Convenience is a major perk of shopping online, but who wants to spend five minutes filling in card details once they reach the checkout? From PayPal to mobile wallets, shoppers want more payment options to ensure a seamless shopping experience from start to finish.

Australians continue to face long wait times when they order from abroad, contrasting the immediacy that services like Amazon have conditioned shoppers to expect. By enlisting ordinary citizens to deliver packages as they go about their day, Passel hopes to help ease the pain points of e-commerce.

E-commerce has made it simple to order almost anything at any time – but physically getting what you’ve bought isn’t always so convenient. How are retailers coping with the growing demand for same-day and one-hour delivery? And is speed the only thing that matters to shoppers?

The informal businesses in a Mumbai slum are getting an upgrade, with a network of Google beacons helping vendors to go digital. With India’s marketplaces under threat from online giants and demonitisation, grassroots businesses are using the Internet of Things to help them adapt.