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PPRO: The 10 Fastest Growing Global eCommerce Markets

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In western markets, eCommerce continues to grow steadily — but, more importantly, it’s taking significant hold in less developed markets, opening up opportunities for brands to secure footholds in new regions. Beyond that, Villegas makes the case for why international eCommerce players must embrace alt payments to gain traction. .

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Merchants And The Big Retail Reset

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eCommerce has grown about as much in the past few months as it has in the past 10 years. Iain McNicoll , VP of Americas/SMB for payments platform Payoneer , recently told PYMNTS that eCommerce’s market share has risen to 27 percent from just 16 percent when the pandemic began. We have nothing to benchmark it against.

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Detecting And Preventing Cyberfraud Amid Large Transaction Volumes

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It’s largely a function of the COVID-era eCommerce explosion, and efforts to reduce fraud become more difficult during heavy buying periods like the year-end gifting holidays. Over 60 percent of banks say fraud volumes are rising, with over 40 percent reporting that average fraud hit value is going up. They Can Get to Anyone.

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Embedded Finance Tops B2B Tech Funding For The Week

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Malaysia's microLEAP has secured $3.3 Food and grocery B2B eCommerce technology firm Jumbotail, based in India, has secured $14.2 The company recently secured $20 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia Capital, while Visionaires Club also participated, TechCrunch reported. Modern Treasury.

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Adobe Introduces New Commerce Features For Magento Platform 

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Adobe is rolling out new capabilities to its enterprise eCommerce platform Magento that are targeted to small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) and mid-market merchants, Adobe said in a press release on Monday (Oct. includes performance and security enhancements to help merchants stay compliant with new regulations.

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Retail Sales Numbers Predict A Cruel April

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The retail sales figures are usually effective barometers by which retailers can benchmark inventory levels and predict future spend. Without stores open, and with eCommerce showing signs of growth that aren’t reflected in this report, the March figures are a mirror of declining overall retail spend. “In

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Wine Consumers Get A Healthy Pour Out Of The Pandemic

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The pandemic has brought a surge in eCommerce wine orders, which has been both advantageous and challenging for wine suppliers and retailers. Business is best when people are gathering and celebrating, which usually sets the fourth quarter as the benchmark. But to see a peak in April is highly unusual.”.

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