Commerce

Commerce relates to "the exchange of goods and services, especially on a large scale". It includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural and technological systems that operate in a country or in international trade.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

eCommerce
eBay: 24 Years In, A Look Back
September 03, 2019

Today if one says the word eBay anywhere in the U.S. — and in multiple spots around the world — you will be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t instantly know as to what you are referring. They may never have made a purchase on...

Commerce
Burning Man: Silicon Valley’s Hottest Perk?
August 31, 2019

As Labor Day 2019 rolls in, the residents of the Eastern shore of Florida are gearing up for what is increasingly looking to be a catastrophic storm in Hurricane Dorian. The nearly universal consensus is that the storm will bring a deluge of water and...

eCommerce
Trending: Merchants Struggle With The (Un)Certainty Of eCommerce Sales Taxes
August 30, 2019

They say that death and taxes are the only certainties in life.  A recent Supreme Court ruling makes eCommerce taxes a certainty – but how they are computed and collected varies wildly.  Avalara President and Chief Operating Officer Amit Mathradas tells Karen Webster why its...

eCommerce
How Square’s Orders API Became Central To Its Strategy
August 29, 2019

When Square released its first set of developer application programming interfaces (APIs) about five years ago, the focus was to attract partners able to give its sellers tools to more effectively manage their point of sale data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Commerce
Can Trust Fuel B2B Sharing Economy Growth?
August 27, 2019

As the sharing economy continues to grow – and continues to take on new challenges – the concept of work and commerce spaces keeps evolving, thanks in large part to the growth of the digital economy. That’s a mouthful, to be sure. Long story short:...

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The Three Golden Rules Of Growing Global Marketplaces  
August 27, 2019

Gaining scale as a marketplace is, by-and-large, a good thing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Thailand To Launch Value-Added Tax In 2020
August 26, 2019

Thailand hopes to annually collect 3 billion to 4 billion baht ($98 million to $131 million) by introducing a tax on tech businesses, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Social Commerce
YouTube To Stop Targeting Kids With Video Ads
August 20, 2019

YouTube is proposing to stop advertisements that target videos watched by kids in a bid to satisfy both regulators and consumer groups. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Visa On eCommerce’s First Quarter Century — And Next Inflection Point
August 16, 2019

On August 11th, 1994, Philadelphia’s Phil Brandenburger purchased a Sting album (“Ten Summoner’s Tales,” to be specific) with a Visa card, and changed the world forever.  A big feat for such a small purchase, but on that day Brandenburger tapped VisaNet to do something unheard...