| Shopifyâs Grand Retail Experiment
As retail moves further across online, mobile and social media channels, retailers need to think outside the retail box to win over the consumer. Shopify Plus VP GM Loren Padelford tells Karen Webster why experimentation in the face of ever-expanding retail channels and an increasingly informed, fickle and digital consumer base is the only way retailers can survive â and thrive. Read More... |
| Gigging For The Holidays
What would the holidays be without gig workers? Hyperwallet's Michael Ting describes the impact of the holiday season on the gig economy and, likewise, the impact of the gig economy on the holiday season â and why that dynamic is critical to spreading tidings of comfort and joy to all parties involved.
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| What Hit â And Missed â In Payments In 2016
As we are winding down yet another year, the time has come to take a look back on all the best â and not so best â payments and commerce developments that 2016 had to offer. Some things, like bank stocks, consumer spending, employment, acquisitions and partnerships, sizzled in a big way. Other things, like Wells Fargo, Yahoo's security, online lending and the predictive power of polling, all saw something quite the opposite. The year in Sizzles and Fizzles awaits! Read More... |
| | X-Border Payments Optimization Index™ | | NEW REPORT: U.S. Merchants Sprint To Win The X-Border Race
The cross-border rankings are out, and U.S. merchants are once again on top. In the Q4 2016 X-Border Payments Optimization Indexâ¢, American retailers scored 67.8 points (out of 100), but the Chinese arenât far behind at 65.9. Key to keeping this lead, says Michael Dunworth, cofounder and CEO of Wyre, is using the blockchain, which he believes will knock down the payment hurdles that American (and Chinese) exporters face. Read More... |
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