Over 27% of Global Payments are Made on Mobile Devices

| MCM Staff

Online payments made using mobile devices continues to rise globally now accounting for 27.2% of the total online payments made in the first quarter of 2015, according to Adyen’s most-recent quarterly Mobile Payments Index. Here’s a look at how mobile payments grew in the U.S., and worldwide.

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Alibaba Group Replaces CEO

| Tim Parry

Daniel Zhang, currently Chief Operating Officer of Alibaba Group, will become CEO of Alibaba Group, effective May 10. Zhang will replace Jonathan Lu, who will remain on Alibaba Group’s board of directors as Vice Chairman. Also, here’s a look at how Alibaba Group performed for the quarter that ended on March 31.

India ecommerce

Consumers in India Becoming Mobile Savvy

| Daniela Forte

More and more shoppers in India are going to their mobile devices to shop and one online marketplace in particular is making an effort to respond to the increase in mobile usage. See which marketplace is answering the mobile call.