Words T8

E-commerce

Electronic commerce (e-commerce or ecommerce) is a type of business model, or segment of a larger business model, that enables a firm or individual to conduct business over an electronic network, typically the internet.

Spanish translation: Comercio electrónico

Examples:

- 'Succeeding in building an e-commerce business doesn´t always discriminate against your past. You can control your own future if you give yourself permission to do so'.
Found in: http://www.websitebuilderexpert.com/e-commerce-examples-case-studies/

- ‘By 2010, e-commerce represented 77 percent of direct-to-consumer revenues and was a significantly more profitable than either retail stores or catalog sales.’

Found in: The Investment Checklist: The Art of In-Depth Research By Michael Shearn

Fintech

Fintech is a portmanteau of financial technology that describes an emerging financial services sector in the 21st century. Originally, the term applied to technology applied to the back-end of established consumer and trade financial institutions. Since the end of the first decade of the 21st century, the term has expanded to include any technological innovation in the financial sector, including innovations in financial literacy and education, retail banking, investment and even crypto-currencies like bitcoin.

Spanish translation: Finanzas y tecnología

Example:

- ‘Over the past five years, global financial technology (fintech) financing has grown rapidly, but the share of fintech investment directed at companies looking to compete against the financial services sector has remained relatively stable at 62 percent. In New York City, however, that explosive growth has coincided with a dramatic shift toward collaboration. As a result, the city is quickly becoming the global center of a new kind of fintech innovation’.

Found in: https://www.accenture.com/hk-en/insight-fintech-golden-age-competition-collaboration

Tariff

A tax imposed on imported goods and services. Tariffs are used to restrict trade, as they increase the price of imported goods and services, making them more expensive to consumers. A specific tariff is levied as a fixed fee based on the type of item (e.g., $1,000 on any car). Tariffs provide additional revenue for governments and domestic producers at the expense of consumers and foreign producers. They are one of several tools available to shape trade policy.

Spanish translation: Arancel

Examples:

 - "Tariffs on some sensitive products will be eliminated over longer timeframes as agreed by the TPP Parties”.

Found in: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-32498715

- “China declares it will stop selling iPhones if Trump imposes tariffs”

Found in: https://www.extremetech.com/electronics/239376-china-declares-will-stop-selling-iphones-trump-imposes-tariffs