WhaTech – News April 14, 2020

A customer picks a product, adds it to the cart, and clicks checkout. That moment is as close to a sale as it gets. Everything that happens next either completes the order or kills it. The default OpenCart checkout moves across multiple pages. Log in on one. Address on another. Shipping on the next. Payment after that. Every page reload is a gap where something can go wrong, a slow connection, a distraction, second thoughts about whether the process is worth finishing.{videolink}https://www.youtube.com/embed/car8uOf1Cls{/videolink}{loadads} Baymard Institute research puts the average cart abandonment rate at 69.23%. A significant share of that number happens not because the customer changed their mind about the product, but because the checkout itself made buying feel harder than it should be. OpenCart One Page Checkout by KnowBand puts every checkout step on a single screen. No page reloads. No waiting. The customer fills in what they need and places the order without ever navigating away. The Real Cost of a Multi-Step Checkout Every additional step in a checkout process increases the chance of losing the customer. Research from the Baymard Institute found that 22% of US online shoppers abandoned a purchase specifically because the checkout process was too long or complicated. That is not a marginal number. On mobile, the problem is worse. Small screens, slow typing, and browser-based sessions that lose data between page loads make a multi-step checkout feel punishing. Since mobile now accounts for over 60% of eCommerce traffic globally, a checkout that works poorly on a phone is a checkout that fails the majority of visitors. One Page Checkout for OpenCart solves this by collapsing the entire process into one screen. {loadads}The friction does not just reduce, it mostly disappears. 5 Features That Make a Real Difference 1. Guest Checkout With Automatic Registration Forcing a customer to create an account before paying is one of the most documented causes of checkout abandonment. Baymard found that it accounts for 26% of all abandoned purchases in the US alone. OpenCart One Page Supercheckout lets customers buy as a guest without any registration step. Behind the scenes, the module can register them automatically and send a welcome email after purchase. The store gets the account. The customer never saw a sign-up form. 2. Social Login for Returning Customers A returning customer who cannot remember their password is one step from leaving. The OpenCart responsive checkout popup supports Google, Facebook, and PayPal login from the same checkout screen. One tap and they are authenticated, with their saved address and preferences already loaded. Each social login option is enabled independently from the backend. Stores that serve a younger, mobile-first audience see the highest impact from this feature because social login removes the single biggest login obstacle for that demographic. 3. Google Address Autofill and Inline Validation Address entry is where mobile checkouts slow to a crawl. Typing a full street address on a phone keyboard, field by field, is the kind of friction that makes customers wonder if the purchase is worth it. The OpenCart Single Page checkout module uses Google Places Integration to autofill the address as the customer begins typing. The country is detected automatically from the customer’s IP and pre-selected before they touch the field. Inline validation checks each field as it is completed rather than waiting for the customer to hit submit and scroll back to find an error. 4. Abandoned Checkout Statistics and Behaviour Report Most store owners know their abandonment rate. Almost none know at which specific step customers are dropping off. The OpenCart One Page Checkout module includes a Checkout Behaviour Report that shows exactly what percentage of the checkout form each abandoning customer completed before leaving. Alongside this, the Abandoned Checkout Statistics section shows graphical comparisons between completed orders and abandoned checkouts, revenue earned versus revenue lost, and overall conversion rate. All data is filterable by day, week, month, or year. That is the difference between guessing what is wrong and knowing. 5. Custom Fields and Full Design Control No two stores collect the same information at checkout. One needs a VAT number. Another needs a gift message. A third needs to know whether the customer is buying for personal or business use. One Page Checkout for OpenCart lets admins add custom fields of any type, dropdown, text area, date picker, or file upload to any position on the checkout page. The Design tab controls column layout, block positioning, button colours, and custom CSS. The checkout page can match the store’s existing theme without any developer involvement. Why This Is the Page Worth Getting Right Every other page in a store is about convincing someone to buy. The checkout page is where that convincing already happened. The customer chose the product, checked the price, and clicked through. Losing them here is not a marketing problem. It is a process problem. OpenCart One Page Supercheckout is GDPR compliant with configurable opt-in policies and customer consent records stored per order. MailChimp, Klaviyo, and SendinBlue integrations add customers to email lists at the point of purchase. The module supports multiple payment gateways, including PayPal, Stripe, and Amazon Pay. It works on desktop, tablet, and mobile. It is SEO friendly. And it can be tested on a private URL before going live, so store owners can see exactly how it looks and behaves before any customer does. Conclusion The sale does not happen when someone finds the product. It happens when they complete the checkout. Every unnecessary step between those two moments is a gap where the sale can be lost. OpenCart Single Page checkout removes those gaps. Guest checkout, social login, address autofill, behaviour analytics, and a fully customisable layout give store owners a checkout page that works as hard as the rest of the store. 70% of buyers leave at checkout. Most of them did not change their mind. They just ran out of patience.{loadmtreelistings 9039}

