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March 24, 2016
 
 
 
 
  Online Payments
 
 
 
Apple Pay’s Mobile Web Move
 
In a world where Pay Buttons are becoming ubiquitous, Apple is firing its own shot across the bow. The consumer electronics giant is set to debut Apple Pay and its fingerprint purchasing method across multiple websites later this year. Is this the spark that Apple Pay needs to really ignite?
 
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  Social Commerce
 
 
 
The Music Industry Gets Its Merch On (Demand)
 

Independent music artists — being, in effect, small business owners — lack the infrastructure that more established brands in their space enjoy when it comes to retail merchandising. In that regard, on-demand marketplaces like Teespring have emerged as a valuable tool for connecting musicians to consumers along that important revenue stream.  Read More...

 
  IoT
 
 
 
What Google's AI Go Victories (And One Defeat) Mean For IoT
 

The mainstream media is painting AlphaGo's victories over Go world champion Lee Sedol as an imminent harbinger of Skynet, but what if the tech it runs off of could make a smarter, faster Internet of Things?  Read More...

 
  O2O
 
 
 
Giving eCommerce A Ride, And Taking Mobile Wallets Offline
 

Online-to-offline commerce is all about making connections. In this edition of the O2O Tracker, we explore a couple of different international situations wherein online merchants are finding unique ways to strengthen the link to their offline consumers — both physically and digitally.  Read More...

 
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