Priya Sharma 
MoneyGram and Western Union both launched dollar stablecoins within a month of each other. With GENIUS Act final rules due July 18, more payments incumbents are likely to follow before the end of Q3 2026.
TikTok Shop opens in Poland in 2026 as the eighth European market. What it means for D2C brands, Allegro, Temu, Shein and the wider CEE region in 12 to 24 months.
E-commerce deep dive: App versus mobile web for D2C: the honest tradeoffs.
Pay-by-bank promises lower fees and instant settlement, but refunds, disputes, and consumer habit still gate retail adoption. Here is the concrete 2026 read on account-to-account payments alongside cards, wallets, and the crypto digital wallets conversation.
Buy Now Pay Later shifts the credit risk to the provider, but the dispute risk often lands back on the merchant. Here is who pays, when, and the evidence that actually wins a BNPL chargeback in 2026.
E-commerce deep dive: Logistics for selling on Shopee from outside Southeast Asia.
Tap to pay on phone turns a smartphone into a contactless terminal with no extra hardware. Here are the real fees, the security model, and the rollout steps for a small retail counter.
Pillar: The state of retail: department stores, grocers and experiences.
Connect your POS and online store on one shared data layer: the four data flows, native vs middleware vs headless, and the reconciliation that finds lost margin.
Platforms deep dive: Migrating from Shopify to BigCommerce: who actually benefits.