eBay Announced the 3rd Quarter Financial Results. Annual active buyers decreased by 5%

On October 27, a major online shopping company US eBay announced its financial results for the 3rd quarter of 2021. Sales increased 11% from the same period of the previous year to 2.5 billion dollars (Approximately 282.8 billion yen), net income was 283 million dollars (approximately 32 billion yen), and GMV (guaranteed minimum value) decreased 10% from the same period of the previous year to 19.5 billion dollars (approximately 2.2056 trillion yen). The company is saying that it has reduced its annual active buyers by 5% and now has 154 million global buyers. eBay is focusing on expanding "Managed Payments," the use of its unique payment service for sellers worldwide, with all sellers expected to complete the transition later this year. In the 3rd quarter, more than 90% of transactions on platforms around the world were processed by their payment services, migrating more than 18 million sellers globally.

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Sweden's Postpaid Settlement "Klarna" has Partnered with U.S. Payment Major Stripe

On October 26, Sweden's postpaid payment service provider "Klarna" announced that it had agreed to a strategic partnership with US payment major "Stripe." According to the data from the market information database "CB Insights," Stripe and Klarna are the top two unicorns in the global fintech market, with market values of 95 billion dollars and 46 billion dollars, respectively. The background of the alliance is that the postpaid payment service called BNPL (buy now pay later) has been growing rapidly in the Western markets in recent years, and they aim to expand each other's customer base through the alliance. This alliance is likely to intensify competition in the postpaid payment market.

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【2021年EC業界ニュース】中国最大級のイベント「ダブルイレブン」が終了、アリババの取引高は9兆円超 ほか

トランスコスモス調査部が厳選するEC業界ニュース。今週の注目トピックはこちら。 ・中国最大級のイベント「ダブルイレブン」が終了、アリババの取引高は9兆円超 ・韓国ネット通販大手のクーパン、第3四半期の決算を発表。多額の投資で赤字継続

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LINE has Started an Online Store Creation Service Outsourced by "NAVER"

On October 21, a subsidiary of Z Holdings, and a major online service "LINE" announced that they were outsourced by "NAVER," a major Korean online shopping company to create an online store "MySmartStore," and LINE had started its operation. By using this service, an official line account will be opened for each store, and information such as chat functions and trends in top-selling products will be provided to consumers. Although the initial cost is free, introduced store must pay a sales commission and a settlement commission. Full-scale rollout of the service is scheduled for spring 2022, and if owners apply for the use by March of the same year, no sales commission will be charged. As of October 20, about 10 stores, including sweets specialty stores, have begun pre-use.

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US Walmart Launched New Service for Ordering Products via Text Chat

US "Walmart" has announced that it has launched a trial service called "Walmart Text to Shop" to order products via text chat. Specifically, AI analyzes text messages from users to order products, and also recommends products suitable for the users through the learning function. The users can also change the product, specify the delivery date and time by text message. The users can confirm the order details after purchase with the Walmart app. The service is being rolled out as a beta version in some areas, and they plan to expand the area of use in the future based on customer reactions.

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Payoneer, US Digital Payment Service, has Partnered with South Korea Coupang

On October 25, "Payoneer," a US digital payment service provider, announced that it would partner with a major online shopping company South Korea "Coupang." "Coupang" currently has more than 17 million customers and plans to expand its cross-border business by leveraging Payoneer's technology for its payment capabilities. Payoneer currently has services in multiple countries, including Japan, the United States and China. They explained that new market development is needed to maintain its position as an innovator in the digital commerce field. It is expected that the business will expand rapidly in the Korean market through the alliance with Coupang, which is called "South Korea Amazon."

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