Month: December 2025

Since 2016 I’ve published a weekly rundown of new services for ecommerce merchants. This final 2025 installment includes updates on mobile apps, hosting, ecommerce accelerators, avatars, review management, email marketing, agentic commerce, and video creation. Got an ecommerce product release? Email updates@practicalecommerce.com. New Tools for Merchants MobiLoud launches analytics dashboard for mobile apps. MobiLoud, a […]

Global e-commerce merchants are rapidly accelerating the adoption of real-time payments (RTP) as fraud pressures show early signs of easing after years of steady escalation, according to Visa’s 2025 Global eCommerce Payments & Fraud Report. Based on a survey of more than 1,080 merchants across 38 countries, the report finds that 37 percent of merchants […]

Your customers want instant answers. Research shows 90% of consumers rate immediate response as critical when asking customer service questions. Traditional support cannot match this speed. AI-powered customer support solves this problem. Online stores now use automated systems that work around the clock. But you face a choice — AI chatbots for Ecommerce or AI […]

India’s venture capital market strengthened its global standing in 2025, recording year-on-year double-digit growth in both deal volumes and values during January-November despite persistent volatility across major economies. The divergence from declining trends in other key markets signals rising investor conviction in India’s startup fundamentals, “positioning the country as a strategic destination for long-term VC […]

China has launched a national fund designed to channel state-backed money into early-stage bets on tech, a move officials said could ultimately steer trillions of yuan into preferred avenues of investment. Beijing’s National Venture Capital Guidance Fund was unveiled on Friday, at a ceremony which also introduced three investment vehicles covering major cross-regional agglomerations: the […]

Anicut Capital has announced the final close of its third private credit vehicle, Grand Anicut Fund IV (GAF-IV), at Rs 1,275 crore, exceeding its initial target of Rs 1,000 crore. The Chennai-headquartered investment firm said the fund will back companies across consumer, engineering services, SaaS, manufacturing, hospitality, and shipbuilding sectors. According to the firm, GAF-IV […]

In today’s Tech3 from Moneycontrol, we kick off our year-end wrap with a deep dive into how 2025 reshaped ecommerce and consumer internet in India. From blockbuster FMCG acquisitions and a surge in startup IPOs to fierce quick commerce rivalries and big-ticket funding rounds, we break down the deals, data points and shifts that defined […]

Following a rise in traffic rule violations, the Motor Vehicles department has initiated steps to curb rash and negligent driving by delivery boys of e-commerce platforms. According to Transport Commissioner C.H. Nagaraju, notices have been issued to delivery representatives of Blinkit, Swiggy, Zepto, Bigbasket etc., following rise in traffic violations by delivery boys of these […]

Shopify’s forthcoming Agentic Storefronts will feed structured product data to generative AI platforms and enable shoppers to complete purchases in the chats. The direct connection means that even the smallest merchants on Shopify can sell via ChatGPT, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, and similar AI solutions. Introduced as part of Shopify’s Winter ’26 Edition — which included […]

Speciale Invest, a deep-tech venture capital firm, has launched a ₹1,400 crore Growth Fund II to support early-stage startups in India. The fund targets deep tech startups past technology validation but lacking stable revenues, helping them scale operations and build sustainable businesses with market-ready solutions. The fund aspires to address a critical gap in India’s […]