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Calming the Storm: How Merchants can Take Advantage of the Volatility of Life by Embracing Multi-Dimensional Commerce

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With traditional trading methods restricted by pandemic restrictions, an inability to sell through physical locations and a sharp downturn in demand, we saw merchants around the world taking an unprecedented leap and embracing innovation and digitalization in a bid to maintain their retailer-shopper relationships. trillion by 2026.

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Calming the Storm: How Merchants can Take Advantage of the Volatility of Life by Embracing Multi-Dimensional Commerce

Retail TouchPoints

With traditional trading methods restricted by pandemic restrictions, an inability to sell through physical locations and a sharp downturn in demand, we saw merchants around the world taking an unprecedented leap and embracing innovation and digitalization in a bid to maintain their retailer-shopper relationships. trillion by 2026.

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Study Forecasts Accelerated Adoption of Digital Wallets and Buy Now, Pay Later

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The pandemic accelerated not just ecommerce but also digital payment methods: digital wallets reached 29.3% The wallets are expected to unseat credit cards as the preferred online payment method in the coming years, according to the FIS Global Payments Report 2021. share of ecommerce payments. of ecommerce spend.

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Payments in 2021: What Lies Ahead After the Digital Boom

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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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Don’t Get Scammed by a Grifter: How to Avoid and Manage Gift Card Fraud

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With the increase of mobile wallets and more consumers hopping on the e-gift card bandwagon, merchants must practice a heightened sense of vigilance around issues of gift card fraud. Here’s some insight as to how merchants and consumers can avoid scams and gift card fraud: Consumer vs. Merchant. growth we saw in 2019.

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Consumers and Merchants Should Look Before They Leap into BNPL Services

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The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated demand for buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options. Research by The Ascent showed that among people who have used a BNPL service, 45% first did so in 2019, 21% first did so in 2020, and only 7% had used a BNPL service prior to 2015.

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5 Real-World Ways 5G Will Transform Retail

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There are an almost infinite number of answers, but the long and the short of it is that 5G will enable merchants to perform intricate digital tasks faster and on a much larger scale. “5G Then in 2019, 5G entered the scene (in case you were wondering, 6G is predicted to arrive around 2030). “5G Fast, Frictionless Checkout.