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Americas

News

Payments & Checkout

Other Companies

X Puts a Bank Account Inside the Feed

The US rollout combines deposits, peer-to-peer payments and a Visa card, giving X a new route from attention to financial activity.

Americas

Marketplaces & Platform Power

TikTok Shop

News

TikTok Wants to Own the Checkout

A US membership test bundles discounts and delivery to keep more purchases inside TikTok Shop.

Facebook Marketplace Builds a Seller Operating System

Americas

Marketplaces & Platform Power

Facebook Marketplace Builds a Seller Operating System

Meta gives high-frequency U.S. sellers a dedicated console while keeping buyer demand inside Facebook

Google

Retail Media & Advertising

Global

News

Google Turns AI Search Into Ad Inventory

Gemini widens shopping matches while advertisers surrender more control over delivery and measurement.

Insights

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

Global

SHEIN's Growth Machine Hits One Percent

The $41.8 billion retailer reached IPO scale just as quarterly revenue growth stalled.

Google

Retail Media & Advertising

Insights

OpenAI

Global

ChatGPT Ads Need a Different Edge

Audience overlap kills the reach pitch, leaving conversational intent as OpenAI's real advantage.

Marketplaces & Platform Power

Europe

Insights

Marketplace Returns Have A Cliff

Europe's biggest platform exits rewarded early category conviction

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Amazon

APAC

News

India Opens an Export Lane for Amazon

Foreign platforms can now own Indian-made inventory, but only when it ships abroad

ChatGPT Turns Conversation Into an Ad Auction

Retail Media & Advertising

OpenAI

Global

News

ChatGPT Turns Conversation Into an Ad Auction

Brands gain decision-stage inventory. OpenAI controls relevance, delivery and measurement.

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Google

Europe

News

Europe Opens Google's Search and Play Gates

The €890 million DMA decision targets who wins visibility and who controls the purchase channel.

Europe

Insights

Commerce Economics & Market Structure

Germany Runs Central Europe

ECDB’s forecast shows one market carrying the region’s ecommerce center of gravity.

Regulation, Policy & Risk

Europe

Insights

EU Closes Its Parcel Loophole

A three-euro duty turns low-value imports into a logistics and compliance test for marketplaces

Archive

X Puts a Bank Account Inside the Feed

TikTok Wants to Own the Checkout

Facebook Marketplace Builds a Seller Operating System

Google Turns AI Search Into Ad Inventory

SHEIN's Growth Machine Hits One Percent

ChatGPT Ads Need a Different Edge

Marketplace Returns Have A Cliff

India Opens an Export Lane for Amazon

ChatGPT Turns Conversation Into an Ad Auction

Europe Opens Google's Search and Play Gates

Germany Runs Central Europe

EU Closes Its Parcel Loophole

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Archive

X Puts a Bank Account Inside the Feed

TikTok Wants to Own the Checkout

Facebook Marketplace Builds a Seller Operating System

Google Turns AI Search Into Ad Inventory

SHEIN's Growth Machine Hits One Percent

ChatGPT Ads Need a Different Edge

Marketplace Returns Have A Cliff

India Opens an Export Lane for Amazon

ChatGPT Turns Conversation Into an Ad Auction

Europe Opens Google's Search and Play Gates

Germany Runs Central Europe

EU Closes Its Parcel Loophole

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MarketMaze

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