Inside Retail

JULY 4, 2023

As their popularity continues to surge, it is crucial for retailers to consider embracing crypto acceptance as a payment option. There are a number of businesses across Australia already accepting cryptocurrency payments. Mitigating the volatility of cryptocurrencies can be a barrier for retailers as a payment option.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Because of this ease, merchants have begun relying on POS financing to drive sales growth. McKinsey has found that around 50% to 60% of loans originated at POS are either partially or entirely subsidized by the merchant. Digital fraud can take many forms, with the most common being account takeover ( 29.8%

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 22, 2022

Shopify has launched a number of new integrations aimed at helping retailers meet shoppers wherever they are — across social media, stores and in-person events. The Twitter Shopping ecosystem was created to enable Shopify merchants to utilize Twitter to drive conversions.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 14, 2022

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. billion online with U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

The digital wallet will be managed by Early Warning Services (EWS) , the company that operates Zelle, but will operate separately from Zelle. The other four owners in the EWS/Zelle venture include Capital One Financial , PNC Financial Services Group , U.S. By 2025, digital wallets are expected to account for 52.5%

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 21, 2021

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. Digital wallet usage is expected to account for 40.5%

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Frank Mayer

JULY 30, 2021

teams with Alt36 on a market-ready self-service kiosk that offers a compliant digital payment solution for the cannabis sector. GRAFTON, WI – Alt36, a digital payments provider for the cannabis industry, has partnered with kiosk designer and manufacturer Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc. Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 9, 2025

Once, borrowing money to make a purchase was a relatively tedious process, not a spur-of-the-moment thing. In recent years, though, the financial technology or fintech revolution in the customer credit market has changed all that, with the meteoric rise of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services. But does it also change our spending habits?

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Sika Health — a payment solution that enables ecommerce merchants to accept Health Spending Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) payments — has launched a new marketplace where consumers can shop directly for HSA- and FSA-eligible products.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 27, 2021

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated demand for buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options. Surges in online shopping during the pandemic helped fuel the growth of point-of-sale loans — a market that is forecast to grow at an annualized 9.8% Consumers are using BNPL to stretch purchase payments between paychecks.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 18, 2022

The solution is designed to help solve cross-border commerce challenges across product sourcing, selling and logistics for merchants in both the U.S. The platform also aims to help retailers begin selling across borders within three to four weeks , with tools such as expedited onboarding, end-to-end fulfillment from JD’s U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

Merchants in particular had to quickly shift from in-store sales to online and learn how to accept payments digitally. These can all be categorized as customer service-type chargebacks. From cases of friendly fraud, where a customer disputes a legitimate transaction as fraud — resulting in a chargeback to a merchant.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2023

Amazon has expanded its reach in the payments arena with the the launch of Express Payout for Amazon Pay merchants and the reported expansion of its cashierless checkout to 200 stores. The growth of Amazon’s cashierless technology reflects its rising payments capabilities.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Consumers will be even more selective, payment flexibility and innovation will be vital, and new tools to boost online security will gain momentum. From budget-friendly options and making returns easy to rewards programs and payment options, every interaction can offer a reason to remain loyal.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 21, 2022

Automate your shipping process. An employee who would spend most of their time processing shipping labels can now focus on customer service, marketing, or other business activities. ShipStation now offers discounted rates, so there’s more added value and convenience for the merchants. Take advantage of shipping discounts.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 30, 2024

PayPal is entering the media business with plans for a new advertising platform that will draw on its relationships with millions of consumers and merchants to help the latter “sell more products and services effectively,” according to a company statement. I’m thrilled to have Mark join our team and lead this important work.”

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2022

This is particularly true for card-not-present fraud, which accounts for the vast majority of issues, and increased by 12 per cent in the year to 30 June 2021. . One crucial area is merchant fraud, and any business taking card payments is vulnerable. This is where card data and even entire customer identities can be stolen.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

So-called “negative option” services are a controversial yet time-tested method of doing business. Under this model, a customer signs up for a subscription service, typically as part of a free trial offer. The customer is then charged on an ongoing basis unless they explicitly cancel the service in question.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As ecommerce losses from online payment fraud surge toward $48 billion annually, it’s crucial for organizations to leverage advanced technologies to stay ahead of these bad actors. A sudden spree of small electronics purchases from different vendors at a new location could indicate account compromise.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cybersecurity company Kasada recently revealed that cybercriminals have compromised more than 15,000 customer accounts of Mexican fast food chain Guzman y Gomez, liquor retailer Dan Murphy’s, streaming service Binge, home shopping network TVSN and Event Cinemas since November.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 30, 2023

