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Crypto-Commerce: Banking on Blockchain for B2B Payments

GetElastic

Editor's Note: This post was originally published July 29th, 2019 and has been updated for relevancy. A Stablecoin is a digital currency pegged to a ‘stable’ reserve asset, like the U.S. After significant hype with the rise of cryptocurrencies, there was a ‘Blockchain winter.’ How Institutions are Already Banking on Blockchain.

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NRF 2018 Day 3: Retail – Alive and Kicking

OrderDynamics

It will be an interesting area to watch at NRF 2019. BlockChain and Digital Currency. Consequently my prediction for NRF 2019 is that we will see much more about these two technologies / catch-phrases. What did not resonate was a common understanding of the terminology, and what the different technologies ‘really’ are.

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Trends Analysis: Should eCommerce Brands Get Serious About Crypto Payments?

ESW

Maintaining the Value of Crypto Remains a Big Problem Bitcoin is as volatile as ever in 2019, writes CNN’s Paul R. of all Bitcoin transactions in the first four months of 2019 came from retailers. While brands and retailers can accept crypto payments today, that doesn’t mean it’s viable.

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How NFTs Can Fight Fraud and Increase Customer Loyalty

Omnisend

In fact, Nike ended its partnership with Amazon in 2019 after two years due to the massive amount of fake Nike goods sold on the platform. Cheese points to use in your store as a rebate, I literally just gave you digital currency.”. The trade in counterfeit fake goods is estimated to be 3.3% of world trade —and rising.

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Retail Trends: Going Cashless

OrderDynamics

As a result of this rapid shift to digital currencies, there is a growing concern about digital as a form of discrimination. Philadelphia recently made headlines by banning cashless stores and restaurants by summer 2019. Cashless in Digital Retailing. But, don’t think this is just in other countries.

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

BigCommerce

Since 2014, China has seen major increases in sales each year – and it’s projected that by 2019, the country will have nearly $2 billion in retail ecommerce sales on its own. Digital currencies. And ecommerce’s global impact has been especially large in countries like China – eclipsing growth in all other countries.

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