Commerce

It’s only been about 25 years or so since Jeff Bezos was selling books out of his garage for a small company known as Amazon.com. Over the next two decades, Amazon and other retailers have gone through many shifts in business, and the most recent is a shift to a more microservice-based architecture. Monolith Architecture […]

Despite surviving both the Great Depression and the Great Recession, not even enduring luxury retail giant Nieman Marcus could escape COVID-19’s interruption of indoor shopping. When Neiman Marcus emerged from bankruptcy after a tumultuous 2020, the company smartly pivoted towards a new plan for targeting consumers. The 115-year-old luxury retailer would laser-focus on their most […]

One key area that’s often overlooked with any branded manufacturer is the ability to service all personas and journeys within channels. Manufacturers have the unique job of needing to be just as close to their customers as they are to their distribution and retail partners. After all, they’re making the products that we as consumers […]

Today’s banking customers are far more complex than they once were. The experiences made standard by revolutionary players like Amazon and Uber have contributed to a drastic shift in customer expectations, across all industries. Customers have grown accustomed to the convenience and visibility made possible using elevated technologies and data insights. In fact, the Future […]

In our first blog in this series, Blockchain: The Secret Sauce to Supply Chain Visibility, we covered why visibility is so crucial in the supply chain for all parties and gave examples of firms using distributed ledgers to help improve customer service, reduce inventory costs, provide proactive status updates, and help mitigate risk. Per our […]

The fast-paced and highly competitive nature of the modern business landscape demands that companies constantly seek ways to stay ahead of the curve. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is by harnessing the power of cloud computing. With recent advancements in technology, cloud solutions have gained increasing popularity and have emerged as […]

Life is full of intersecting points. The payments industry is no different, and we’re quickly approaching a new intersection point due to the Real-time Payments’ movement into the US. These days, as the US prepares to embrace real-time payments in 2023, the intersection of real-time payments and automation has become a key point of discussion. […]

Every year, new technology and trends emerge in the e-commerce industry. Chatbots, AI, and customer experience have all been hailed as game changers in recent years, with retailers keen to adopt them to improve their digital capabilities. Still, consumers face: Multiple navigation steps Too many products to browse Lengthier checkout process etc. However, what if […]

In the first two blogs in this series, Getting Started On Embedded Finance and Embedded Finance: Bolstering Brand Experiences,  we defined embedded finance and looked at the goals and strategies that firms should take at the outset of their modern embedded finance journey, as well as how and why firms should consider getting embedded banking.  […]

For medical device organizations, consumer experience is more critical now than ever before. After all, consumers are flooded with an overwhelming amount of information on products and new technologies. Medical device firms that successfully cut through the noise are the leaders that build strong relationships and enable users to make informed decisions. Fortunately, there are […]

“Personalization” has been one of the hottest buzzwords and approaches in the digital commerce space over the last five years. But personalization isn’t new; it’s been around as long as humans have conducted commerce. Think about it. Even before the onset of eCommerce and digital buying channels, brands were personalizing ads and products to attract […]

Across industries, consumers are communicating the same demands; they see the thing, they want the thing, and they want it in their hands within hours, if possible. And if it’s not possible, they wonder why not since it usually is through Amazon. Because money is what makes the world go-’round, the payments industry has responded […]