The Role of Bitcoin in Mobile E-Commerce
E-commerce is a growing trend all over the world, and competitors in this space have to stay on their toes at all times. Flipkart, the e-commerce leader in India, has unveiled its plans for going app-only, rather than making special deals accessible on its website or even in a mobile browser. Only time will tell whether or not more e-commerce giants will....
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John Donahoe, CEO of online e-commerce marketplace eBay and its subsidiary PayPal, has once again hinted strongly that he sees the integration of bitcoin into his companies' offerings as inevitable. His new statements suggest that bitcoin may be more than simply on eBay's "radar screen" as he has previously suggested, and follow his May declaration at a shareholders' meeting that the company is "actively considering" integrating bitcoin into its online payment gateway, PayPal. In a new interview with CNBC, Donahoe reiterated that he expects bitcoin to play a role in the company's future....