How can cross-border eCommerce merchants avoid delivering post-order sticker shock to customers? One option is to offer accurate precalculations that include all relevant taxes and fees. For the March X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker’s™ feature story, PYMNTS spoke with Rajiv Ayyangar, VP of product for Yakit,...
Merchants engaged in cross-border commerce and logistics continue to produce solutions and products aimed at helping merchants strengthen relationships with their consumers and improving the pace of global business. For these merchants, timing is key. According to a recent report from logistics provider DHL, the cross-border eCommerce...
For innovators and payments professionals, the good news about the world is also identical to the bad news: It is a constantly changing environment. But globalization has its discontents — Brexit, a change in the U.S. political administration, the uncertainties surrounding China and, more recently, Russia, to name but a...
What does it really mean to “act locally?” For merchants doing international commerce, adjusting to various country regulations can be confusing. For the February X-Border Payments Optimization Tracker’s feature story, PYMNTS spoke with Worldpay’s Casey Bullock, who oversees global payment processing for the company, about...
As more companies engage in trade across borders, new partnerships and data insights are emerging as a result of the international interactions. Businesses are entering partnerships in an effort to help the pace of cross-border commerce deals go at a smoother pace. Under these collaborations,...
Can the blockchain help SMBs optimize their cross-border trading opportunities? Align Commerce CEO Marwan Forzley says so and gives PYMNTS his view on how the blockchain offers SMBs a lot more bang for a lot fewer bucks when doing business across borders. You can find...
When it comes to reaching the global marketplace, size doesn’t matter as much as it used to. Developments in cross-border payments solutions are opening borders and removing obstacles between nations and SMBs that engage in international trade. As more cross-border payments solutions become available, companies...
The cross-border rankings are out, and U.S. merchants are once again on top. Not far behind though are Chinese merchants who are getting increasingly better at wooing international shoppers. In the Q4 2016 X-Border Payments Optimization Index™, American retailers scored 67.8 points compared to the...
The X-border rankings are out, and U.S. merchants are once again on top. Not far behind though are Chinese merchants who are getting increasingly better at wooing international shoppers. In the Q4 2016 X-Border Payments Optimization Index™, American retailers scored 67.8 points compared to the...
