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Retail Trends: Going Cashless

OrderDynamics

There were early efforts at digital payments using a mobile wallet. Despite the early hiccups of SMS payment and WAP payments that did not catch on, cashless transactions crept in regardless. To get cash, I would have to book ahead. Credit cards started our weaning process. No one system truly caught on.

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

BigCommerce

From mobile shopping to online payment encryption and beyond, ecommerce encompasses a wide variety of data, systems, and tools for both online buyers and sellers. 1992 Book Stacks Unlimited launches as one of the first online marketplaces for books. 1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system. is founded.

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