When Cloudflare announced Cloudflare Wallets on August 4, 2026, it was easy to read it as just another payments product. It isn't. Taken together with the company's other recent moves, Wallets reveals a larger bet: that the web is turning into a marketplace run by machines, and whoever builds the plumbing for that marketplace first gets to shape how agentic commerce works.
The Backdrop: A Web Where Bots Outnumber Humans
The single most important line in Cloudflare's announcement isn't about wallets at all. It's the company's observation that a majority of web traffic is now driven by bots.
This puts the launch into perspective. For thirty years, the web's business models- free trials, sign-up credits, ads, subscriptions were designed around human visitors...
Virtual dollar cards have become central to accessing the global digital economy, especially as an African. Whether you want to pay for subscriptions, shop on international e-commerce platforms, or pay for courses for your professional development, being able to have seamless payment access is now a baseline requirement, no longer a luxury.
However, choosing the right platform to get a virtual dollar card is just as important. You need to look out for the fee transparency, transaction limits, access to global platforms, security features, and their customer service.
This guide provides an insight into the top 7 virtual dollar card providers in Nigeria, so you can make an informed choice.
Top 7 Virtual Dollar Card Providers in Nigeria (2026)
The top 7 virtual...
With more than 6000 brick-and-mortar stores closed in 2017 in the US alone, according to Fung Global Retail & Technology, specialists predicted a "retail apocalypse". However, according to Statista, e-commerce represents nearly 19% of the total retail globally and is expected to grow close to 25% by 2026, so there's still a lot of room for growth.
In 2017, 58.9% of the retail e-commerce sales worldwide came from mobile devices, with 11% of online shoppers using their smartphones weekly for purchases. So not only are we buying more and more online, but we are buying on the go.
PwC also conducted a...
Of recent, word has been spreading about a startup called Safeonline that built a service that merchants within the eCommerce space could use to support pay on delivery orders; did some research on them to find out who they were, very secretive lot. Group of developers turned entrepreneurs but the glue holding everything is an Interswitch alumnus who started his working career as a developer transitioned into product management and finally ending up as Fintech start up.
So what is Cash Vault, what does it do?
Had to do some research first to fully understand definition of escrow, it was then...
There are many challenges and risks to shopping online in Nigeria and Africa like poor infrastructure and lack of trust, but one online store has been continuously innovating and finding solutions to these challenges. In this article I will share 5 ways that Jumia is making online shopping safer, reducing the risks, and boosting the confidence of more consumers to shop online.
If you are an online shopping skeptic, read on because this article will also unlock tips on how you can be safe when shopping online. Whether you are shopping for Mobile Phones or interested in Fashion, these tips...
Jumia Express is a value-added service by Africa's leading online shopping destination, Jumia, to ensure fast and cost-effective shipping for its customers in Nigeria, Kenya, and across Africa. The Jumia Express service is also one of the online store's weapons for fighting substandard products at the store as the items are directly handled and shipped by Jumia.
How to Identify Items Qualified for Jumia Express
Items that qualify for Jumia Express are pretty easy to identify. There is a badge clearly indicating that they are qualified below the item's price in the category and search pages.
On the product page, you will...
Selling various items on your online store can be a challenging task, as you have to keep inventory levels constantly up-to-date. Change your daily work modifying unlimited products to a simple automated process that saves a bunch of time with the Bulk Editor Shopify app. Compared to the default Shopify editor, the app has extended functionality, allowing merchants to edit, delete and even schedule inventory levels in bulk. Eliminate the need to manage errors on all the parameters of your goods with one powerful solution for your business!
The Bulk Editor Shopify App Takes On Every Challenge
Keeping inventory automatically updated...
Do you want to increase customer loyalty by creating win-win offers after a purchase in your store? Then choose a tactic that will make every customer happy – use the Shopify email notifications for upselling app.
The software is designed to boost the lifetime value of existing customers with the help of automated emails.
The upselling app will create personalized email notifications for each customer who made a purchase on your Shopify storefront.
Shopify email notifications: refine your marketing plans with a powerful app from SpurIT
Upselling brings you much closer to your customers. It is a way to enhance the latest purchase...
Turn your images into the most effective asset on your ecommerce website with the Shopify Image Resizer app. Successful e-stores cannot succeed without fast loading speed and amazing visuals. Why not prepare the best content for your website to increase sales and refine conversion rates?
Use the quality Shopify app that will be a perfect image resizer with the potential to boost the SEO of your storefront.
Prepare every single product image for better search rankings and reduce the loading speed of your website!
Shopify Image Resizer and Optimizer – a Universal app
Don’t let images hurt the overall impression of your website!...
WooCommerce is a popular eCommerce platform from WordPress that seems a good fit for all kinds of online stores. However, Shopify is another well-known eCommerce platform that has been popularly used. If you want to see which would be a better platform for your online store, you may go through the tutorial ‘WooCommerce Vs. Shopify’.
If you are looking to set up an online store on WooCommerce, read this guide until the end. It will cover how to set up a WooCommerce on WordPress hassle free.
Installation and Activation Procedure
WooCommerce is a free WP plugin that can directly be installed from...
I have seen the 90s hit movie Back from the Future one too many times, all three of it by the way, and I am always wowed by the kind of ingenuity that went into the plot, storyline and direction of the movie. In a time when there were no iPhones as we know them today, and smart houses of now would have just been a dream, a party of great thinkers must surely have been involved in the setting of the movie.
As interesting as that is, one of the newest craze in the tech – and undoubtedly, shopping...
