Facebook’s chatbots are getting an upgrade – care of PayPal. The digital payments platform will now be one of the payment option within messenger – meaning that customers who shop via chatbot will be able to complete transactions via PayPal. Going forward it will also...
Western Union, taking the stage at the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, laid out its plans for digital enhancements for its consumer and business facing enterprises. “Our large, fast-growing digital network, combined with our regulatory understanding and compliance infrastructure, gives us opportunities to drive...
Drizly, the alcohol delivery platform startup, is testing the ability for customers to buy online and pick up their spirits in a store. According to a report, Nick Rellas, chief executive officer of Drizly, said the company is testing the service in several markets, although he...
While the vast majority of digital transactions completed between two otherwise associated parties on the internet goes off without incident — the times when it goes wrong almost always make the headlines. Stories like that of a Craigslist shopper who found himself shot in the leg...
Where there’s concentration, there’s power, and in the world of China’s internet industry, a trio holds a lot of power: Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent. The Wall Street Journal reported that the threesome maintains sway over the industry with the strength of their collective checkbooks. Known...
While most things are up for debate, beauty on merits usually is not one of them. John Keats famously wrote, “Beauty is truth, truth beauty,” and it is one of those propositions that is fundamentally hard to argue with for all but the most jaded. Unless...
The mobile eCommerce wave has continued to grab top of mind — and top of consumer wallets — having made impressive inroads into the way people spend, as well as when and how. Javelin Research said on Tuesday (Oct. 18) that its latest research shows that commerce...
Another mainline retailer is joining the buy online, pick up in-store parade. Walgreens has launched its ship-to-store program that allows customers to order online and pick up their orders in a physical Walgreens or Duane Reade store for no extra charge and no minimum purchase. “Our...
Entrepreneurs take note. The trends in the Chinese cross-border eCommerce market represent a huge opportunity for small businesses, according to Cleveland Brown, CEO of Payscout, a global payments provider. The appetite in China for goods from abroad is growing at an unfathomable rate, and one-quarter...