Aiming to improve customer purchasing experience and reduce store operations using UWB communication{loadads}      TOKYO, Mar 4, 2026 – (JCN Newswire) – JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), together with Resona Holdings, Inc. (Resona), announced the start of a project to commercialize ultra-wideband (UWB) payments that realize a new purchasing experience using UWB communication. The two companies have agreed to launch the world’s first full-scale project for the practical application and commercialization of UWB payments. In 2026, JCB will work with multiple technology partners and collaborating merchants to demonstrate payment technology and value-added solutions for merchants, as well as user experience building projects to create new purchasing experiences. On top of that, JCB aims to launch small-scale commercial operations in 2027 and full-scale commercialization in earnest in 2028. The two companies are participating in the FiRa® Consortium, which standardizes and contributes to the development of UWB communication technology, as well as builds new payment experiences and value-added solutions for stores using UWB technology. About the UWB Payment Project Through the activities of the FiRa Consortium, JCB, and Resona will standardize technologies and experiences for payment applications, and with the support of FiRa Consortium’s participating vendors, conduct technology tests. From 2026, the two companies will demonstrate UWB payments and value-added solutions together with multiple partner merchants and provide feedback to FiRa on the necessary technology development. In parallel, JCB and Resona will conduct research on user experience and store payment operations to confirm the acceptability of users and merchants. Moreover, in order to reduce the introduction load at merchants as much as possible, the project aims to build a payment infrastructure that can widely accept payment solutions using UWB provided by competitors. {loadads}The project is aimed to launch on a small scale in 2027 and commercialize on a full-scale in 2028. In addition, the two companies will aim to realize new UWB payments through collaboration with a wide range of partners in Japan and other countries. image of UWB payment www.acnnewswire.com/docs/Multimedia/202602.JCB_1.jpg” alt=”image” width=”650″ height=”309″ /> The Background of This Project UWB communication technology is a short-range wireless communication technology that has the characteristics of (1) accurate location of devices and (2) high-speed data communication and is being used in Japan and overseas for location verification of digital keys for cars and homes, indoor navigation, and tags. The technology is also used overseas in gateless public transportation systems. In the future, it is expected to be used for payments, as with NFC (Near Field Communication) and QR codes. Outside Japan, the spread of smartphones with UWB functions has been slow, but in Japan, smartphones that can use UWB communication are widely available, and can be utilized in advance of the rest of the world. Moreover, the diversification of cashless payments and the wide range of value-added solutions for users and stores are also characteristics of Japan’s payment scene. The project believes that it is necessary to take advantage of this location and create new payment solutions to solve problems for users and stores and meet the needs of new solutions. Overview of “UWB Payments” UWB payments are a solution that can greatly improve the purchasing experience. Until now, it has been necessary to physically touch a card or smartphone at a payment terminal in a merchant or to scan a QR code. UWB payments will take advantage of the characteristics of short-range communication to build a new purchasing experience, such as building a hands-free payment experience even with a smartphone in a pocket or bag, and instantly conveying information such as diet restrictions from users to merchants. Also, by utilizing the accurate location information of smartphones, it is possible to realize value-added solutions for both users and merchants that have never been seen before, such as improving the efficiency of navigation and waiting in stores, distributing personalized advertisements and coupons using smart displays, and providing new customer service for VIP customers. It is expected to be used not only to improve the experience but also to be used as a labor-saving solution to address labor shortages. Comparison of NFC and UWB payments www.acnnewswire.com/docs/Multimedia/202602.JCB_2.jpg” alt=”image” width=”650″ height=”247″ /> Examples of value-added solutions: Provide communication functions for both users and merchants. For example, it can be used to automate the communication of requests such as food allergy information, whether or not plastic bags are needed, whether receipts are present and addressed, loyalty program information, whether coupons are available and used, and requests such as handicap and assistance needs, and children’s chair