Shopify has squashed the market because of the modern interface, extensive support options, and lots of add-in-apps to make eCommerce business even easier.
With over 1200 apps available in Shopify App Store, there are no limits for customization. Shopify App Store has the free & paid apps for every need. Whether you want to improve email mail out or add customer reviews, etc., you can grow your store even on a tight budget.
We’ve picked up the best Shopify apps by SpurIT that will help you create a winning online store.
Best Apps For Shopify by SpurIT
Pre-Order Manager
Why should you use it?...
Following the news in the technology niche, especially when something new just hits the market, can be frustrating if you don’t totally know the lingo of the market.
At one time, the craze was about Bitcoin. At another time, you could not load any tech website and not find something about the latest iPhones to hit the market. Right now, the ever-moving world of technology is at it again, and its Amazon Go that is making all the waves.
No. I don’t aim to contribute to the amount of confusion you must have had by reading all about it. Instead, I...
This might be nothing, but what if Jumia is planning to launch a UK store? You might be wondering why I am asking this question. On January 5, Jumia announced System Maintenance for the platform of its Affiliate Marketing program. Attempting to visit the platform, takes you to a page where you see a list of Jumia domains offering affiliate relationships. The United Kingdom is one of the countries listed on the page.
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Pointing on the link, shows it is connecting to www.jumia.co.uk. However, clicking on the link, redirects you to Jumia Nigeria.
Like I pointed out in the beginning,...
A 2016 survey found that 66% of Nigerians shop online every few months, compared to 60% of South Africans and 45% of Kenyans.
This should be music to retailers’ ears as they gear up for Black Friday (29 November, 2024) and Cyber Monday (December 2, 2024), which mark the start of the holiday season shopping frenzy.
But while local retailers have access to a bigger pool of retailers who are comfortable shopping online, competition for those customers will be fierce.
Many of the big players – including Jumia, Konga, Slot, Shoprite, and Spar – are not taking any chances and will be...
You can sell more and get to know your customers better. How?
You will collect more leads
A chat saves time!
Get detailed reports
Leave your support active 24 hours a day
You will sell more
5. You will get more Leads
According to several studies, a large percentage of customers do not purchase the product when they visit a sales page for the first time. This purchase is usually made after at least a few more visits to the page.
For this reason, you need to find a way to reach out to your site visitors after they visit the sales...
When online shoppers purchase something from your online store they have high expectations that you will keep their credit card information secure. If not, they would not be regular customers. This makes ensuring that your customers’ payment data is kept secure a non-negotiable if you don’t want to break their trust.
For new startup owners that may feel like a huge responsibility and overwhelming, but it may be kept quite simple by following these four security tips when selecting a payment processing gateway. We worked on this list with industry experts at PayU, a leading eCommerce payment gateway.
1. Don’t keep...
Technology has completely transformed the process of generating leads in order to sell a product or service. Lead gen can now be done faster than ever, on a larger scale than salespeople of the past could have ever imagined. There are seven main ways that tech has enhanced lead generation, and each enhancement allows for more leads in less time, which ultimately amounts to more profit. That's never a bad thing!
1. Get Leads Effortlessly With Pop-ups
Smart businesses generate leads by offering something of value. A potential client that wants the give-away will be asked to enter their email into...
Jumia Global is an expansion of the Jumia's program that allows third party sellers to sell on the website. Jumia Global allows merchants who are not located in Nigeria to sell at the online store.
The program was introduced in 2016, but in 2017, Jumia started adding the Shipped from Overseas and Jumia Global badge on products offered by merchants not located in Nigeria to help consumers better identify such products.
Earlier, we discussed Jumia Local, a program that allows local entrepreneurs to sell their products online. Here, we will be discussing Jumia Global.
Jumia Global allows you buy products from abroad...
Buy made in Nigeria products is now a popular phrase in Nigeria as consumers seek alternatives for now very expensive imported products. Jumia Local is an initiative by the leading online retailer in Nigeria to make made in Nigeria goods easily accessible at the online store.
Why Buy Made in Nigeria
There are a number of advantages of buying made in Nigeria products. First, it will reduce the pressure on the Naira making it stronger and more stable. Our limited dollar reserves will no-longer be depleted on buying products that we have the expertise to produce locally.
Secondly, if we start to...
Jumia Market, a platform used by many to discover some of the best deals in Nigeria has further optimised its design for mobile devices. The new Mobile Theme from Jumia Market is targeted at popular browsers like Opera Mini, BlackBerry Browser, UCWEB, and Android Browser.
The aim of the new design is two fold. First, it is aimed at making shopping on mobile devices easier and faster for consumers. Secondly, the new design is clean and compact resulting in savings in data cost.
You can also checkout our article about Jumia Travel.
Why These Browsers?
These days, a greater number of people are...
The name DressMeOutlet suggests a business that deals in clothing, shoes, and accessories, but the up and coming online retailer sells more than just cloths. You can buy the best quality health and beauty products.
Shopping Beauty Products
If you are looking for beauty products for hair, face, and body care DressMeOutlet is a great place to shop. You can also buy fragrances at the online store. The retailer delivers nationwide.
DressMeOutlet accepts all types of debit cards including Visa, MasterCard, InterSwitch Verve. Only online payment seems to be supported by the online store.
However, you can also buy and send a gift...
AliExpress is an online shopping mall owned by China's top online marketplace, Alibaba.com. On AliExpress, you will find thousands of top Chinese exporters and...
Virtual dollar cards have become central to accessing the global digital economy, especially as an African. Whether you want to pay for subscriptions, shop...
