommerce Securities Leverage 77

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it even more important that firms deliver payroll quickly, as employees are facing greater financial strains that may make them more eager for prompt salary disbursements. Find more about these and all the rest of the latest headlines in the Tracker ®.

Accounts Payable 88

Accounts Payable eCommerce Leverage Retail 88

PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

Amazon , Worldpay , and Stripe — the eCommerce and payment companies — are expressing concern that a lack of preparedness by the industry to new EU security regulations could put billions of dollars of eCommerce purchases at risk. The industry is seeking a grace period so that everyone involved is prepared.

Sales 66

Sales Restructuring eCommerce Retail 66

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The reverberating economic uncertainty and drastic shifts the pandemic has brought upon most industries have handed cybercriminals unique and multiplying opportunities to enact new and improved schemes. Digital-first banks, insurance firms and merchants are tasked with protecting against the schemes to keep their customers’ data secure.

Securities 83

Securities Healthcare Banking Retail 83

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

At the start of this year, online commerce trends were following a similar trajectory to 2019: eCommerce sales were steadily growing, but they were still a fraction of those at brick-and-mortar stores. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic, triggering a massive shift online as stores closed and consumers grew wary about venturing out.

eCommerce 63

eCommerce Healthcare Compliance Currencies 63

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

As eCommerce has become more firmly entrenched in countries such as Pakistan, buying and selling goods by digital means (moving away from the cash-on-delivery model) has generated at least a “reasonable acceptance level,” according to Wain, that gets some critical mass through a few large anchor eCommerce merchants in each market.

eCommerce 94

eCommerce Numbers Compliance Currencies 94

PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

Postal Service might be about to make eCommerce shipping woes even worse. According to several sources including the EcommerceBytes blog, the USPS is developing a new business plan focused on cost cutting and economic efficiency, and cuts are rumored that could delay mail and package delivery. The beleaguered U.S.

Prioritization 78

Prioritization eCommerce Communication Planning 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Consumers redeemed more than $31 billion in eCommerce coupons in 2019, with untold other offers clipped from newspapers and receipts and cashed in stores. Online promotions are far more secure and harder to abuse than in-person coupons, Rauch explained. Fighting In-Person And Online Promotion Fraud.

Retail 110

Retail Sales Manufacturing eCommerce 110

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

With the idea of “resilience” dominating much post-pandemic analysis, the workhorse debit card has proven to be exactly that — resilient — in the face of economic chaos. That’s bringing card-tot-present (CNP) security issues to the surface, and platform solutions to the rescue.

eCommerce 73

eCommerce Accounting Economics Numbers 73

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Looking ahead to 2021, I believe that secure digital transformation will remain a priority globally as individuals, businesses and economies begin to bounce back from the events that have so challenged us all in 2020. 2021 is likely to be the year when omnicommerce moves from hype to reality.

Securities 82

Securities Retail eCommerce Economics 82

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

shoppers found that half had used online D2C channels to secure consumer pac kaged goods, for example. The September Subscription Commerce Tracker ®: eCommerce Goods And Direct-To-Consumer Edition examines the rise of D2C consumer goods subscriptions and the factors that keep subscribers loyal. A recent survey of 2,200 U.S.

eCommerce 87

eCommerce Leverage Investments Economics 87

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A key part of this effort is cross-border payments, which are vital to keeping supply chains running smoothly and securely in the more than 100 countries in which GE operates. The company is hardly alone in facing headwinds in the current economic climate, either, which can pose additional challenges for multinational companies.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Treasury Foreign Exchange Economics 98

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Commercial payments technology firm WEX landed a $400 million investment this week, but when it comes to venture capital, investors set their sights on B2B eCommerce, small business funding, payroll and more. PYMNTS breaks down the companies that did manage to secure funding, below. With a combined $43.3

B2B 64

B2B Manufacturing eCommerce Prioritization 64

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Shoppers are also more reluctant to take out credit lines as ongoing economic uncertainties make it difficult for them to determine whether they will be able to repay their debts on time. The September Next-Gen Debit Tracker® digs into how consumers’ debit usage is shifting to drive a massive surge in eCommerce purchases.

Retail 64

Retail Securities eCommerce Leverage 64

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

As organizations accelerate their sales digitization efforts, B2B eCommerce has jumped to the top of strategic planning initiatives. One India-based B2B eCommerce startup, Bikayi, recently announced it raised $2 million in seed funding from a range of backers, including Mantis, a venture capital firm founded by pop artists the Chainsmokers.

B2B 60

B2B Startups Communication Strategic Planning 60

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

It is expected to speed delivery by one or two days to meet the rapid acceleration of eCommerce. Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi called his company the “global leader in ride-sharing,” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and the most likely to become profitable. Uber CEO Says Firm Leads In Race To Ridesharing Profitability.

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Economics Currencies Leverage 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

51 million : That’s the amount of new funding that Druva, an India-based enterprise security company, has secured from Sequoia Capital India and a new backer, Economic Development Board Investments, based in Singapore. Luckily, the PYMNTS 11 is here to break it all down. Luckily, the PYMNTS 11 is here to break it all down.

Numbers 69

Numbers Manufacturing Securities eCommerce 69

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

And it profited from the digital-first economy, signing 42 eCommerce clients during the quarter. While the growth rate [for restaurants] has not fully recovered to pre-COVID levels, it is impressive given the economic environment,” he said. Expect contactless payments to be the subject of several new announcements from Fiserv.

eCommerce 67

eCommerce Economics Accounting Securities 67

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

Venture capital is no guarantee in times of market volatility, but this week’s B2B venture capital breakdown finds several companies managing to secure millions for solutions that enable B2B eCommerce, financial management and alternative lending.

B2B 64

B2B Investments Startups eCommerce 64

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

Despite the economic decline in the country, South Africa has the most promising capital markets on the continent, which boasts a half-dozen of the world’s quickest growing economies. Africa’s eCommerce volume is expected to reach $75 billion by 2025, and economic output in FinTech is anticipated to add $150 billion by 2022 to its GDP.

Banking 60

Banking Economics Currencies eCommerce 60

PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Schroeder said the increasing adoption of payroll cards, and their use — which has grown by nearly 9 percent in the United States between 2015 and 2019 — has come on the tailwinds of high economic growth and high employment. The Security Angle. A tight labor market means employers must be cognizant of what their workers want.

B2C 61

B2C Economics Securities eCommerce 61