Tag: Social Commerce

Stay informed with the latest news and insights on social commerce in payments and banking, exploring how social media platforms are transforming the shopping experience and driving digital payments.

China Cracks Down on Livestream Commerce

Livestream Shopping Continues to Steadily Grow, with More Opportunity Ahead

by Josh Einis

January 10, 2023

Livestream shopping isn’t necessarily a new phenomenon. In fact, it’s been making waves in China since 2017 when Alibaba launched ...

Gig Economy Spawns Innovations in Fast & Real-Time Payments, digital payments

Digital Payments Are Being Reported to the IRS, What This Means for Your 2022 Taxes

by Sophia Gonzalez

December 19, 2022

The American Rescue Plan was passed in early 2021 and became effective in the beginning of 2022. As Americans file ...

Amazon Aims to Draw Consumers in Via New Social Commerce Effort

by Josh Einis

December 15, 2022

Social commerce is revolutionizing the way companies do business and engage with their customers. By harnessing the power of social ...

Younger UK Consumers Are Driving Demand for Social Commerce

by Ben Danner

November 21, 2022

Last month, FIS released a study looking at shopping preferences among UK consumers. It has a particular focus on embedded ...

New Visa Program Provides Solutions for Growing Social Commerce Market

by Ben Danner

October 14, 2022

Social commerce is a relatively new phenomenon that refers to the use of social media platforms to facilitate commercial transactions. ...

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Pinterest Falling Behind on Commerce Tools

by Don Apgar

August 5, 2022

In the ever-changing world of business, it is essential to have the latest and most efficient tools at your disposal. ...

Pinterest Announces New Shopping Capabilities

by Don Apgar

July 8, 2022

Social commerce is growing globally, powered in no small part by frictionless embedded payments. Following recent announcements by TikTok, Instagram, ...

Fintech Ecommerce Revolution: The Ultimate Trends

by Francois Moreau

June 29, 2022

Today, a number of interesting trends have emerged in fintech and eCommerce. Without fintech, many aspects of eCommerce that we ...

Social Commerce Is Becoming More and More Prevalent

by Don Apgar

May 3, 2022

The volumes of data that e-commerce businesses generate feed our inclination to manage them using key performance indicators (KPIs). Marketing effectiveness ...