connected commerce

Social Apps Race to Monetize Shoppable Commerce Opportunity
Social Apps Race to Monetize Shoppable Commerce Opportunity
March 22, 2024  |  Social Commerce

As contextual commerce transforms online shopping, social media platforms are seizing the opportunity to integrate purchasing into their platforms. These apps and websites, once just...

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Can Payments Innovations Solve U.S. Merchants’ Top 5 Cross-Border Challenges?
Can Payments Innovations Solve U.S. Merchants’ Top 5 Cross-Border Challenges?
March 21, 2024  |  Cross Border Commerce

With Wednesday’s (March 20) announcement about Visa’s expanded partnership with LemFi, the focus is on cross-border payments. The cross-border payments landscape itself is a dynamic and fragmented one, full...

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Nvidia Aims to Redefine Commerce With AI Chips
Nvidia Aims to Redefine Commerce With AI Chips
March 19, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Nvidia’s latest chips could help transform the commerce industry by enabling AI applications to run faster and more efficiently, experts say.  The B200 GPU, announced Monday...

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Airtel and Noise Launch Smartwatch That Enables Contactless Payments
Airtel and Noise Launch Smartwatch That Enables Contactless Payments
March 19, 2024  |  Partnerships

India’s Airtel Payments Bank partnered with smartwatch company Noise to launch a smartwatch that enables users to tap to pay. The Payments Bank Smartwatch enables hassle-free payments, Airtel Payments Bank said...

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DoorDash Says Consumers’ Instant Demand Now Includes Beauty Products
DoorDash Says Consumers’ Instant Demand Now Includes Beauty Products
March 18, 2024  |  Retail

As DoorDash aims to shift its focus from just restaurant delivery to on-demand fulfillment overall, the aggregator is expanding its beauty selection to drive adoption...

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Making Sense of No- and Low-Code B2B Payments Technology
Making Sense of No- and Low-Code B2B Payments Technology
March 15, 2024  |  B2B Payments

B2B payments are famously, even infamously, complex. They entail multiple parties and high transaction volumes, all frequently moved across legacy systems that often necessitate the...

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AI-Powered Chatbots and Searches Punch Travel Industry’s Ticket
AI-Powered Chatbots and Searches Punch Travel Industry’s Ticket
March 11, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Kayak’s new chatbot lets users seek travel advice and discover flights via screenshots, in the latest sign of how artificial intelligence (AI) is driving the...

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Walmart and Amazon Race to Provide Best Virtual Try-On Experiences
Walmart and Amazon Race to Provide Best Virtual Try-On Experiences
March 08, 2024  |  Retail

As augmented reality and virtual reality expand the possibilities for eCommerce, Walmart and Amazon are stepping up their digital try-on capabilities to drive conversion. Walmart shared via emailed announcement...

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Voice Commerce Has a Long Way to Go in Retail
Voice Commerce Has a Long Way to Go in Retail
March 07, 2024  |  Voice Activation

Despite advancements in voice commerce, the technology still faces challenges driving penetration in the retail sector. By the Numbers PYMNTS Intelligence’s study last April, “Tracking...

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