U.S. eCommerce merchants are increasingly pressing their payment service providers for technology upgrades, with the primary objective being boosting conversion rates, a direct impact on their bottom line. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “U.S. Merchants Want Help From PSPs on Make-or-Break Checkout to Boost Conversion,” a...
Amazon will start selling prescriptions for pets. According to a Thursday (May 8) blog post from Amazon, the company said it is partnering with pet pharmacy Vetsource to provide prescription pet medications, adding hundreds of prescription medications to its platform. Shoppers can order them through...
Affirm is partnering with Costco to offer online shoppers the option to pay over time for transactions. The financial services company announced the collaboration Thursday (May 8) in a shareholder letter. Customers, if approved, will be to able select monthly Affirm payment plans when shopping...
Macro uncertainty abounds, but Shopify’s first-quarter earnings results showed double-digit growth in gross merchandise volumes (GMV) and a continued movement toward streamlined checkout online and further inroads made in offline commerce. Forward looking guidance anticipates an acceleration of top-line trends, but margins seemed to be...
May 09, 2025
Competition comes best in twos. Think Apple and Microsoft, Coke and Pepsi, McDonald’s and Burger King and many other famous pairings. It’s because a dose of healthy competition ultimately benefits the end consumer, and nowhere can this be seen more clearly than in the ongoing battle between retail titans Walmart and Amazon. The two mega […]
May 09, 2025
U.S. eCommerce merchants are increasingly pressing their payment service providers for technology upgrades, with the primary objective being boosting conversion rates, a direct impact on their bottom line. The PYMNTS...
May 07, 2025
Latin America is undergoing a dramatic shift in how money moves. But it isn’t traditional financial institutions that are leading the charge. Instead, mobile wallets and real-time payment systems are...
May 06, 2025
Retailers and brands in the United States and abroad are bracing for a turbulent back half of 2025. Tariffs and their escalating impact on everything from sourcing to pricing strategy...
May 08, 2025
Amazon will start selling prescriptions for pets. According to a Thursday (May 8) blog post from Amazon, the company said it is partnering with pet pharmacy Vetsource to provide prescription pet medications, adding hundreds of prescription medications to its platform. Shoppers can order them through Vetsource using Amazon’s checkout process, and have Amazon deliver the […]
May 08, 2025
Affirm is partnering with Costco to offer online shoppers the option to pay over time for transactions. The financial services company announced the collaboration Thursday (May 8) in a shareholder...
May 08, 2025
Amazon has introduced a way to help sellers maintain and optimize product listings. “Enhance My Listing” is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool designed to let merchants keep their product information current,...
May 07, 2025
Subscription management platform Recurly acquired Redfast and Prive. The acquisitions will help Recurly expand its tools for subscriber engagement and commerce automation as well as manage the full subscriber lifecycle,...
