# EcartSoft

> E-commerce and business software, reported straight


## Posts

- [Amazon adds more than 100 new actions to its Alexa for Shopping assistant](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/amazon-alexa-for-shopping-adds-100-new-actions/): Amazon's AI shopping assistant, Alexa for Shopping, can now handle more than 100 new actions such as registries, Subscribe & Save changes and refund checks. Amazon says 400 million customers used it in a year.
- [eBay third-quarter GMV rises 15% to $23.2 billion as U.S. volume jumps 27%](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/ebay-third-quarter-2026-gmv-us-growth-depop/): eBay's third-quarter GMV rose 15% to $23.2 billion, led by 27% U.S. growth, in the quarter it closed its Depop purchase. It forecast fourth-quarter GMV of $23.7 billion to $24.1 billion.
- [ADP raises fiscal 2027 outlook and brings its payroll into PNC's bank app](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/adp-raises-fiscal-2027-outlook-pnc-embedded-payroll/): ADP lifted its fiscal 2027 revenue and adjusted EPS outlook after first-quarter revenue rose 6% to $5.5 billion, and announced PNC Payroll by ADP for small business banking customers.
- [Microsoft Advertising releases Conversions API, adds PMax demographic targeting](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/microsoft-advertising-conversions-api-performance-max-october-2026/): Microsoft Advertising made its server-side Conversions API generally available and added age and gender targeting to Performance Max, along with a pilot that lets advertisers set rules for AI-written ad copy.
- [Service complaints, not fraud, drive more chargebacks, Justt report finds](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/chargebacks-service-disputes-justt-mastercard/): Disputes over undelivered orders and canceled subscriptions rose to 24.1% of contested chargebacks in Justt's data as fraud claims fell, while Mastercard widens its friendly fraud program.
- [EU accepts Temu's action plan on illegal-product risks under the DSA](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/eu-accepts-temu-dsa-action-plan-illegal-products/): The European Commission accepted Temu's plan to remedy its Digital Services Act breach on illegal-product risks, setting a four-month implementation window and an independent audit.
- [How to set up sales tax collection in Shopify and Stripe Tax](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/how-to-set-up-sales-tax-collection-shopify-stripe-tax/): The settings Shopify and Stripe document for collecting sales tax at checkout, from state registrations and tax codes to threshold monitoring, and why registration comes first.
- [Pinterest opens display and video ads to programmatic buyers through Magnite](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/pinterest-programmatic-deals-magnite-dsps/): Pinterest made Programmatic Deals generally available in North America, South America and Asia Pacific, letting enterprise advertisers buy its display and video inventory through Magnite and DSPs such as Amazon DVA+.
- [Appeals court affirms ruling vacating the Fed's 21-cent debit swipe fee cap](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/eighth-circuit-corner-post-debit-interchange-cap/): The Eighth Circuit affirmed the vacatur of the Fed's 21-cent debit interchange cap in Corner Post, holding the Fed counted fixed costs the Durbin Amendment excludes, and sent the rule back.
- [Zendesk extends AI agents to employee service with Advanced Action Flows](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/zendesk-employee-service-ai-agents-advanced-action-flows/): Zendesk introduced Employee Service AI Agents and Advanced Action Flows for IT and HR requests, with general availability rolling out from November 3 and extra automated resolutions priced at $0.99 each.
- [Walmart Marketplace adds 455-day inactivity rule and WFS fulfillment for Shopify](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/walmart-marketplace-inactivity-rule-wfs-shopify-fulfillment/): Walmart Marketplace may now suspend seller accounts inactive for 455 consecutive days, and sellers can use Walmart Fulfillment Services inventory to fill orders from their Shopify stores.
- [Salesforce agrees to buy Braze for $5.66 billion to bolster Marketing Cloud](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/salesforce-to-acquire-braze-5-66-billion/): Salesforce will pay $47.50 a share in cash for customer engagement platform Braze, about $5.66 billion in enterprise value, and plans to fold it into Marketing Cloud. Closing is set for fiscal 2028.
- [Walmart lets outside AI agents shop for customers, with limits and approvals](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/walmart-agent-profiles-gateway-ai-shopping-agents/): Walmart announced Agent Profiles, an MCP-based Agent Gateway and published terms that let customers' AI assistants shop at Walmart and Sam's Club under spending limits and approval rules.
- [How to secure your store and payment accounts with two-step verification](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/how-to-secure-store-and-payment-accounts-two-step-verification/): Step-by-step settings for turning on two-step verification in Shopify, WordPress.com with Jetpack for WooCommerce sites, Stripe and PayPal, and what to do when a phone is lost.
- [Klarna lets shoppers pay merchants abroad in their own currency with no FX fee](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/klarna-consumer-fx-cross-border-currency/): Klarna's new Consumer FX feature lets shoppers buy from Klarna merchants abroad and pay in their own currency with no exchange fee, without merchants adding a new integration.
