Local FinTech wallets are a key part of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) eCommerce ecosystem. Whether Alipay in China, Paytm in India, Kakao Pay in South Korea or Rakuten in Japan, shoppers are accustomed to using local wallets to transact in their everyday lives. So why do...
Asia Pacific (APAC) is a key strategic region for countless international eTailers. Thirty-eight percent of merchants across the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada either already sell to APAC customers or intend to do so within the next year, each hoping to stake their claim in...
Twelve percent of Main Street SMBs are concerned about whether they will survive the next two years, and 37% say inflation has been their greatest challenge this year. Despite these grim realities, 54% of Main Street SMBs expect revenues to increase, and 25% of online...
For eTailers, the checkout experience is decisive in building customer loyalty: New research by PYMNTS shows that 91% of consumers feel a satisfying checkout experience has a substantive impact on their willingness to shop with a merchant again. Merchants that do not offer the features...
December 01, 2022
Local FinTech wallets are a key part of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) eCommerce ecosystem. Whether Alipay in China, Paytm in India, Kakao Pay in South Korea or Rakuten in Japan, shoppers are accustomed to using local wallets to transact in their everyday lives. So why do just 1.8% of merchants think that APAC shoppers even want […]
September 07, 2022
For eTailers, the checkout experience is decisive in building customer loyalty: New research by PYMNTS shows that 91% of consumers feel a satisfying checkout experience has a substantive impact on...
August 10, 2021
Global eCommerce sales now represent a $4.2 trillion market as consumers shifted their purchasing behaviors to accommodate the pandemic. This growth is only expected to continue, too, with these sales...
November 24, 2019
As traditional mall merchants go under, online brands are expanding into brick-and-mortar, the New York Post reported Saturday (Nov. 23). More than 1,700 physical stores in the U.S. were digital merchants first, the Post reported, citing Fifth Wall and Thinknum Alternative Data. One example is New York’s UNTUCKit, which started as an online men’s clothing […]
