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Shopify: Online Shopping’s Biggest Liability Is A Friction-Filled Checkout

After two decades of online commerce, Mohammad Hashemi, general manager of financial services at Shopify told Karen Webster, online checkout shouldn’t be a friction-filled mess anymore. Here’s his take on how the “pays” — including Shopify's own — help eliminate friction and reset the merchant’s data outlook.

Global eCommerce

PPRO: The 10 Fastest-Growing Global eCommerce Markets

What do Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines and Colombia all have in common? They are among the top 10 fastest-growing global eCommerce markets. Steve Villegas, PPRO VP, tells PYMNTS what’s behind the exponential growth in places like Indonesia and Mexico, and how international merchants can get a foothold there — now, before these markets get oversaturated.

The Matchmaker Is In

How Marketplaces Bring Competition To Healthcare

As consumer responsibility for healthcare costs climbs, HSA and FSA accounts are helping consumers better manage their healthcare dollars and get comparable services for a lower cost. Here’s how this week’s Matchmakers, ZendyHealth and Alegeus, are helping them do that — and what a marketplace approach to buying healthcare could mean for the future of healthcare payments — and the cost of healthcare.

TRENDING: Can IoT Bar Tech Help Sell More Brew?

For each of the 300,000 U.S. locations serving draft beer, bad data means a $12,000 annual loss. That, says Chris Lorkowski, CEO of BruVue, can be resolved through IoT tech that monitors beer pour at the tap and tracks real-time data to support auto-ordering. In the latest Intelligence of Things Tracker, Lorkowski gives us the scoop.

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