Commerce

Commerce or e-commerce, or electronic commerce, and how it has impacted the traditional methods of buying and selling goods.

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Old School Fraud: Counterfeit Cash Makes Global Comeback
Old School Fraud: Counterfeit Cash Makes Global Comeback
March 15, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

While we were all watching online fraud, social engineering and ransomware, an old school financial crime tactic is rearing its ugly head. Counterfeit banknotes are...

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Card-Linked Discounts May Win Over Inflation-Concerned Consumers 
Card-Linked Discounts May Win Over Inflation-Concerned Consumers 
March 14, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

As PYMNTS reported this week, while most U.S. consumers appear untroubled by the prospect of near-term inflation, their anxiety levels rise at the prospect of...

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Would You Sell Your House for Bitcoin? People Do
Would You Sell Your House for Bitcoin? People Do
March 14, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

It is 2024, and the $2.9 trillion cryptocurrency sector doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. That’s despite a 2022 and 2023 that saw the total market capitalization shrink...

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5 Trends These AI Experts Think Could Change Payments and Commerce
5 Trends These AI Experts Think Could Change Payments and Commerce
March 13, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

For businesses at the forefront of their industries, artificial intelligence (AI) has become unavoidable.  An unavoidable certainty, that is.  That’s why, for the past five months,...

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Gen Z and Millennials Want AI-Enabled Shopping Experiences
Gen Z and Millennials Want AI-Enabled Shopping Experiences
March 04, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Many consumers may still be hesitant about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in commerce, but PYMNTS Intelligence research has found that young consumers are...

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Thrasio’s Bankruptcy Spotlights Aggregators’ Decline as Ecosystems Take Shape
Thrasio’s Bankruptcy Spotlights Aggregators’ Decline as Ecosystems Take Shape
February 28, 2024  |  Aggregators

It was a highly successful business model, at least for a while. But the recent filing of Thrasio Holdings for Chapter 11 this week points...

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Data Shows January US Sales Sink but BNPL Can Boost Consumer Demand
Data Shows January US Sales Sink but BNPL Can Boost Consumer Demand
February 22, 2024  |  Personal Finance

According to the U.S. Commerce Department, retail sales dropped in January by a seasonally adjusted 0.8%.  Conventional wisdom suggests a post-holiday season decline in sales would...

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Cart.com Launches Order Management Software for Merchants
Cart.com Launches Order Management Software for Merchants
February 21, 2024  |  eCommerce

Cart.com now offers its order management software solution as a standalone product. The Constellation Order Management System (OMS) allows merchants to unify orders and inventory across multiple channels,...

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Retailers Expand Private-Label Push as Shoppers Continue to Trade Down
Retailers Expand Private-Label Push as Shoppers Continue to Trade Down
February 14, 2024  |  Retail

Retailers such as Target, Macy’s and Walgreens are taking a harder look at their private-label offerings, as PYMNTS Intelligence research shows that ongoing financial pressures...

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