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Trends Analysis: Why Cryptocurrency May Still Be Important for eCommerce

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Digital currencies like Bitcoin are helping both private users and online merchants to experience a whole new world of monetary exchange with complete ease,” eCommerce consultant Darshit Parmar writes. His company has been accepting Bitcoin as a payment method for a half decade. Bitcoin certainly has its drawbacks, though.

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Gartner Predicts COVID Will Accelerate These Top 5 Digital Commerce Trends

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This makes it more important than ever for both B2B and B2C businesses to invest in digital commerce and diversify their go-to-market strategies. In our digital-first world, your success depends on it. Is your business set up to take advantage of these trends? Diversified Revenue Sources.

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

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Essentially, ecommerce (or electronic commerce) is the buying and selling of goods (or services) on the internet. 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. 1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system.

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