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Smart Contracts for Digital Currencies or Assets

Digital Doughnut

In 1994, there were no digital platforms like the ones we know today, which is why Nick Szabo's concept of smart contracts did not receive the attention it deserved until almost 20 years later.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Get ready for a technology retouch. We’re all used to traditional payment methods, and fully digitized payment solutions have not yet become mainstream. However, even if you’re not yet set up for in-store crypto payments, you can still integrate a digital currency option into your ecommerce or click-and-collect offering.

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Gartner Predicts COVID Will Accelerate These Top 5 Digital Commerce Trends

GetElastic

Uncertainty around the virus has kept the doors to traditional brick-and-mortar stores shut for most of the past year, forcing buyers and sellers alike to adopt new digital purchasing pathways, both in-store and online. Is your business set up to take advantage of these trends? In our digital-first world, your success depends on it.

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How to Adapt Your Ecommerce Business to Increase Sales in 2021

Retail TouchPoints

According to a study from Digital 2020 , 47% of users have seen a significant increase in the time they spend shopping online. In this scenario, ecommerce businesses must be able to adapt quickly to changes in the market, offer competitive prices and keep up with new trends. Growing Trends in 2021.

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Trends Analysis: Why Cryptocurrency May Still Be Important for eCommerce

ESW

There’s a bigger discussion about what crypto — and the blockchain technology behind it — can do for the entire eCommerce sector. 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.

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The 19 Ecommerce Growth Challenges of 2018, Outlined by Amazon’s Annual Report

BigCommerce

From changes in technology to pending legislative issues, these are the top items to keep an eye on in 2018 and beyond. Technology: The speed at which technology advances (and thus, users adapt their habits) poses a certain amount of risk for a business that can’t be flexible or agile enough to adapt to those changes quickly.

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Retail Trends: Going Cashless

OrderDynamics

Retail Trends: Going Cashless. As a result of this rapid shift to digital currencies, there is a growing concern about digital as a form of discrimination. Charles has 23 years experience in Marketing, Sales and Management across various IT and Technology businesses.