- [Notion puts monthly AI credit allowances on Business and Enterprise seats](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/notion-ai-credit-allowances-business-enterprise-seats/): Notion now gives each Business and Enterprise seat 1,500 Standard and 500 Select AI credits a month. The system is live for new customers; existing workspaces switch on November 2.
- [Xero links live books to Google Gemini, except in the UK and Europe](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/xero-connects-live-books-to-google-gemini/): Xero has launched a Gemini connected app that answers questions from live accounting data and handles routine tasks, with confirmation required before any change. It excludes the UK and EEA.
- [How to list your products on Google for free with Merchant Center](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/how-to-list-products-on-google-free-merchant-center/): How to set up a Google Merchant Center account, verify your store, send product data and switch on free listings so products can appear across Google at no cost.
- [Google rolls out Universal Cart across Search and the Gemini app in the U.S.](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/google-universal-cart-search-gemini-us-launch/): Google launched Universal Cart in the U.S., a cross-retailer cart in Search, AI Mode and the Gemini app with price alerts, card-perk suggestions and Google Pay checkout built on its Universal Commerce Protocol.
- [Google Ads lets advertisers rank channels and cap spend on low-priority ones](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/google-ads-channel-prioritization-budget-allocation/): Google Ads is rolling out channel prioritization and budget allocation for Search, Shopping, Performance Max and Demand Gen, and will change Display Network spend on Search campaigns in February 2027.
- [Square launches AI-powered self-service kiosk for quick-service restaurants](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/square-kiosk-ai-self-service-restaurants/): Square has launched a $1,999 self-service kiosk with voice ordering, AI menu answers and built-in card payments, aimed at quick-service restaurants in the United States.
- [Klaviyo makes its Composer AI marketing agent available to all customers](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/klaviyo-composer-ai-marketing-agent-general-availability/): Klaviyo made Composer, its AI marketing agent, available to every customer on October 13, adding scheduled tasks, cited answers and a SQL layer that turns plain-language questions into checkable queries.
- [EU guidance details €2 handling fee on online imports from November 1](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/eu-guidance-2-euro-handling-fee-online-imports-november/): New European Commission guidance says a €2 Union handling fee on goods bought online from outside the EU is expected to apply from November 1, per declaration line and regardless of value.
- [How to set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC to meet Gmail and Yahoo sender rules](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/how-to-set-up-spf-dkim-dmarc-gmail-yahoo-sender-rules/): What Gmail and Yahoo require of stores that send email, what SPF, DKIM and DMARC records do, and how to publish them through Mailchimp's domain authentication tool.
- [New York Fed: small firms using AI expect more hiring and revenue growth](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/new-york-fed-small-firms-ai-hiring-revenue-expectations/): A New York Fed analysis of 5,248 small employers found AI users far more likely than non-users to expect higher employment and revenue, though the authors note these are expectations, not outcomes.
- [QuickBooks adds ADP and Gusto payroll imports and in-app background checks](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/quickbooks-adds-adp-gusto-payroll-imports-background-checks/): Intuit's October QuickBooks update lets businesses import payroll history from ADP or Gusto, run Checkr background checks from $29.99 per report and apply vendor credits in Bill Pay.
- [Meta tests agentic campaign tools in its AI assistant, opens lifecycle targeting](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/meta-advertising-week-2026-ai-ad-tools/): At Advertising Week New York, Meta said its AI business assistant will plan campaigns and change budgets through chat, in testing, while lifecycle targeting and static-to-video tools are now generally available.
- [FedEx and Stripe plan to use shipping data in small business financing](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/fedex-stripe-capital-shipping-data-financing/): FedEx Dataworks and Stripe plan to feed shipment, inventory and fulfillment data into Stripe Capital financing decisions for small businesses, with a first product due in early 2027.
- [How to add Apple Pay and Google Pay to your online store](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/how-to-add-apple-pay-and-google-pay-to-your-online-store/): Step-by-step settings for turning on Apple Pay and Google Pay in Shopify, WooCommerce with WooPayments and Stripe, plus the domain registration rules behind the buttons.
- [Shopify begins rolling out Canvas, an AI design workspace for online stores](https://limegreen-monkey-427791.hostingersite.com/shopify-canvas-sidekick-ai-store-design-rollout/): Shopify began rolling out Canvas on October 1, a workspace where merchants design their store with its Sidekick AI agent, launching without support for Theme Store themes, Markets or app blocks.

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