eCommerce News
Amazon’s New Benefit for its Consumers – and for Suppliers
Amazon is making public on its website and app the approximate sales for each product. The new metric is social proof that helps popular products stand out. At present it is testing a new product label…
Read MoreWTO Progresses with its Ecommerce Work
The WTO has been negotiating at its JSI committee on ecommerce issues for a number of years, as readers of this Newsletter will be aware. Recently the committee has been…
Read MoreBridging the Digital Divide Remains a Major Challenge in the Least Developed Countries
The digital connectivity divide separating the globe’s least developed countries (LDCs) from the world as a whole shows no sign of narrowing. In fact, it is widening on key factors,…
Read MorePromoting Women on International Women’s Day
According to the International Finance Corporation, although “the digital economy” is a very broad category, women could add over $300bn to ecommerce markets alone in Africa and South-East Asia between 2025 and 2030 through…
Read MoreDigital Trade Around the World and the EU Looks at Africa
The UK Chapter of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recently held a conference on digital trade which I attended. It was very interesting to note that across the EU,…
Read MoreMiscellaneous
Big Tech News – AI under fire Italy has become the first Western country to block ChatGPT due to privacy concerns with immediate effect. The Italian privacy authority (https://www.garanteprivacy.it/web/garante-privacy-en) said that not only…
Read MorePayment Developments – PayShap Launched in SA, Open Banking in Nigeria
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has announced the launch of SA’s real-time rapid payment platform called PayShap. PayShap aims to offer a cost-effective, convenient and instant payment service across…
Read MoreThe Responsibility of e-Platforms for 3rd Party Sellers – a Case in the USA
There has always been a global discussion on the responsibility of e-platforms for the goods sold by 3rd parties. This is true in Africa, Europe and North America. Now the US trade…
Read MoreInternational Currencies – India’s INR becomes a global currency – and Other Cross-Border Payment News
This Newsletter has written about cross-border payments in Africa for some time. One major issue for e-shops selling across frontiers are challenges to remitting payments. Often it is far easier…
Read MoreEFSA Elects a New Board
The EFSA held its Annual General Meeting on 31 March and elected a new Board: Karen Nadasen, PayU * Adheesh Budree, University of Cape Town * Tinashe Guramatunhu, King Online…
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