Ecommerce Product Release: April 16, 2023

Below is a list of products and updates that will be released in mid-April from companies that serve online merchants. We have the latest in live shopping, email marketing, artificial intelligence applications, virtual store builders, and cross-border payments.

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CommerceIQ Announces Ecommerce Sales Management Pro for Amazon Sellers. CommerceIQ has launched Ecommerce Sales Management Pro, an all-in-one service for brands to plan, monitor, and execute on Amazon. Built on CommerceIQ’s retail ecommerce automation platform, ESMP integrates market share and forecasting capabilities with sales, supply chain, and content automation to help brands maximize profitable growth. CommerceIQ’s ESMP enables brands to consolidate their tech stack into a single source of truth.

Bold Commerce and PayPal Collaborate on Adobe Commerce Checkout. Bold Commerce, which provides customized checkout experiences for omnichannel retailers and brands, has launched headless checkout integrations with Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce. Bold Commerce worked with PayPal to create the integration. Bold Commerce enables brands using Adobe Commerce to improve their checkout experience without changing platforms. Checkout tools integrate customizable experiences on top of your brand’s existing technology. This is the first step towards a composable (multi-component) SaaS infrastructure.

Web.com Launches Professional Services Booking Platform. Do-it-yourself website provider Web.com has launched MySchedulr, an appointment scheduling platform that allows service-based businesses to offer their customers a way to schedule and pay for appointments. MySchedulr connects with top payment providers and offers customers an easy booking process. Customers can check availability and receive personalized confirmations and reminders. The platform will add appointments to your calendar and send automated emails of reminders and cancellations.

Poshmark Brings Posh Shows to Live Shopping. Poshmark, a fashion resale marketplace, has launched Posh Shows, a live shopping product on Poshmark. Available in the US and Canada, Posh Shows allow attendees to live stream on his Poshmark and leverage live video to sell items from his Poshmark closet, reaching a community of over 100 million users make it possible.

Meta introduces Segment Anything to identify objects in images. Meta introduced the Segment Anything project. This is a new AI model for image segmentation (i.e. selecting individual objects within an image). The project consists of the largest segmentation dataset to date, containing over 1 billion he objects in 11 million licensed privacy-respecting images.

CoreChain launches embedded payments directly to consumers. CoreChain Technologies, an embedded B2B payment network built on distributed ledger technology, has launched CoreChain Pay, a direct-to-customer payment automation product. CoreChain Pay allows merchants to manage vendor payment processing using virtual payment cards, ACH, and other digital methods. CoreChain Pay mitigates payment fraud by providing a tamper-proof record of every transaction between buyers and suppliers.

PayPal adds payment features for small online businesses. PayPal has added features for small businesses to accept various payment options such as PayPal, Venmo and PayPal Pay Later products. PayPal’s complete payment platform also allows small businesses to process card payments directly on their website and customize the checkout experience to match their brand’s look and feel, all through a single integration.

Amazon launches free email marketing feature for sellers. Amazon has introduced three new audience types to its customer engagement tools to help sellers expand the reach of their email marketing. When sending free marketing emails, sellers can now reach their most loyal customers, including repeat customers, recent customers, and high-value buyers. Amazon Customer Engagement’s Tailored Audiences also allow sellers to monitor the impact of their email marketing campaigns. Amazon is currently testing Tailored Audiences in a beta program.

Dispatch launches e-commerce and ad tech platform. Dispatch, a multi-channel sales tool, has launched new e-commerce capabilities in collaboration with leading brands such as Lacoste, Templon, Ledger and Marie Laffont. Dispatch uses blockchain-based technology and leverages web3 (decentralized) capabilities to connect with existing order management and consumer relationship systems to enable brands to sell physical and digital goods through the marketplace. to

Sprout Social powers its platform with artificial intelligence. Sprout Social, a cloud-based social media management software provider, has announced an AI capability that combines Sprout’s unique machine learning and advanced automation capabilities with OpenAI’s GPT model. New features will be made available across the Sprout platform, starting with additions to Listening, Publishing, Customer Care, and Advocacy.

Mastercard Introduces Cross Border Services Express to Modernize International Payments. Mastercard introduced Cross-Border Services Express. It is a tool that enables financial institutions to set up international payments for their customers, including consumers and small businesses. Mastercard’s cross-border services enable participating financial institutions to offer their customers international payments in over 60 currencies into over 100 markets. This service complements Mastercard’s cross-border services.

Digital River Launches Postpaid Option for Cross-Border Shoppers. Digital River, a global commerce enabler, offers two providers, Afterpay and Clearpay. Afterpay allows customers in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to pay in his 4 interest-free installments over 6 weeks. Clearpay is a leader in her BNPL payments in the UK, allowing customers to pay later in her three interest-free installments over her 60 days.

Mailchimp Announces Email Content Generator, Generative AI Tool. Intuit Mailchimp, an email marketing provider, has launched an email content generator in beta. It provides ChatGPT AI technology for customers to create marketing email campaigns based on industry, marketing intent, and brand voice. The Email Content Generator is part of a suite of AI-powered features within Mailchimp.

GoDaddy Announces Generative AI Prompt Library for SMBs. GoDaddy has released the Small Business Generative AI Prompt Library. This is a catalog of 35+ ready-made prompts for small businesses to benefit from tools like his ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. Each prompt is a description of what you want the generative AI tool to do.

Obsess Introduces Virtual Store Builder for 3D Ecommerce. Obsess, an e-commerce platform that enables brands to create 3D virtual stores, has announced the launch of AVA by Obsess, a self-service tool for building and customizing virtual stores. The content management system leverages proprietary 3D editing and rendering technology to easily add and place products, embed rich media content, and customize sales and styling in virtual stores.

Humbl launches web3 ads to connect brands with consumers. Humbl, a digital payments platform, has launched web3 advertising and customer relationship technology to directly pair advertisers, brands and consumers via Humbl Wallet via blockchain technology. Humbl Wallet can combine brands and consumers with exclusive product drops, special offers, discount codes, access to special events, loyalty programs, and more.

Amazon releases tools for building with generative AI on AWS. Amazon has announced several new tools for customers to use generative AI. CodeWhisperer is an AI companion that improves developer productivity by generating code suggestions in real time. Amazon’s Bedrock and Titan models also provide an easier way to build and scale generative AI applications. Amazon also announced the general availability of his network-optimized Trn1n instances, which offer 1600 Gbps of network bandwidth.

Square launches nearly 100 features to help merchants automate and diversify. According to the release, Square is announcing a unified spring product release, introducing new features across its product ecosystem to unlock growth and create resilience for businesses of all types and sizes. New features include waiting lists for appointment slots and services, subscriptions to sign up for items or services, and Square for Restaurants integrated with OpenTable.

Muck Rack launches PressPal.ai to find relevant journalists. Muck Rack, a platform for finding journalists, has launched PressPal.ai, an AI-powered tool that surfaces relevant journalists based on keywords generated by its integrated press release creator. PressPal.ai quickly creates press releases based on short descriptions and displays a list of targeted journalists. PressPal.ai draws on Muck Rack’s extensive database of journalists and news outlets.