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The International Finance Corporation’s US$25 million equity investment in Jumia Technologies AG is more than a financing deal for an e-commerce company. It represents a bet on digital commerce infrastructure as a tool for connecting African small businesses with larger markets, while strengthening logistics, distribution and employment networks around online trade.

Shopify’s SHOP AI-driven commerce opportunity is strengthening the company’s growth prospects as artificial intelligence reshapes how consumers discover and purchase products. During the second quarter of 2026, AI-driven traffic and orders to Shopify stores each tripled year over year, while new buyer orders through AI channels grew at nearly twice the rate of other channels,…

B2B digital commerce is growing more rapidly than the overall e-commerce market, as evidenced by significant digital sales growth reported by companies like Wesco, Watsco, and Fastenal in Q2 2026. This indicates a strong shift towards B2B e-commerce adoption. The trend suggests that digital transformation is significantly impacting the business services sector.

In the 1980s, Commerce was widely recognised as the second-most popular academic stream after science. However, with the rise of business education, popularity has increased manifold after Class XII. Today, Commerce remains one of India’s largest undergraduate disciplines after Arts and Science, accounting for 13.3% of total undergraduate enrolment in 2023–24, according to the latest…