social commerce

PayPal’s Interest in Pinterest Adds Social Commerce to Super-App Vision

PayPal’s Interest in Pinterest Adds Social Commerce to Super-App Vision
PayPal’s Interest in Pinterest Adds Social Commerce to Super-App Vision
October 21, 2021  |  Retail

PayPal may soon be making a social commerce purchase, though likely on a larger scale than consumers buying many items: The financial services company is...

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PayPal Said to Be Negotiating Pinterest Buy
PayPal Said to Be Negotiating Pinterest Buy
October 20, 2021  |  Social Commerce

PayPal Holdings Inc. is having discussions about buying social media platform Pinterest, people familiar with the talks told The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday (Oct....

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Shopify to Help Spotify Artists Sell Their Merch
Shopify to Help Spotify Artists Sell Their Merch
October 20, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Shopify and Spotify have joined forces. The eCommerce platform announced on Wednesday (Oct. 20) that it had launched a new Spotify channel. This will allow...

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Pinterest Remodels Home Feed With TikTok Inspiration
Pinterest Remodels Home Feed With TikTok Inspiration
October 20, 2021  |  Retail

Pinterest on Wednesday (Oct. 20) debuted a slew of new creator-centric features as part of its annual Creator Festival, including a redesigned app that will...

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Vonage Tests Conversational Commerce With Jumper.ai Merger
Vonage Tests Conversational Commerce With Jumper.ai Merger
October 19, 2021  |  Partnerships

Cloud communications company Vonage has purchased Jumper.ai, a Singapore-based omnichannel conversational commerce solutions provider, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 19) press release. Financial details of the transaction were...

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Connections With Secondhand Sellers Create ‘Tipping Point’ Between Browsing and Buying
Connections With Secondhand Sellers Create ‘Tipping Point’ Between Browsing and Buying
October 14, 2021  |  Retail

Shopping for secondhand clothing online can be daunting for consumers who want to inspect every item for tears, stains and imperfections a previous owner may...

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Retailers Turn to Crypto, Social Commerce to Tap Gen Z Shoppers
Retailers Turn to Crypto, Social Commerce to Tap Gen Z Shoppers
October 14, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Nearly one in five Americans, or 46 million consumers, say they would be likely to make a purchase with cryptocurrency, with over half of current...

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Creator Management Platform GRIN Nets $110M in Funding Round
Creator Management Platform GRIN Nets $110M in Funding Round
October 13, 2021  |  Investments

Creator management platform GRIN has closed a $110 million Series B funding round, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 13) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete...

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