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Articles and insights from the Saphes team on engineering, web development, and more.
Friction, the invisible enemy silently melting your conversion rate
Friction silently kills your e-commerce conversion rate. See the data, where it hides in your store, and the small fixes that recover revenue in weeks.
By Paul Weinsberg
France's E-Invoicing Reform: Is Your E-Commerce Ready?
France's e-invoicing reform changes how e-commerce handles B2B invoices, B2C e-reporting and VAT. A practical guide to platforms, APIs and readiness.
By Paul Weinsberg
The delivery option you don't offer is costing you sales
Around 70% of carts are abandoned before payment, and delivery is a top fixable reason. The options, the French carriers, the aggregators, and the mix that converts.
By Paul Weinsberg
Selling worldwide from France? The VAT rules that can make or break your margins
Selling worldwide from France? The VAT rules that actually matter for your e-commerce: OSS, reverse charge, IOSS, the £135 UK rule, exports and a 5-point checklist.
By Paul Weinsberg
Your Checkout Is Turning Customers Away: The Payment Mix
One in two French consumers abandoned a purchase over a poor payment experience. The real cost of each payment method, and the pragmatic stack to fix your checkout.
By Paul Weinsberg
E-commerce Platforms and Frameworks: How to Choose in 2026
A practical comparison of 11 e-commerce platforms and frameworks in 2026 — Shopify, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Medusa, Vendure, Saleor, Sylius, Magento, and more. Clear criteria, honest ratings, and real tradeoffs to help you choose the right solution for your business.
By Paul Weinsberg
WebMCP Demystified: Making Your Website Agent-Ready for E-Commerce and CMS
A practical guide to WebMCP — the new browser standard for making websites discoverable and executable by AI agents. Learn the declarative vs imperative APIs, e-commerce use cases, CMS integrations, and how WebMCP complements MCP.
By Paul Weinsberg
Enterprise-Grade Self-Managed AI: Hardware, Models & Stack
A practical guide to building and operating self-hosted AI infrastructure - GPU sizing, model selection, quantization, inference engines, RAG, and the full software stack for compliant, cost-effective enterprise AI.
By Paul Weinsberg