preparations. Provide special customer service experiences for VIP customers and support functions for stores. Customers can receive a special customer service experience without verbally communicating with the merchant’s staff, allowing stores to provide appropriate customer service based on specific customer needs. Enable 1-to-1 marketing capabilities for customers. Marketing utilization, such as displaying personalized information on smart displays near customers, distributing coupons to customers, and displaying personalized pricing. Past UWB Payments Initiatives In January 2024, JCB and Resona entered into a strategic partnership for the “Hands-free Payment” project, an initiative aimed at building a new payment experience that does not require smartphone operation when using device-to-device communication technology. Using UWB communication technology by linking the smartphones held by customers who visit the store with payment terminals and various IoT devices installed in the store, it allows customers to complete the payment process from authentication to payment procedure without taking out a smartphone or activating the screen, and even keeping their smartphone in their bag or pocket.　By utilizing this solution, customers can grasp information at the time of their visit to the store and receive customer service and new in-store experiences, such as providing services for VIPs, preferential treatment, and coupon distribution. JCB also announced the development of a UWB-enabled app for iPhones and Apple Watches to support the project, along with a reference model of store checkout equipment and the launch of user testing. Through these efforts, JCB and Resona have been discussing and collaborating with their collaborative partners on technologies and business models. Looking ahead, JCB and Resona will work with multiple technology partners and collaborating merchants to carry out proof-of-concept initiatives for payment and merchant value-added solutions in 2026, with a phased commercial rollout planned for 2027 and full-scale commercialization targeted for 2028. About FiRa Consortium The FiRa Consortium is a member-driven organization dedicated to transforming the way we interact with our environment by enabling precise location awareness for people and devices using the secured fine-ranging and positioning capabilities of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology. FiRa does this by driving the development of technical specifications and certification, advocating for effective regulations, and defining a broad set of use cases for UWB. To learn more about UWB and the FiRa Consortium, visit　www.firaconsortium.org. About Resona Holdings, Inc. With the Group’s purpose of “Making the future positive with finance +,” we continue to take on the challenge of transformation and creation in order to transform the future into a positive one with ideas that go beyond the framework of finance. Adhering to our basic stance of “customer joy is Resona’s joy,” we will work to “strengthen value creativity” and “next-generation management infrastructure” to respond to customers and local communities. About JCB Co., Ltd. JCB is a major global payment brand and a leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan. JCB launched its card business in Japan in 1961 and began expanding worldwide in 1981. Its acceptance network includes about 71 million merchants around the world. JCB Cards are now issued mainly in Asian countries and territories, with more than 175 million cardmembers. As part of its international growth strategy, JCB has formed alliances with hundreds of leading banks and financial institutions globally to increase its merchant coverage and cardmember base. As a comprehensive payment solution provider, JCB commits to providing responsive and high-quality service and products to all customers worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.global.jcb/en/ Contact Anna Takeda JCB Corporate Communications Tel: +81-3-5778-8353 Email: jcb-pr@info.jcb.co.jp{loadmtreelistings -1}

Mango AI provides an AI kissing video generator that transforms a single photo into an animated kissing scene. The tool supports various kiss styles and maintains a straightforward process for users.{videolink}https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q08GaoxR4Lo{/videolink}{loadads} Couples in long-distance relationships often seek ways to express affection beyond text messages or voice calls. Mango AI addresses this need through its AI kissing video generator, a tool designed to create animated videos that depict intimate moments. The tool allows individuals to upload a single image of a couple and generate a short video featuring realistic kissing animations. The AI kissing video generator processes the uploaded photo by analyzing the positions and features of the individuals in the frame. It then applies trained motion patterns to animate the faces, including head turns, eye contact, and lip synchronization during the kiss. This results in a natural-looking sequence that conveys closeness and emotion. Mango AI has trained the underlying AI model on a large collection of kissing videos to ensure accuracy in details like facial expressions and timing, regardless of the original photo’s angle or pose. The platform recommends clear JPG, JPEG, PNG, and WebP files to achieve optimal results and faster generation times. There are four distinct kiss types for users to select from within the AI kissing video generator. Options include General Kiss for everyday affection, passionate French Kiss for deeper expressions of love, Cheek Kiss