China could be ready to launch the digital yuan in early 2022, and India is building a CBDC framework while also warming up to Bitcoin.
Are crypto users ahead of the payments curve?
As brick-and-mortar stores remained shuttered, ecommerce quickly became the channel of choice for many consumers in Latin America. In turn, retailers quickly shifted their attention toward online sales channels to keep pace with consumers’ growing appetite for online shopping.
Many of the national and regional rankings for retail ecommerce sales and growth have changed little since 2020.
Nordstrom wants to be on Top: The retailer bought minority stakes in Asos brands Topshop and Topman among others as it works to bring more, and younger, consumers into stores.
HERO lets online customers connect with in-store retail associates to ask product questions and seek other support—which could help Klarna strengthen its merchant relationships.
Credit card appetite is growing in tandem with retail sales—what are issuers doing to make the most of this comeback?
Creator economy crescendo: Amazon is quickly building out areas of its business that center on influencers, as the walls between social media and ecommerce erode and creators' roles in those spaces start to blend together.
China’s second-largest annual shopping festival broke records last month, generating more sales and attracting more brands than ever before. Held each year around June 18, the 618 promotional event is still smaller than Singles’ Day, but its rising scale reflects a growing appetite for a midyear alternative to the November ecommerce extravaganza.
Google eyes Japanese payments acquisition: The tech giant is in negotiations to buy cashless payments startup pring, which could help strengthen its business in Japan as the country begins to embrace digital payments.