Walmart Launches Walmart Pay
Walmart announced the launch of Walmart Pay which will work with any iOS or Android smartphone, any major payment type and at any checkout lane through the Walmart app. See what this will mean for the big box retailer.
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Alipay Finds Significant Growth of Chinese Consumers Participating in U.S. Ecommerce Holiday Season
Representing a record-breaking year, the number of China-based consumers shopping U.S. brands online over the holiday season has increased 7 times over last year.
More than One-Third of Chinese Online Shoppers Now Buying Cross-Border
Amidst a year of market-moving news coming out of China, no shortage of attention has been paid to its growing consumer class’ buying power as more enter the global online ecommerce market. PayPal and Ipsos released the findings of their second global cross-border commerce report, which investigated the online and cross-border shopping habits of more than 23,200 consumers in 29 countries, and reveals new opportunities for merchants to expand their international sales.
GiftBasketsOverseas.com Continues Breaking Chinese Language Barrier
International gift basket seller GiftBasketsOverseas.com announced the launch of its webpage in Chinese http://www.giftbaskets.com.cn, along with its mobile device counterpart http://m.giftbaskets.com.cn.
The Big Fat Singles Day 2015 Pseudo Live Blog
While Alibaba reported Singels Day sales of $14.3 billion – up 60% from last year’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival – the Chinese shopping holiday was not all about Tmall, Taobao and Alipay. Check out more highlights, facts, and figures in our pseudo-live Singles Day 2015 blog.
Retailing in a Post-Liability Shift World: 5 Questions (and Answers) about EMV
The EMV liability shift in the U.S. has finally taken place. Depending on how aware and prepared they were, businesses are experiencing varying levels of impact on their day-to-day operations.
5 Tips for Friction-Free Checkout During the Holidays
On the cusp of the biggest shopping season of the year, now is the time for retailers to take stock of what influences new and repeat customers when they are at the point of checkout.
World First Partners with Newegg to Help International Sellers Save Money
World First and Newegg announced the launch of a new partnership aiming to help thousands of international marketplace sellers.
Payscout Announces Partnership with Alibaba Group
Payscout has announced an agreement with China’s Alibaba Group, under the terms of which Payscout will provide global payment logistics for Tmall, Alibaba’s business-to-consumer portal.
World First Teams with Meridian Global Services
International payments provider World First has teamed up with VAT and sales tax advisory firm Meridian Global Services to help cross-border ecommerce merchants access competitive exchange rates and global tax compliance advice in new markets and territories.