Cross-border intelligence

CFOs See the Same Downturn. Only Some Can Afford to Exploit It.

Economic uncertainty is supposed to make CFOs defensive. Today, it’s giving the strongest companies permission to attack. New data in the October 2026 edition of “The 2026 Certainty Project” from PYMNTS Intelligence finds that 87% of CFOs s

Gen X Wants More From Familiar Payment Tools

Generation X is giving payments providers a clear signal to make payments more flexible, but keep them familiar. This cohort is not particularly interested in the rapid adoption of new methods, but instead largely desires to keep using the

People keep talking about differentiation—you can mine unmet needs from low-rated products

People keep talking about differentiation—you can mine unmet needs from low-rated products

Shunde small home appliance company goes global, annual revenue of 3.4 billion yuan

Deerma, with revenue of 3.4 billion yuan, is growing through water purifiers bearing the Philips trademark, while its own Deerma brand is actually shrinking. Rented trademarks, distributor-led overseas expansion—the faster the leverage is borrowed, the more it hurts when it comes due. Whether the license can be renewed

Hangzhou directly pushes customs declaration amounts, Shenzhen requires on-site visits! Export tax-exemption declarations are being verified

Sellers using export tax exemption need to pay attention

What major events happened in the cross-border circle last week (10.19-10.25)

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Multi-state income tax filing series (3): U.S. companies need to file income tax in multiple states—how is taxable profit apportioned?

If Prime Day prices are pushed too low, will it affect Black Friday and lead to double discounts?

Prices were slashed in October—will this be counted into historical prices, causing the maximum promotional price the system allows for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals to be pushed even lower?

Comment: A crackdown on online shopping tricks is welcome, but doesn’t go far enough

Hurry! Only two left! Fourteen people bought this in the last hour! Fifty people are looking at this item! Anyone who shops online will be familiar with these kinds of messages popping up on their screen. The online equivalent of a pushy sa

Under Executive Order 14411, how can cross-border sellers build a U.S. compliance system that can withstand scrutiny?

26-cv-00517 | Spider-Man has finally arrived! The TRO covers peripheral text, graphics, and character likenesses

New policy introduced! The "Measures for the Administration of Outbound Investment" takes effect in December; Hong Kong companies, overseas warehouses, and store equity of cross-bo

With the new "Measures for the Administration of Outbound Investment" now in effect, cross-border e-commerce operators need to pay attention to overseas investment compliance; both resident individuals and domestic companies making overseas investments must file records, and full-lifecycle supervision of projects has b

Interpretation of new rules: US FinCEN announces the permanent cancellation of BOI reporting obligations for millions of small businesses

On August 11, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released the final rule on beneficial ownership information (BOI)

26-cv-02274 | From a knife-wielding yellow duck to a flower heart, 7 illustrations involve 41 defendants

2026-cv-02285 | Attention capybara merchandise sellers: 31 stores are all in TRO litigation; hoodies, stickers, and keychains are high-risk categories

The platform report is out, so why does the profit still not reconcile?

Multi-platform accounting easily confuses sales amount, settlement amount, and received amount; the business context and accounting basis must be clarified, and transactions must be distinguished from vouchers to ensure accurate bookkeeping.

OpenAI expands partnership with Oracle to bring its apps to ChatGPT

OpenAI and Oracle are expanding their partnership to bring business applications and AI agents into ChatGPT and power new Oracle offerings.

Aldi to open seven stores in November amid £370m investment

Aldi will open seven new stores across the UK in November, creating up to 210 jobs as the supermarket continues to expand its estate.

Another seller backed by Anker has made a big name for itself

Through channels such as "e-commerce + supermarkets," it achieved revenue of 3.5985 billion yuan

The new platform that helped Aukey rake in 1.1 billion a year, open for onboarding with 0 commission | 1 day countdown

Achieved accelerating growth against the trend

Eternal’s District Plans Dedicated Venues as Temporary Sites Top $1 Million

The out-of-home platform is pursuing public-private partnerships to counter potential AI booking disruption.

L Catterton Invests in InMobi Subsidiary Glance

The AI shopping agent operates across more than 60 million devices in the US.

Thailand Selects 44 Medical AI Startups for Commercial Push

More than 80 firms applied to join the state-backed initiative aimed at moving clinical prototypes into hospitals and global markets.

China Lab-Grown Diamond Producers Shift 2 Million Carats to High-Tech Sector

Falling jewellery prices push synthetic gemstone manufacturers to target advanced semiconductor and artificial intelligence cooling components.