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7 Brands Discuss the Benefits of the New Cashless Economy and Apple Pay’s Growing Ubiquity

BigCommerce

The Evolution of Mobile Payments: A brief history of mobile payments, according to TechCrunch : 1983: David Chaum, an American cryptographer, starts work on creating digital cash by inventing “the blinding formula, which is an extension of the RSA algorithm still used in the web’s encryption.” 2008: Bitcoin is invented.?.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Since then, electronic commerce has helped countless businesses grow with the help of new technologies, improvements in internet connectivity, and widespread consumer and business adoption. 1992 Book Stacks Unlimited launches as one of the first online marketplaces for books. 1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system.

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The Best POS (Point of Sale) Systems for 2019: The Ultimate Guide

Ecommerce Platforms

Payments – Omnichannel payments, PCI compliance, easy refunds, accept all payment methods, mobile payments. Mobility and Cloud – Mobile inventory, on the spot transactions, quick employee training, personalized branding. It just so happens that Vend is a newbie in the ecommerce space.