For retailers, meeting demand for an ever-expanding range of payments and digital services no longer has to be costly or complex. To keep pace, online retailers continue to add new services to their e-commerce offerings. Every consumer wants to shop on their terms. The evolution of e-commerce offerings continues to gain pace.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 6, 2024

Grubhub now has 30 personalized recommendation carousels on its homepage, spotlighting merchants with delivery ETAs of 30 minutes or less, merchants featuring the customer’s favorite cuisine and more. Grubhub+ members will be charged a lower fee, and for a limited time these loyalty program members can access the service at no cost.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2024

The international expansion of the service represents a big opportunity for Walmart’s multi-market suppliers in particular, shared Mark Hardy, the Head of Walmart Data Ventures noted in a blog post announcing the news. Suppliers that don’t want to pay for a subscription can still access Channel Performance data for free.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

At the moment a “ couple hundred U.S.-based based online sellers” are reportedly participating in the beta test of Buy Direct, but a source told Business Insider that Microsoft hopes the service will drive $25 million in gross merchandising value (GMV) by fiscal 2023, which ends June 30, 2023.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 16, 2022

It’s clear this reverse layaway payment model is also here to stay. In BNPL, consumers receive the goods or services that they want to buy, but payment is staggered over monthly payments for a certain period of time with no interest. But as stand-alone BNPL apps continue to grow, so will the threats against them.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In 2020, consumers spent approximately $630 billion on online shopping, and merchants lost $12 billion to fraud. Account takeover fraud, which is driven by impostor scams, increased by 50%, with no signs of slowing down in 2021. K eep bots out of your customers’ accounts and checkout. Millennials.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 29, 2022

The popularity of online shopping has created enormous opportunities to reach new customers, but this has come at a cost. On average, it costs $33, or 66%, of the price of a $50 item for retailers to process a return, up from 59% last year, Optoro estimates. . during the returns process. retailers, according to NRF.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

Becoming proficient at navigating these obstacles is key to protecting retail profits. As consumers faced higher prices at the gas pump, grocery stores and other places, many cut back on their spending, increasing the competition among retailers. Inflation and the Incredible Shrinking Margin. Bad Bots are Siphoning Profits.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 3, 2022

ecommerce merchants pulled in $10.8 For example, you might offer a flash sale just for the customers in your loyalty program or on your email list — or at least offer them a preview window of a couple of hours before you announce the sale to everyone. That includes frictionless payments and checkout and fast shipping options.

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365 Retail

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

TikTok Shop has today announced a new partnership with Royal Mail to help merchants of all sizes improve their delivery experience and thrive on the platform. By integrating the service into TikTok Shop, merchants of all sizes can save time and improve the delivery experience.

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Cisco Retail

JULY 29, 2022

This is the third blog in a series on financial services where I investigate a few challenges of managing hybrid cloud operations in the payment application development arena. The evolution of electronic payment technology. million websites globally rely on PayPal for the checkout and payment process, generating 15.4

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 15, 2022

But for every retailer committed to providing a top-notch customer journey, there’s at least one bad actor out to capitalize on a customer’s misfortune. Many retailers look only at transaction fraud, and not the total impact of every digital consumer interaction. Entire Facebook groups are devoted to buying customer reviews.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

Shopify – the commerce platform powering 25 per cent of online retail in Australia – is equally proficient at managing in-store retail transactions, making it the go-to supplier of solutions for retailers transacting across multiple channels. In this day and age, that is pretty much every Australian retailer.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2022

Also known as pay-over-time or pay-in-4 installment plans, BNPL offers consumers the chance to split up the cost of major purchases directly at the point of sale. Most buy now, pay later offers are interest- and fee-free, unless customers miss a payment. The rise of BNPL is in many ways a case of the right product at the right time.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 29, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is booming across Asia Pacific, at a time when Covid’s impact has turbo-charged demand for e-commerce and new types of credit. But the payment method is already truly embedded in the digital economy and is not going anywhere, even if it is regulated. billion by the end of this year.

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Small Biz Trends

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Amazon Pay is a fast and easy way to purchase products and services. Customers can buy things from your e-commerce online storefronts and/or website using the data stored in their Amazon account. They can shop with Amazon Pay at your store. Amazon Pay is a service customers can use. They need an Amazon Seller Account too.

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Inside Retail

MAY 28, 2022

Terminals and payment solutions are key for every small business, but with complex costings and connectivity issues, can you really love them? But what about payment solutions? Is it really possible to love payment solutions? Where do they sit in the rankings of best and worst things about running a small business?

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