The growing role of social networks in eCommerce gateways

Social commerce is a fairly new concept where eCommerce and social media companies work together to deliver an exceptional shopping experience. Basically, the goal of social commerce is to enable

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Global Digital Commerce spend to rise 60% by 2022, approaching $15tn annually, according to Juniper Research

A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that consumer spend on Digital Commerce will reach $14.7 trillion (€12.46 trillion) by 2022, up by 60% on last year’s figure of $9.2 trillion (€7.80

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PayPal, Safaricom and TransferTo announce collaboration in Kenya

PayPal and Safaricom have announced a collaboration that enables Kenyans to move money between their M-PESA and PayPal accounts. The new service eliminates significant barriers that have hindered consumers and businesses in

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Out with unlimited plans, in with unlimited control

Over the last year there has been a rush to offer greater value with unlimited plans may have seemed beneficial for consumers, but the reality is that it resulted in

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The IoT is transforming the telecommunications industry, creating exciting new revenue opportunities for telcos that innovate

We are witnessing a significant and inevitable shift in digital payments to mobile commerce. Consumers are now spending more time and money on their mobile devices than on their desktops

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eRetail sales to pass $3.3 trillion this year, up by 10% on 2017, says Juniper Research

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of consumer spend on remote payments for digital and physical goods will surpass $3.3 trillion (€2.65 trillion) this year,

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Gartner says deep learning will provide best-in-class performance for demand, fraud and failure predictions

Deep learning, a variation of machine learning (ML), represents the major driver toward artificial intelligence (AI). As deep learning delivers superior data fusion capabilities over other ML approaches, Gartner, Inc.

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Accenture buys Concrete Solutions for DevOps, mobility and cloud skills, adds Wire Stone for better customer experience

Accenture has acquired Wire Stone, a US-based creative marketing agency that brings together technology and creativity to create better customer experiences and digital marketing solutions. At the same time it

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Chinese players pursue $3.4trn international digital payments opportunity

A new study from Juniper Research highlights the increasing dominance of Chinese companies in digital payments, with players such as Alibaba, Tencent and UnionPay seeking to bolster their revenues through

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Apple Pay contactless user numbers to nearly double in 2017, reaching 86m says Juniper Research

New data from analysts, Juniper Research, estimates that the number of original equipment manufacturer or OEM-Pay contactless users, including Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Android Pay, will exceed 100 million for

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