Every week, we publish a carefully selected list of new products from companies serving e-commerce sellers. This article includes the latest information about virtual stores, tax management, cross-border commerce, circular packaging, sponsored product displays, product images, and quick commerce.
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Walmart updates virtual store with seasonal shopping features. its extension realm Experience with virtual world developers empire, walmart has added four new virtual shops themed around Mountain Chalets, Holiday Parties, White Elephant Games, and Sweetest Gifts. Influencers hand-pick gift ideas. virtual space. Walmart also debuted the ability to create and share wishlists. Earlier this year, Walmart launched Realm with three environments.
Shopify supports payments in multiple currencies. Shopify Now supports payments with multiple currencies For European merchants. This feature is available to Shopify Advanced and Plus users in six European countries: the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and Austria. Payment currencies include US Dollar, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Danish Krone, Euro, Hungarian Forint, Hong Kong Dollar, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Norwegian Krone, Polish Zloty, Romanian Leu, Singapore Dollar, South African Rand, Swedish Krona . , Swiss Franc, Czech Koruna.
Solidgate launches cross-region tax management platform. solid gatea payment processing platform, has launched its Tax Compliance Portal, a self-service pay-as-you-go solution that simplifies VAT and sales tax management for multinational businesses. The new portal automatically syncs hundreds of pieces of data. payment processor – Including Worldpay, Adyen, Checkout.com, Nuvei, Stripe – Calculate applicable taxes based on predefined parameters such as customer location and transaction type.
Movopack raises funding to launch circular packaging in UK mobo pack Secured $2.5 million in seed funding to launch a circular e-commerce package in the UK. reusable packaging Made from recycled plastic bottles and recycled polypropylene (plastic), it’s designed to withstand mail handling and be reused up to 20 times. Movopack packaging can be returned via Royal Mail. The EU requires that at least 10% of e-commerce packaging be reusable by 2030, increasing to 50% by 2040.
Flipkart expands quick commerce to more cities. flipkartThe Walmart-backed India-based e-commerce company plans to expand its fast delivery service, Minutes, as demand for deliveries within 10 minutes increases. Flipkart Minutes is currently in pilot phase in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi. Flipkart began piloting Minutes in Bengaluru in August and expanded to the Delhi region in September. Flipkart’s move comes in the wake of the rise of Zomato-owned Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart, Zepto and Tata-owned BigBasket.
Walmart and DoorDash are partnering across Canada. doordash canada and walmart canada announced a collaboration across 300 Walmart Supercenters across 10 Canadian provinces. Customers shopping on DoorDash can now browse thousands of unique products from Walmart, including private label brands, from fresh produce and kitchen supplies to pet food and electronics. All Walmart Supercenters on DoorDash are now available with DashPass, a subscription program that offers $0 shipping and reduced service fees on eligible orders.
GroupBy and Topsort have partnered to optimize the display of sponsored products. Group Byan e-commerce search and product discovery provider, announced an integration with . top sortAI and auction based retail media infrastructure company. By combining GroupBy’s AI-driven platform with Topsort’s retail media capabilities, sellers increase visibility of sponsored products and ensure only relevant products are submitted for verification on Topsort’s retail media platform. You can.
Aiarty Image Matting is now available for e-commerce photography. iartyPart of Digiarty Software has been launched Image mattean efficiency tool using AI image processing For e-commerce businesses. Following the release of Aiarty’s Image Enhancer, Image Matting leverages AI models for background removal and bulk background replacement. Used together, these tools allow e-commerce sellers to enhance the visuals of their products across channels and remove or replace the background of up to 3,000 images at once.
HSBC launches platform for domestic and international payments. HSBCis a London-based banking and financial services provider. smart transactiondomestic one-stop and cross the border Payment platform. Users can access additional services such as corporate cards and integrated HSBC tools. Smart Transact is available in India, UK, US, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Ireland, Netherlands, and France.
ImageKit exposes APIs that simplify video post-production and distribution. image kitis a media solutions development company. Video API Automate the time-consuming and repetitive tasks required to publish videos on the web. ImageKit allows users to resize, convert video Run in real-time by changing URL parameters and optimizing for devices and platforms without manual intervention. The video API features real-time tools such as resizing and cropping, adaptive streaming capabilities, overlays, and caption style options.
Mollie and PayPal have partnered on payments for the marketplace platform. MollyWe have partnered with a payment processing company. paypal To provide payment solutions marketplace platform All over Europe. The partnership powers Europe-based Mollie’s wide range of payment options, including credit and debit cards, digital wallets, bank transfers, buy now, pay later options and local payment methods.