Consumers are steadily shopping online more than ever. China, Korea, India and the United States are the most active countries. They’re also more likely to shop cross-border than ever. In this context, the “2017 IPC Cross-Border E-Commerce Shopper Survey” sheds the lights on the global trends and drivers shaping cross-border e-commerce in a comprehensive way. …
The acceleration of e-payments has supported e-commerce and brought significant benefits. For many businesses, the great combination of e-payments and other online tools can mean easier access to a much wider customer base throughout a country or region, or across the globe. In turn, this has provided customers with greater convenience and choice. However, while …
Shoppers around the whole world have become increasingly technology savvy, honed their online purchasing skills, and learned how to find the best price from every corner of the world. The smartphones have played a vital role in researching and purchasing leading to a positive user experience can reward retailers with increased customer satisfaction and loyalty. …
A new survey conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Feedzai revealed that 94% of Americans have banked and/or shopped online in the 12 months that previous the survey. The survey showed also that there are two deeply conflicting priorities related to the world’s largest businesses in banking and retail which are the innovating on …
Online shopping is increasingly becoming the norm for online audiences in South Africa. 80% of online shoppers have either maintained or increased their online shopping habit over the last year besides 46% of offline shoppers claimed that they will make an online purchase within the coming year. In terms of the payment preference among those …
The 2017 UNCTAD B2C E‐commerce Index revealed that online shopping in many developing and transition economies represent a small proportion of the population, while in most developed economies more than half of the population are buying online. This year’s index is explained, with providing a new payment indicator. The index is updated also with the …
The overall engagement of European consumers online is strong and they are willing and able to shop online both domestically and abroad. This points to tremendous growth potential for e-commerce in Europe. To gain insights into the state of e-commerce in over 20 countries across the European Economic Area (EEA), read the points below: 25% …