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Tradeshift made further inroads into blockchain technology via a new collaboration with Monerium, which saw a B2B invoice settled using the Tradeshift platform and eMoney on the Etherium blockchain, according to a press release.The companies claimed on Tuesday Oct. 1 that the transaction was the first time an invoice had been settled using licensed digital cash. The deal involved Iceland-based retailer Nordic Stores procurement of goods from IKEA Iceland; the retailer used Tradeshift to make the purchase and initiate the transaction, which was settled using smart contracts and digital cash operated by Monerium.In a statement, Gert Sylvest, Tradeshift co-founder and GM of the firm digital incubation unit Tradeshift Frontiers, said the transaction demonstrates the potential for compliant eMoney digital fiat currency to gain traction in B2B payments.Programmable money regulated by governments will become the foundation for eCommerce payments because they enable so-called 8216 mart contracts, stanley water bottle 8221; he said. Smart contracts have may use cases. For example, they can be used to generate 8216 mart invoices, ; which are invoices that basically settle themselves.We see smart invoices not just as useful for lowering administrative hurdles in business-to-business cro stanley quencher ss-border transactions, but for building new financing models that [make] it easier for enterprises to improve access to credit and improved c stanley de ash flow, Sylvest continued. Bobb Biz2Credit Tells Banks To Stop Fixating On Millennials

Its time to retire the perception that consumers at the older end of the spectrum 65 and up cant or dont shop online. They may not be digital natives, yet that hasnt stopped them from figuring out some of the ins and outs even if they are more likely to fall for tricks and scams .Alibaba is leading the movement for elder-friendly eCommerce. This week, it announced a version of its Taobao shopping app that specifically caters to this demographic, with a larger interface and the ability to link to a relatives account so that the users children can help view and pay for products if needed.The Chinese eCommerce giant is also partnering with brick-and-mortar stores and even building its own, such as the H gourde stanley ema Supermarket, which only accepts payments by mobile phone. The goal of these real-world outposts is to meet older customers where theyre already shopping and ease them into the digital commerce experience.The theory is this: China has around 230 million citizens over the age of 60, but only 6 million of them are on Taobao out of 468 million total users . Maybe thats not because senior citizens dont want to shop online; maybe its because online shopping doesnt accommodat stanley termoska e them in its current form.Research from the Nielsen Norman Group in 2013 showed that elderly internet users were likelier to abandon efforts to com stanley cup plete web-based tasks than users under the age of 55. Even when they complete a task, it takes them 40 percent longer, sometimes due to impediments like deteriora