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Central Bank Digital Currency In India: The New Money Is Here!

Forrester eCommerce

The world of money is changing, and India has made impressive progress toward innovations in digital payments. India’s central bank, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is now focusing on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Things have been a little hazy around the use of cryptocurrencies in India.

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Crypto Payments Adoption in FinTech: How Do Retailers Fit in?

Retail TouchPoints

For retailers, the revolutionary payments shift towards cryptocurrency will certainly come with challenges, but it may all be worth it. After all, offering this option opens the door to a whole new audience of more than 106 million people across the world that hold assets in cryptocurrency. Expect the need for a crypto manager.

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Trends Analysis: Why Cryptocurrency May Still Be Important for eCommerce

ESW

Cryptocurrency, and Bitcoin especially, are more likely to draw raised eyebrows than excited grins these days. There’s a bigger discussion about what crypto — and the blockchain technology behind it — can do for the entire eCommerce sector. This could prove to be the real story of cryptocurrency’s rise. Alternatives.

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How to Adapt Your Ecommerce Business to Increase Sales in 2021

Retail TouchPoints

The global pandemic created by COVID-19 has accelerated the maturation of ecommerce businesses and has led to an increase in online sales. According to a study from Digital 2020 , 47% of users have seen a significant increase in the time they spend shopping online. Lowering prices to get new customers is no longer enough.

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eCommerce and Cryptocurrency: Helping SMBs Navigate a Changing Payment Landscape

Korona

The use of cryptocurrencies for online shopping has shown parallel expansion. Major brands such as Home Depot and Microsoft have begun accepting crypto as part of their eCommerce payment options. Crypto eCommerce promises to be a phenomena in the near future and already offers benefits in the current marketplace.

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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. There has been a lot of hype, especially in recent years, about the impact digitally native currencies and digitally native payment processes could have on eCommerce. Bitcoin turned 10 years old in 2018.

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Everything You Need to Know About Bitcoin and Blockchain in Ecommerce

Ecommerce Platforms

There are several trends influencing the ecommerce industry as a whole, but arguably the most visible of these is bitcoin. When it comes to payment processors in ecommerce sites, the talk used to be about credit cards, PayPal, COD (cash on delivery), et al. But now it’s shifting towards bitcoins and digital currencies.