France And Spain 2020 Ecommerce Country Reports
The Ecommerce Foundation has published an in-depth analysis of the French consumers’ expectations and behaviour, including internet usage, marketplaces and payment options. Download France 2020 Country Report. And also a report on…
Read MoreCreative Skills and Digital Technologies Drive Growth
Because of its reputation as a creative city, Cape Town was chosen for a pilot study on how clusters of creative firms can drive growth (the study also includes events and skills). A cluster of 349…
Read MoreShopify improves its offerings to help e-shops
Shopify has introduced several tools designed to help e-merchants operate their businesses and make online sales. The sudden focus on ecommerce caused by the pandemic has increased the number of merchants looking to improve their online performances by…
Read MoreProtection Against Twitter Bots
NortonLifeLock Research Group, the R&D division of antivirus vendor NortonLifeLock, has released a browser extension called BotSight that is designed to detect Twitter Bots in real time. BotSight is intended to highlight the prevalence of bots and disinformation…
Read MoreFraud Monitoring for Fintechs
Nigerian data science startup Voyance has launched Sigma, a fraud monitoring platform for fintech companies that aggregates data in order to block fraudsters. Sigma helps fintech companies to block known fraudsters from…
Read MoreeLearning stimulated by the Pandemic
The World Economic Forum says there has been a significant surge in e-learning since the pandemic started, and it expects the overall market for online education to reach $350 billion by…
Read MoreFrancophone Africa Ditches the CFAV franc
The much-awaited law ratifying the end of the CFA franc has been adopted by the French Council of Ministers. The text validates the transition of the CFA franc – used…
Read MoreThe “New Normal” – Working from Home
A new wave of disruption more forceful and more pervasive than what we have seen previously is likely to unfold in the next decade. While the roots of this disruption—technological, economic, geopolitical, demographic…
Read MoreThe Economy Post-COVID-19 Era
The volume of world merchandise trade may fall drastically in the first half of 2020 as the pandemic disrupts the global economy, according to the WTO Goods Trade Barometer released on 20 May. The…
Read MoreFacebook’s New Ecommerce Initiative
Facebook Shops has been launched in the USA as a way for businesses to list their products on Facebook and Instagram. FB points out that since the COVID-19 pandemic started…
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