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Walmart Marketplace Reports Record Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sales

Walmart reported that at the beginning of the holiday shopping season, third-party sellers enjoyed record sales volumes.

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Deutsche Bank Brings Merchant Solutions to APAC

Deutsche Bank Merchant Solutions capabilities are officially available in Australia, India, Indonesia and South Korea. They provide the bank’s clients with a global payment acceptance platform with a diverse range of local payment methods.

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Online Black Friday Spending Rises 10%

U.S. shoppers made online purchases worth nearly $10.8 billion on Black Friday using their mobile phones, laptops, desktops and other portable devices.

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How Online Payment Trends Affect Holiday Shopping

Holiday shopping patterns continuously change reflecting macroeconomic realities, consumer behaviour shifts, and the constant evolution of payment methods. As the season of joy is approaching, we cannot help but wonder what changes current online payment trends have brought to the holiday shopping routine. 

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Mastercard Offers Immersive Shopping Experiences to Boost Canadian SMBs

Mastercard is launching a festive shopping initiative in Fort Langley, B.C., where immersive interactive experiences will amuse customers and support local small businesses (SMBs).

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Canadian Holiday Sales to Increase 2.2% This Season

Mastercard SpendingPulse reveals encouraging signs for Canadian holiday retail sales, with several factors enhancing consumers’ purchasing power.

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Over Half of U.S. Consumers to Tap Credit for Holiday Shopping

The impact of rising costs and limited budgets is evident in consumer sentiment in the U.S. this holiday season, as about 68% are worried about affording gifts and more than half will be forced to use credit solutions for holiday shopping.

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Perplexity AI Launches Shopping Assistant

Perplexity AI has launched a virtual shopping assistant based on artificial intelligence in the United States.

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Walmart Shares Demonstrate Significant Growth

The value of Walmart shares is currently showing the most intense annual growth in the last two decades.

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Alibaba Reports Earnings

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Friday, November 15, released information about its earnings for the third quarter of 2024.

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Amazon Launches Low-Cost Ecommerce Service in US

Amazon has launched a new virtual store of products priced from $20 and below.

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Mastercard to Phase Out Manual Card and Password Entry by 2030

Mastercard envisions the future of e-commerce without manual entries of physical card numbers, passwords or one-time codes needed for secure purchases.

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Alibaba Launches AI Search Tool for Small Businesses

Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, which is also a major player in the technology sector, on Tuesday, November 12, presented an artificial intelligence-based search engine designed for small businesses in Europe and the Americas to source supplies.

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Klarna Collaborates With John Lewis & Partners

Klarna has partnered with John Lewis & Partners to offer its “Pay in 3” BNPL service, allowing customers to spread payments over 60 days with no interest accrued.

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Affirm Rolls Out BNPL Services in UK

Flexible payment network Affirm introduced its BNPL services to customers in the UK marking its first European expansion.

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AliExpress Welcomes U.S. Retailers to Its Direct Platform

AliExpress invited U.S.-based retailers to join the AliExpressDirect initiative and reach a global audience through the Chinese leading e-commerce platform.