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NFTs will Bridge the Gap Between the Real World and the Metaverse

Retail TouchPoints

In 2014, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) were introduced. Due to the global financial crisis, advancements in blockchain technology as well as the proliferation of digital assets available built momentum for NFTs. Regulators have also been confused distinguishing between NFTs, stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies. In the U.S.,

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Digital Wallets and Cryptocurrency: DTC Brands Must Prepare for the Future of Money

ESW

Whether you love it or are indifferent, cryptocurrency is here to stay — for better or for worse. The question has as much to do with other forms of digital payment processes as it does with cryptocurrency itself. Certainly, the dominant payment methods, credit cards and bank cards, are 40-year-old technologies.

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

BigCommerce

Technology is restructuring how money moves. Depending on who you want to believe, it’s estimated that since late-2014 more than 50% of all online purchases are made from mobile devices. From a historical standpoint, Apple Pay, was announced in 2014. This is the beginning of cryptocurrencies.?. 1998: PayPal is founded.?.

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ecommerce in Nigeria – tips for success

Payoneer

Only Revenue Generated in Nigeria was Evaluated The rapid growth of ecommerce websites in Nigeria Source: Revenue and projected revenue in billions of USD from 2014 – 2026 In Nigeria, the smartphone segment is expected to generate a revenue of US$9.39 The store rankings include all revenue-generating stores in Nigeria.

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Crypto-Commerce: Banking on Blockchain for B2B Payments

GetElastic

After significant hype with the rise of cryptocurrencies, there was a ‘Blockchain winter.’ The predictions for rapid adoption by 2020 never materialized; however, the underlying technology, Blockchain, still holds promise, especially in the B2B payments space. Blockchain’s foundation is distributed ledger technology ?(DLT).

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Cannabis Tech Solutions: The Software Behind Retail Dispensaries

Korona

There is seemingly an endless number of technologies that help to carry out and fulfill the entire process of selling legal cannabis from cultivation to consumption. For the purposes of this article, we will look at technology companies in the retail dispensary space. Legal cannabis is tracked from “seed to sale.”

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5 Ecommerce Trends for 2018 & How to Capitalise on Them

Ecommerce Platforms

million units of smart speakers have been sold by Amazon since their launch in 2014. You can also use the “Related:yourdomain.com” search engine operator to find related websites in your niche, but I prefer the Ahrefs way, because IMO it returns more relevant results. And about voice assistants- CIRP reports that 5.1