2008 Consumer Merchant Services 
Retail TouchPoints
JULY 5, 2021
With banks and credit card companies warming up to the idea of Bitcoin trading and crypto rewards on card transactions, are they really extending the benefits of crypto to merchants, or is this just a play to get consumers to buy into a shiny new card that looks different but acts very much the same?
Retail TouchPoints
APRIL 5, 2021
It has been a year of momentous change for the payments industry. Years of transformation transpired in just a few months with rapid shifts in both consumer behaviors and merchant expectations for e-commerce. And how will permanently altered consumer behaviors shape online payment preferences?
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Inside Retail
JANUARY 16, 2025
Despite modestly positive expectations for 2024, the luxury retail market did not pan out as merchants had hoped. Until recently, there didnt seem to be a limit to the price that consumers would pay for a luxury status symbol, such as a leather handbag. Despite the fact that we project a slight market-share decline in 2025 (to 24.8
Inside Retail
DECEMBER 19, 2024
Weve had such a mass consolidation of retail over the years, that I feel like were underestimating the power of great creatives, merchants and marketing talent. There has to be a reason that resonates with the consumer to make them want to make a purchase and ultimately want to continue to have loyalty to your brand and be a part of it.
Retail TouchPoints
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
Ecommerce and payments solution Digital River has added a new pay-later option for its U.S. Pay in 4 with PayPal allows customers to pay for purchases between $30 and $600 in four interest-free payments, while the merchants get paid in full up front. Consumers want to spend their own money.
Star Miconics
MARCH 11, 2022
Self-service, or “unattended” environments, are the new expectation, and 2022 will officially be the watershed moment for self-checkout technology, adoption, and innovation. Consumers now expect payment solutions that both anticipate and address their needs no matter where, when, or how they choose to shop.
Retail TouchPoints
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
However, sales across all other verticals analyzed in the report, including fashion, food services and electronics stores, were severely negatively affected. According to McKinsey “What consumers value is truly shifting, and so is their channel choice. The shifts to digital will be permanent. [I In reality, the opposite is true.
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