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Which of the biggest ecommerce companies will grow the fastest in 2023? Yesterday鈥檚 Chart of the Day: Retail media madness.

Mercado Libre dominates the ecommerce market in Argentina; we expect it will account for 66.5% of the country鈥檚 online sales this year. But competing with Mercado Libre on its home turf won鈥檛 be easy given Argentina鈥檚 various local and national regulations, and customs taxes that will automatically be calculated before shoppers complete their orders.

Pix is already the second-most-accepted ecommerce payment method in Brazil, according to Gmattos. Seventy-eight percent of sellers accept Pix. The bigger picture: Brazil joins 17 other countries that have piloted CBDCs, along with 11 that have launched digital currencies and 32 with CBDCs in development, per the Atlantic Council. But Brazil鈥檚 ambitious plans for its CBDC has a few hurdles to overcome.

The Meta-owned company's determination to overcome regulatory hurdles could signal bigger international ambitions

Our first-ever worldwide forecast for retail media ad spending shows enduring momentum and lots of good news for Amazon and other ecommerce platforms around the world.

Canada ranked No. 2 globally in cross-border retail ecommerce buyer penetration, according to our December 2024 forecasts. More than half (56.1%) of digital buyers were forecast to make transactions outside of the country (mostly the US) in 2025. But tariffs on US consumer goods and services will reduce demand significantly.

Mastercard, for example, partners with Citi to provide cardholders with detailed purchase information directly to their bank app and participates in open banking ecommerce payments in Europe. It also continues to develop new data-driven services and solutions powered by generative AI (genAI). Issuers face threats amid a cloud-based opportunity.

The Amazon of Latin America has a $3.6 billion plan: Mercado Libre will invest 19 billion reais in Brazil, in part to fund its fintech arm鈥攚hich poses an enormous threat to the region鈥檚 banks.

Despite the remittance industry鈥檚 digital transformation, Western Union is banking on stores remaining a key component of its business