Programmers, developers, bloggers, hackers, information architects, web advertising execs, social media consultants, e-commerce fulfillment experts, web videographers, etc.

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Rakuten offers an additional layer of support by providing e-commerce consultants and experts to advise merchants on their online business strategy, implementation, sales and marketing as well as lead and revenue generation.

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To make a purchase on a website, a MasterPass user would enter a password on the checkout page of a merchant who has installed the service as a payment option instead of typing in their card number, security code and other information that experts say slows down e-commerce transactions.

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Coupled with access to our team of experts in Japan and over 15 years of e-commerce leadership and expertise, we are ideally placed to offer the best of e-commerce to both our merchants and consumers.

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Basically, companies should be careful in selecting firms to set up and host their e-commerce sites by getting references, using established firms and asking about privacy and security upfront, the experts said.

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