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A Small Business Guide to Handling Cross-Border Payments

Korona

So retailers, too, need to be prepared to accept payments across borders. And these are mainly found in the process of making cross-border payments. Both businesses and employees have run into problems when trying to complete a cross-border payment. What Are Cross-Border Payments? Credit card payments.

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How to Navigate Thailand’s New VAT Requirements for Sales of Digital Products and Services

FastSpring

Previously, this type of business was not required to register for VAT. To track compliance with this new regime, Thailand’s Revenue Department is maintaining a public list of non-resident digital businesses that register for VAT. online games, web and mobile applications, software).

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API Business Models and How They Future Proof eCommerce

GetElastic

For example, an API that is used to connect your eCommerce platform with a 3rd party payment provider is external but is most definitely not public (which tends to define APIs made available to any developer, anywhere, regardless of source). The way to think about internal vs. external is within the context of firewalls and hosting.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [August 2021]

ROI Revolution

Mastercard reports that their Q2 2021 revenue surged 36% over last year, a confident indication that consumer spending is rebounding after the pandemic made shoppers wary of making discretionary purchases. It’s not just that shoppers are spending more – it’s also that they’re making more digital payments and fewer cash payments.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [December 2021]

ROI Revolution

billion in revenue. Revenue from ecommerce is expected to reach $469.3 US retail ecommerce revenue was just $285.9 Consumer electronics saw nearly 16% revenue growth last year. Shopify’s total revenue grew 57% year-over-year in Q2 2021, with Shopify’s merchants generating an additional $1.1 growth this year.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [July 2021]

ROI Revolution

Alternative payment options have surged over the past year and a half after the coronavirus pandemic pushed consumers to be wary about high-contact shopping. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is one of the myriad alternative payment methods that has seen the most growth since last year, with BNPL adoption up more than 81% year-over-year.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [June 2021]

ROI Revolution

Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. Touchless transactions like proximity mobile payment, buy now pay later, & BOPIS all surged with COVID-19 and are continuing to see growth even as the pandemic subsides.

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