The Case for Omnichannel & the Future of Payments
Retail is in a state of constant flux due as ecommerce and mcommerce boom. The e-commerce world is always evolving to match pace with changing market trends, consumers now require a higher degree of personalization and convenience throughout their shopping experience....
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7 Payment Processing Trends to Watch for 2019
Consumers are becoming more familiar with alternative payment methods and more confident in their security. As these payment options continue to gain in popularity, businesses need to adapt to consumer preferences — and having a clear understanding of the latest...
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PayArc Comments on Friendly Fraud
Friendly fraud is anything but. In fact, the friendly fraud problem continues to grow and merchants are especially vulnerable during the holidays. In some cases, it accounts for 35% of fraud loss! Jared Ronski discusses this issue and lays out tips for merchants...
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Secure Processing Solutions: Payments Data Security Best Practices
Retail ecommerce grew to a healthy $409.208 billion in 2017, but that growth came at a price: 16.7 million reported victims of fraud in 2017 (6.64 percent of the US population). Unfortunately, this doesn’t come as much of a surprise. With both increased rates of...
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Modern eCommerce: How to Support Your Online Business
There are numerous steps to take when launching an online business. You’ll likely acquire inventory, plan your marketing strategy and choose from several ecommerce platforms and payment solutions. There are an estimated 2-3 million ecommerce businesses in the world,...
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Ecommerce Nightmare: Going Global or Going Broke?
International expansion is the dream of many an ecommerce merchant, but that dream can quickly turn into an ecommerce nightmare if you’re not careful. Oversights can quickly turn to obstacles when it comes to overseas expansion. Maybe your customers are complaining...
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Credit Card Processing for Dental Practices
The payments industry has dramatically shifted over the past few years, and many people now choose to pay with a credit card, or an electronic wallet like Apple Pay or Google Pay. Digital solutions like credit card processing for dental practices eliminates the...
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Mobile-First Payments: Understanding the New Way to Pay
A February 2018 study from Pew Research found that 77 percent of Americans now own a smartphone. That’s more than double the amount of smartphones than when Pew first began tracking these numbers in 2011 (it was only 35 percent then). And as more smartphones make...
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Are Online Payments Dead?
When was the last time you went to the grocery store and pulled out a checkbook in the checkout line? Or how about this — when was the last time you wanted to pay for an item and were told a merchant didn’t accept a credit card and required cash? The odds are that the...
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4 Ways to Make Your Ecommerce Shop Holiday-Ready
The back-to-school season is upon is, which means that the bustling holiday shopping season is right around the corner. For many e-commerce shops, this is the bread-and-butter season. With U.S. consumer confidence at 15-year highs and e-commerce projected to take an...
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