The evolution or revolution of the retail environment is one of the most dynamic industries affecting almost anyone who knows how to turn a computer on. According to marketingpilgrim.com, the US online retail spend will reach just under $300 billion this year alone so it would be interesting to understand how the South African online
Korea’s leading bitcoin exchange, wallet and merchant processor, has closed a $3 million Series A funding round led by SoftBank Ventures Korea. Pantera Capital led the round from the US side, with participation from BAM Ventures and previous investors Bitcoin Opportunity Corp., Tim Draper, Pietro Dova and initial investor Strong Ventures. Regarding the investor group,
2Checkout, a leading online payment provider to merchants worldwide, and WooThemes, maker of the WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, announced a partnership to offer 2Checkout’s online payment technology to WooCommerce users. The integration allows WooCommerce merchants in nearly 200 countries to accept payments in 26 currencies, as well as increases conversion rates over a standard hosted
A new infographic shows the increasing popularity of online marketplaces as a way of buying and selling goods online. Infographic compiled by NineHertz.
goSwiff, a global innovator in mobile commerce and marketing services, announced it has connected its 50th bank client, GCB Bank Ltd. in Ghana, to leverage mobile point of sale on goSwiff mobile commerce platform. At the same time, goSwiff’s Chief Executive Officer Simone Ranucci Brandimarte unveiled the new business strategy for the Singapore based company’s
Amazon.com has announced Amazon Local Register, a secure card reader and mobile app that provides local businesses with the tools they need to quickly and easily accept credit and debit cards from a smartphone or tablet and keep track of their growing business. Amazon Local Register customers will have access to the Amazon.com award-winning, fully
German retailers expect the impact of digital sales channels on their business to increase strongly. This is just one result of a study commissioned by Wincor Nixdorf, among others, from the leading European market research company, Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC). This study, “Omnichannel commerce in Germany”, delivers current data and facts on the omnichannel strategies
The latest infographic from cuecommerce shows a comparison of the various types of payment gateways available. Find out more about cuecommerce here.
PayFast sellers can start accepting Bitcoin payments from local and international buyers. (Note that Bitcoin payments are currently in beta testing mode.) PayFast entered into an exciting partnership with South Africa’s biggest Bitcoin exchange, BitX, which will allow buyers to make Bitcoin payments to PayFast sellers. What makes this different from most Bitcoin platforms/transactions, is
uAfrica.com, a leading South African eCommerce technology company, has announced the launch of the first phase of its expansion plan into the rest of Africa. The first phase targets Nigeria with a trial Proof of Concept (POC) partnership with MTN Business customers who will be able to develop their own online shops through uAfrica.com. Phase
