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

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1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system. 1998 – PayPal launches as ecommerce payment system. Originally introduced as Confinity by founders Max Levhin, Peter Thiel, Like Nosek and Ken Howery, PayPal made its appearance on the ecommerce stage in late 1998 as a money transfer tool. Digital currencies.

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