online marketplaces

Online marketplaces are generally a website or app used to purchase items, services, or virtual goods. Some notable sellers include Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Jet, Walmart, and Google.

Helping SMBs Crack Digital ID Verification
Helping SMBs Crack Digital ID Verification
March 29, 2019  |  Authentication

Verifying a user’s digital ID is essential for platforms large and small. Yet,  UK startup Passbase COO Dave McGibbon tells Karen Webster that SMBs often...

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How Digital Platforms Innovate For Adventurers In The Airbnb Age
How Digital Platforms Innovate For Adventurers In The Airbnb Age
March 04, 2019  |  Retail

With people from around the world making connections through the web, digital marketplaces are offering common ground on which property owners and renters can meet....

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Amazon, Walmart Brace For New Indian eCommerce Rules
Amazon, Walmart Brace For New Indian eCommerce Rules
January 15, 2019  |  eCommerce

New restrictions in India are poised to have an impact on Amazon and Flipkart, affecting how each can do business on their online marketplaces. The...

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Delivering On-Demand Payments To On-Demand Professionals
Delivering On-Demand Payments To On-Demand Professionals
January 11, 2019  |  Disbursements

Tools and cleaning supplies aside, handymen and housecleaners need a reliable cash flow keep their financial houses in order. On-demand wages, says Oisin Hanrahan, CEO...

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On-Demand Wages Spruce Up The $400B Home Services Market
On-Demand Wages Spruce Up The $400B Home Services Market
January 10, 2019  |  Disbursements

From tax refunds and government assistance to payments made for home service and housekeeping professionals, faster payout solutions appear to be gaining popularity — all...

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The Art And Science Of Making Embarrassing Purchases More Private
The Art And Science Of Making Embarrassing Purchases More Private
November 24, 2018  |  eCommerce

These are amazing times to be a consumer who suffers from retail embarrassment. Both science and digital technology are making it easier — much easier —...

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Five On Five: A New Way To Fight Online Counterfeiters
Five On Five: A New Way To Fight Online Counterfeiters
April 26, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Welcome to Five on Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories cover subjects ranging from online...

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Walmart Goes Omnichannel In Brazil
Walmart Goes Omnichannel In Brazil
December 06, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart’s Brazilian unit is reportedly integrating its physical retail and eCommerce activities and is expanding its online marketplace operations. According to a news report from...

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Middle East Online Marketplace Slowly Taking Shape
Middle East Online Marketplace Slowly Taking Shape
August 28, 2017  |  Retail

eCommerce has become a natural part of life in many parts of the world, but that hasn’t been the case in the Middle East. Most...

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