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E-commerce held back by outdated laws
Insight perspective The legal and regulatory scheme for buying and selling online across European borders needs a rethink, says legal expert.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, European Union, payment security, Petra Papinniemi, Europe, member state, U.K., data protection, European Commission
US govt to disclose findings in Web 'mystery charge' probe
News Numerous shoppers have traced mystery credit card charges to Webloyalty, Affinion, and Vertrue. U.S. Congress will reveal the results at a hearing Tuesday.
Tags: E-commerce, Data security, Vertrue Inc., Classmates.com, Affinion, advertisement, online retail, U.S. Senate, Continental Airlines Inc., e-mail
Holiday report: E-commerce dips, electronics plummet
News One of the first reports out on holiday sales shows that e-commerce was down 2.3 percent year over year, while the electronics category took a 26 percent dive.
Tags: E-commerce, Sales/revenue, E-business, Electronics, MasterCard International, Sales, Amazon.com Inc., credit card company, News.com, credit card
PayPal suffers from e-commerce outage
News eBay's online payment system suffered outages for about two hours Monday, but the company says it's working for most people again.
Tags: Service level management, Web sites, E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, Web Page, eBay Inc., Online Payment, API, Outage
ComScore: Black Friday e-commerce hits US$534M
News The Thanksgiving weekend was all right, according to ComScore and the National Retail Federation. Predictions for the entire holiday shopping season aren't so rosy.
Tags: E-commerce, Consumer Technology, Games, E-business, Electronics, PriceGrabber, Sales, e-tail sale, e-tail, NRF
Recession can't stop Japan's online shoppers
News Rise in number of stay-at-home shoppers in Japan means the online shopping industry outstrips sales at department stores and convenience stores.
Tags: E-commerce, High-speed Internet, Sales, Japan, mail-order, recession, Tokyo, E-commerce
Adobe acquires Business Catalyst, GoodBarry
News Adobe Systems has agreed to acquire Business Catalyst, maker of e-commerce software suite GoodBarry.
Tags: Business applications, E-commerce, E-business, Adobe Systems Inc., Tool, business analytics, Cisco Catalyst, Programming, brand, Web
At eBay, showrooms push aside yard sales
News Listing new GM cars is likely the first of several ways eBay aims to sell more brand-name products while reducing its dependence on secondhand vendors.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, eBay Inc., General Motors Corp., Sales, retail company, Best Buy Co. Inc., analyst, manufacturer, car
PayPal tries rewiring e-commerce with new interface
News eBay-owned service is trying to keep developers from straying to the Amazon fold with a new API that offers more flexibility for new types of online purchases.
Tags: Business applications, E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, eBay Inc., Online Payment, micropayment, Developer, payment service, Amazon.com Inc.
Competition among online shops intensifies
News E-commerce landscape gets more crowded as transactions grow and increasing number of entrepreneurs set up online stores, says PayPal.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, eBay Inc., Online Payment, Portal, Sales, e-mail, payment, online store
PayPal will be bigger than eBay.com, CEO says
News However, the shift will probably take four to six years, says John Donahoe in a talk at the Brainstorm: Tech conference.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, PayPal, eBay Inc., Conference, Online Payment, Sales, payment service, Facebook, CEO
PayPal president: No spinoff
News Payment site's Scott Thompson dispels the notion that eBay, with plans to spin off Skype, will follow suit with its other major subsidiary.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, Skype Technologies S.A., PayPal, eBay Inc., Stock, payment, asset, private equity, president
eBay's big plans for PayPal
News Struggling e-commerce company wants to expand its lucrative payments business, to the point of PayPal becoming even larger than its parent.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, Apple Inc., PayPal, eBay Inc., Business, electronic commerce, Stephenson, Amazon.com Inc., payment
Online payment security gets APAC nod
News Over 60 percent of online shoppers in the Asia-Pacific region are satisfied with current levels of Internet payment security, new study from Visa shows.
Tags: E-commerce, Security, Online Payment, Asia-Pacific, consumer confidence, Internet User, payment, payment processing, electronic payment, Visa Inc.
eBay equips itself to face growing competition
News Although competition from social networks and entertainment sites make it challenging for eBay, the online marketplace says it is poised to retain users.
Tags: E-commerce, MySpace, eBay Inc., Southeast Asia, entertainment, social networking, YouTube Inc., network, revenue, blog
