Rumor has it that Amazon will accept Bitcoin payments this year, and eBay will launch a new operational assessment and certification system

Amazon reportedly plans to accept Bitcoin payments by the end of this year

On July 26, an anonymous source within Amazon revealed that the company plans to accept Bitcoin payments by the end of 2021. The source said that Bitcoin is just the first step in Amazon's cryptocurrency ambitions, and the company's executives are also keen to add other mature cryptocurrencies in the future. In addition to accepting Bitcoin payments, Amazon is said to be exploring the creation of its own cryptocurrency, possibly as early as 2022. Recently, a new position for "Head of Digital Currency and Blockchain Products" appeared on Amazon's recruitment notice board, and people speculated that Amazon is about to enter the cryptocurrency field.

eBay to launch new operational assessment and certification system

Recently, eBay announced the launch of a new operational assessment and certification system. The announcement stated that eBay has been committed to providing training services for sellers. In order to help new sellers to list, familiarize themselves with and sell products more quickly, eBay will launch a new eBay operational assessment and certification system, hoping to allow new and old sellers to systematically sort out the knowledge points they need to master through self-examination, so as to fill in the gaps in business-related knowledge and content such as practical operations, after-sales, policies, tools, etc., and quickly improve the eBay platform operation capabilities.

SF Express International's Tokyo warehouse in Japan goes online

In order to provide customers with convenient and rich one-stop services such as warehousing, transshipment, and distribution, SF International's Tokyo warehouse in Japan has recently been put into operation. At present, SF International has established more than ten overseas warehouses near ports in many overseas countries and regions such as Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Russia, Poland, and Estonia, using domestic and foreign collection and delivery networks, warehousing, customs clearance, agency and other resources to provide customers with one-stop import and export supply chain services.

Spanish Post's total revenue in the first half of the year exceeded 1.16 billion euros

On July 26, the Spanish Post recently announced its first half performance, data showed that in the first half of the year, the Spanish Post made a profit of 1.8 million euros, with total revenue exceeding 1.16 billion euros and operating income increasing by 20.6%. Among them, parcels are still the main driving force for its recovery, with a business volume of 135 million pieces and a parcel revenue growth of 25%.

Swedish Post's profit in the second quarter increased year-on-year to SEK 518 million

On July 26, according to the Swedish newspaper "Industry Today", the Swedish Postal Company recently released its first half report of this year. The report pointed out that the sales of Swedish Postnord increased from 9.328 billion Swedish kronor in the same period last year to 10.323 billion Swedish kronor, an increase of 13%. Among them, the operating profit in the second quarter was 518 million Swedish kronor, compared with 404 million Swedish kronor in the same period last year. In the second quarter of this year, the number of Postnord parcels increased by 21%, and the number of letters decreased by 4%.

The total national logistics volume in the first half of the year was 15.09 trillion yuan

On July 26, the logistics operation data for the first half of the year released by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing showed that logistics operations in the first half of 2021 were on a steady recovery track, with major total indicators higher than pre-epidemic levels. The total demand for social logistics has stabilized. In the first half of the year, the total social logistics volume in China was 150.9 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15.7%, and an average growth of 7.3% over the past two years.

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