for lighter moments, and the Kiss Me AI variant, where an animated figure kisses the other person. {loadads}These choices enable customization based on the intended sentiment of the video. Privacy remains a key consideration for the AI kissing video generator. Mango AI implements encryption to secure uploaded images and generated videos. The platform does not retain files beyond what users need for access, and accounts allow redownloading of created content from any device after login. After generation, users download the video in high quality. Mango AI facilitates sharing on social media platforms, which helps individuals share the animations with partners or friends. Content creators have also adopted the AI kissing video generator to produce multiple variations for videos or posts that convey themes of love and connection. “The AI kissing video generator is developed to spread love and affection, bridging the gap between long-distance relationships,” said Winston Zhang, CEO of Mango Animate. “While we launched this tool for couples, it is good to see many content creators are also spreading love with this tool by generating multiple kissing videos.” For more information about the AI kissing video generator, please visit Mango AI.{loadmtreelistings 25268}

FlipHTML5 enables users to create magazines online with file uploads, customizable templates, and AI-powered content generation for diverse publishing needs.{videolink}https://www.youtube.com/embed/RDPK0dj7i94{/videolink}{loadads} FlipHTML5 offers a streamlined pathway for individuals and organizations seeking to create magazines online, providing users with three primary methods to suit a wide range of content development preferences and publishing objectives. The platform is designed to support a variety of industries—including education, marketing, and corporate communication—by facilitating the rapid production of professional digital magazines that engage readers on any device. The first approach for creating magazines online is to convert existing files. Users are allowed to upload files, such as PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, or image collections in PNG orJPG formats, and convert them directly into interactive magazines. This workflow is particularly effective for publishers and corporate teams who already possess print-ready materials or static digital content. Once uploaded, FlipHTML5 automatically transforms these files into digital publications featuring realistic page-flipping effects, accessible on desktops, tablets, and smartphones. This method significantly reduces layout time while preserving the original content structure, enabling quick distribution across digital channels. For those starting from scratch or seeking design inspiration, FlipHTML5 provides a diverse selection of templates for them to create magazines online. Users can choose the magazine templates that align with their publication’s theme and audience, then customize elements such as text, images, multimedia, and hyperlinks using the intuitive page editor. The drag-and-drop interface makes it straightforward to rearrange pages and integrate interactive features, making this approach well-suited for marketers, small businesses, and educators aiming to produce visually consistent and engaging magazines online without extensive design experience. {loadads} The third method introduces AI-driven magazine creation, enabling users to generate digital magazines automatically from provided topics or content. FlipHTML5’s AI magazine creator analyzes the input material, organizes it into a structured layout, and enhances it with relevant imagery and interactive elements. This functionality benefits users who require fast turnaround times or wish to revitalize existing content with minimal manual intervention. “The ability to create magazines online with AI integration represents a significant advancement in digital publishing efficiency,” commented Winston Zhang, CEO of FlipHTML5. “It ensures both seasoned publishers and newcomers can deliver professional results with exceptional speed.” Completed magazines may be published with a shareable URL, embedded in websites, or distributed through social media. FlipHTML5 also supplies unlimited online hosting and support for multiple languages, making it easier to reach a global audience. Additionally, users can optimize their magazines for search engines and monetize their publications commission-free using the integrated sales tools, further supporting a comprehensive digital publishing strategy. To discover more about how to create magazines online, please visit FlipHTML5.{loadmtreelistings 5286}

The Tomorrow Company Launches With a Bold Mandate to Build the Infrastructure Layer of the AI-Native Financial Era.{loadads} Vancouver, BC, Mar 2, 2026 – (ACN Newswire) – The Tomorrow Company (“TMRW”) today announced the completion of its strategic merger with Carbon Distributed Technologies AG (“CUT”) and Plato Technologies Inc., forming an integrated Web3 infrastructure platform positioned at the convergence of artificial intelligence, tokenized real-world assets, and programmable climate markets. The Company is launching with a clear conviction: the next decade of value creation in digital finance will belong to those who build and own infrastructure — not interfaces. Systems that are programmable. Intelligence that is embedded. Assets that are verifiable. Rails that institutions can scale on. Global markets are entering a structural transformation. Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming embedded into capital allocation, enterprise operations, and regulatory oversight. Digital assets are evolving from trading vehicles into programmable utility frameworks capable of moving value instantly and transparently. Climate accountability is moving from narrative commitments to measurable, auditable instrumentation. The Tomorrow Company is designed to operate at the intersection of these structural shifts — and to grow with them. The merger unites two powerful and complementary platforms. CUT Carbon Distributed Technologies AG contributes a tokenized carbon utility framework structured around verifiability, traceability, and retirement mechanics. {loadads}Built within Liechtenstein’s Blockchain Act framework and deployed on Ethereum Mainnet, CUT’s model emphasizes measurable CO₂ reduction linkage and immutable audit trails across issuance, transfer, and retirement. As regulators, institutions, and global enterprises demand higher standards of disclosure and impact validation, programmable carbon infrastructure becomes foundational to next-generation capital markets. Paul Thomson, Co-Founder of CUT Carbon Distributed Technologies AG, commented: “Tokenized commodities are moving from intention to instrumentation. For tokenized carbon credits, what matters now is verifiability—traceable assets, defensible controls, and retirement mechanics that stand up to real scrutiny. By integrating into The Tomorrow Company’s broader infrastructure platform, we believe we can accelerate adoption and bring institutional-grade carbon instrumentation to global markets.” Complementing this climate utility layer is Plato Technologies Inc., which brings an AI-driven intelligence engine purpose-built to convert fragmented global data into deployable, decision-ready workflows. Plato’s vertically focused intelligence products are designed for repeat enterprise usage and global distribution, with an operating discipline centered on scalable infrastructure and cost efficiency. Bryan Feinberg, CEO and Founder of Plato Technologies Inc., stated: “AI is only transformative when it moves from insight to execution. This merger connects measurable data verticals with a distribution-driven intelligence engine designed to operate at scale. The opportunity ahead is not incremental — it is to embed AI directly into the infrastructure layer of emerging digital markets.” The Tomorrow Company is structured as a diversified Web3 infrastructure holding platform with multiple reinforcing value engines. The strategy extends beyond a single asset class or vertical. Leadership intends to expand tokenized asset frameworks beyond carbon into additional real-world asset categories where verifiability and programmability unlock new liquidity. The Company plans to accelerate the deployment of vertical AI intelligence products across sectors where data fragmentation creates inefficiencies. It also intends to pursue selective acquisitions and integrations aligned with durable utility, regulatory alignment, and institutional capital flows. Management believes that over the coming years, the convergence of AI and tokenization will redefine how capital is raised, allocated, verified, and measured. Markets will increasingly reward platforms that can demonstrate programmable accountability, embedded intelligence, and infrastructure resilience. TMRW’s long-term objective is to build a compounding portfolio of infrastructure assets that operate beneath market cycles — generating value through adoption, integration, and scale rather than volatility. The Company’s growth roadmap includes expanding institutional partnerships, deepening blockchain-native infrastructure capabilities, and deploying AI systems that integrate directly into financial and enterprise workflows. As tokenized real-world assets and AI-native markets expand globally, The Tomorrow Company aims to position itself as a foundational infrastructure layer — enabling new asset classes, accelerating measurable climate action, and embedding intelligence into digital capital flows. This launch represents the beginning of an expansion strategy, not its culmination. The leadership of The Tomorrow Company believes that the coming cycle will see a dramatic re-rating of infrastructure-layer platforms that combine regulatory alignment, programmable assets, and deployable AI systems. TMRW is entering the market with the ambition to help define that category. About The Tomorrow Company The Tomorrow Company is a Web3 infrastructure and digital asset holding company focused on building foundational rails for the AI-native financial era. Through strategic acquisitions, tokenized utility frameworks, and vertically deployable intelligence products, TMRW seeks to architect scalable systems designed for institutional-grade adoption and long-term compounding growth. About CUT Carbon Distributed Technologies AG CUT Carbon Distributed Technologies AG operates CUT.eco, a tokenized carbon utility platform focused on verification, traceability, and transparent retirement mechanics under Liechtenstein’s blockchain regulatory framework. About Plato Technologies Inc. Plato Technologies Inc. develops AI-powered, vertically focused intelligence products designed to transform aggregated global data into deployable workflows and scalable Web3 AI capabilities. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to anticipated strategic benefits, expansion initiatives, market opportunities, and future performance. These statements are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements except as required by law. Contact Bryan Feinberg / COO The Tomorrow Company bf@tmrw-digital.com {loadmtreelistings 35761}