Merchants can now more easily add UPS Access Point to their checkout flow so that shoppers can specify a preferred pickup location at one of 38,000 locations. UPS and HubBox teamed up to simplify the integration for online sellers, and Read more
Amazon’s Tech Hubs serve as a reminder that the company is not just a retailer or marketplace. This week it announced it will expand its Tech Hub in Chicago – with plans to create 400 new tech jobs, doubling its Read more
Amazon is making it easier to buy with cash with the launch of Amazon PayCode in the US today. Customers who pay using Amazon PayCode have 24 hours after their order is placed to provide payment at a Western Union Read more
eBay launched Managed Payments in Germany, eBay announced this week, the second country where eBay is rolling out its own payment processing system in which buyers pay eBay instead of sellers. Some eBay Powersellers in the US reported last month Read more
eBay will collect and remit online sales tax for additional states beginning October 1st, it announced on Tuesday. The change impacts transactions involving buyers residing in Arizona, California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Read more
FedEx announced a rate hike coming in January 2020. The average rate increase for services commonly used by online merchants is 4.9% – that applies to FedEx Ground, FedEx Express, and FedEx Home Delivery. FedEx SmartPost shipping rates will also Read more
The percent of shoppers using digital wallets like Apple Pay and Google Pay to make in-person purchases from small retailers has doubled in the past year to 10%. And they are increasingly using third-party payment methods like PayPal for online Read more
eBay’s Vice President of Government Relations & Public Policy Cathy Foster published a post on the company’s corporate blog to tout its Retail Revival program, which she said connects Main Street businesses to the global marketplace. eBay operates Retail Revival Read more
PayPal issued an informational report on Friday titled “Delayed settlement recovery” notifying customers that between June 11 and August 23, 2019, there had been a payment processing delay that affected certain transactions. Merchants who were impacted received payment, but the Read more
Ecommerce platform Shopify is acquiring 6 River Systems, which makes warehouse fulfillment solutions. The move makes sense for Shopify, which launched a network of fulfillment centers earlier this year. Interestingly two of the founders of 6 River Systems had worked Read more
