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New restrictions over e-commerce businesses operating within India’s borders have raised concerns that major online retailers like Amazon and Walmart will have it “tough” in the region. However, it’s Walmart that could be left on the ropes following this new rule change, considering Amazon’s dominance in the e-commerce...
A survey conducted by fintech specialist Monica Eaton-Cardone found that about 78 percent of retailers will have joined the blockchain revolution by 2023. The market value of blockchain in the retail sector could grow to more than $2.3 billion with a compound annual growth rate of 96.4 percent, the...
Barclays and HSBC have allegedly blocked three accounts of a U.K.-based electric bike retailer for having traded Bitcoin for cash through a popular P2P trading platform hours earlier. The alarming situation comes five months after crypto exchange Coinbase opened a bank account with Barclays. Bank Account Closures Raise...
Japanese information and communication technology giant Fujitsu has revealed plans to use the blockchain to create a rewards system — think coupons and loyalty points — for the domestic retail market. Fujitsu Intelligent Society Solution Blockchain Asset Service The distributed ledger-based system — which will be exhibited at...
Over the past decade, e-commerce sales have soared. Many people are claiming that e-commerce will be the end of retail stores. However, recent figures have shown that the reality is actually very different from what we were expecting. Will E-commerce Really Replace Retail? There is no doubt that...
Bitcoin finds itself in an awkward position when it comes to merchant adoption. On the one hand, we have a lot of big companies showing initial support for cryptocurrency. However, the price gains over the past few years have not necessarily increased the number of merchants accepting Bitcoin....
Bitcoin is starting to gain mainstream traction in Japan. Earlier this month, the government introduced a new regulation legalizing cryptocurrencies. As a result, two of Japan’s largest retailing groups will enable bitcoin payments moving forward. In doing so, the groups aim to promote bitcoin as a mainstream payment...
Bitcoin accepting Amsterdam-based payments technology provider Adyen BV has expanded their next generation point of sale solutions to U.S merchants, after the firm reported its doubled annual revenue in 2015. Adyen is a leading payments company that powers e-commerce payments globally for businesses such as Facebook, Uber and...
True to their word, online mega-retailer Overstock.com is planning to open up bitcoin sales to customers outside of the United States. The retailer said at the end of July that international bitcoin payments would be made available in six weeks, and now the New York Times is reporting that...
I think Overstock.com has just taken another huge step forward in the cryptocurrency realm. A report from Mashable indicates that the company is planning to offer its employees the option to accept bonuses in bitcoin. Yes, that’s right, bitcoin. The information allegedly comes from company spokesperson Judd Bagley, who says...
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