E-Commerce

11 May 26 @ 19:54

The global e-commerce payments market is no longer simply a story of digital adoption. It is becoming a test of operational control. The 2026 Global e-commerce Payments & Fraud Report,... read more

31 Mar 26 @ 19:07

Nexi and PayPal have expanded their long-running partnership beyond Italy in a move that underlines a broader shift in European payments: merchants increasingly want fewer providers to manage, simpler settlement... read more

22 Mar 26 @ 18:30

JD.com’s arrival in the UK through its Joybuy platform marks more than another eCommerce launch. It represents a serious attempt by one of China’s biggest retail groups to establish itself... read more

12 Mar 26 @ 18:26

US online retail ended 2025 with another clear gain over the wider retail market, reinforcing the extent to which e-commerce is taking a larger share of everyday consumer spending. New... read more

27 Feb 26 @ 13:58

Global e-commerce has returned to robust expansion, surpassing the $5 trillion mark in 2026 and adding $421 billion in net new revenues year on year. Yet beneath the headline growth... read more

27 Jan 26 @ 17:55

The rapid advance of agentic commerce is forcing e-commerce platforms to confront an uncomfortable question: who controls the checkout when machines, not humans, are doing the shopping? This tension has... read more

27 Jan 26 @ 17:37

Predictions of a weak Christmas trading period for e-commerce proved wide of the mark. Fresh data from the UK’s Office for National Statistics shows that online retail enjoyed a robust... read more

22 Jan 26 @ 17:05

Europe’s retail economy is undergoing a structural shift. E-commerce has moved from being a complementary sales channel to the primary growth engine for many merchants. Online sales now dominating strategic... read more

15 Jan 26 @ 21:16

Digital wallets have emerged as the fastest-growing payment method in Brazilian e-commerce, overtaking every major alternative as adoption accelerates among younger consumers and previously underbanked populations. According to an analysis... read more

09 Jan 26 @ 10:32

In 2026, global e-commerce passes a symbolic and economic landmark, exceeding $5 trillion in annual sales for the first time. The headline figure confirms the sector’s long-term resilience, even as... read more

17 Dec 25 @ 13:51

Generation Alpha is the first cohort to grow up in a largely cashless society. Where grandparents once paid in shillings, francs or lira, fishing coins out of purses or pockets,... read more

10 Dec 25 @ 17:21

On 07 November 2025, the Payments Vision Delivery Committee (PVDC) published its “Strategy for Future Retail Payments Infrastructure.” As a quick refresher, the PVDC was set up in November 2024 to... read more