As the e-commerce market is becoming increasingly saturated, 2023 calls for smaller e-commerce businesses to think through the tools and re-evaluate solutions for retaining their competitive edge. Considering what FinTech options are available to them will help small and medium enterprises (SMEs)...

ShipStation, a leading cloud-based e-commerce shipping solution, has announced that UPS is live on its carrier services platform in the UK. This new collaboration gives UK merchants using ShipStation access to UPS’s domestic and international shipping services at discounted rates, making it...

Competition in the online retail sector is fierce; companies need to provide a seamless experience to keep customers interested and coming back. One important aspect of this is providing essential cybersecurity and protecting customers’ data, while not affecting the speed of the retail...

SMEs need to think outside of the box if they are going to survive the difficult economic landscape. And one option could be shipping their products internationally.  Joshua Shimkin, Head of SME Growth and Marketing at South Africa-based online payment gateway, Peach Payments, offers four...

Analysis of data from Companies House reveals 774,420 new businesses were registered in the UK last year, up 3.5% from 2021. The number of new UK businesses incorporated in the full year of 2022 was also 19% higher than five years previously, according to analysis of Companies House data by B2B...

E-commerce dependence on digital communication has drastically elevated since the pandemic. With digital now at the heart of e-commerce, how can businesses cut ties with traditional communications and embrace the best software to enhance their customer experience? We speak to Neil Barman, Chief...

Nearly three out of four B2B buyers (72%) reported completing a recent significant purchase by ordering and paying online, according to Gartner. A Gartner survey of 725 B2B buyers found that buyers use digital commerce to address complex, new problems and ongoing operational issues, not just...

Singaporean small businesses that leverage technology are more likely to experience business growth, according to global professional accounting body, CPA Australia.  Around one-third (36.4%) of Singapore’s small businesses grew in 2021, a slight increase from 35.5% in...

RedCloud is on a mission to help small businesses by creating infrastructure for digital marketplaces in emerging economies, such as Peru, Argentina and Nigeria. This helps address the significant technological challenges start-ups face and ultimately improves their financial inclusion and...

Mastercard has expanded Mastercard Instalments, its unique and innovative  Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) programme that delivers greater choice at checkout, both in-store and online, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia. The BNPL programme will meet growing consumer demand...