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Amazon Deepens Payments Presence With Express Payout, Cashierless Partnership With Panera

Retail TouchPoints

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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Stopping Ecommerce Fraud: How Technology can Help

Retail TouchPoints

According to one report , the total cost of ecommerce fraud to merchants will exceed $48 billion globally in 2023, from just over $41 billion in 2022. Digital payments misuse accounted for 21% of the total number of fraudulent transactions. Why is this happening?

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Refundid raises $3 million for tech turning BNPL model on its head

Inside Retail

Founded in July 2020 and launched in February 2021, Refundid is a fintech tool designed to cut, or essentially eliminate, waiting times for refunds for products bought online. According to co-founder and chief product officer Joel Aaron, refunded cash can be in the customer’s account within as little as 30 seconds. The time is now.

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Flash Sales May be Exciting, but They’re Also Risky. Here’s How to do one Safely.

Retail TouchPoints

ecommerce merchants pulled in $10.8 billion on Cyber Monday 2020 , while Singles Day in November 2021 in China drove $139 billion in sales for two of that country’s major online shopping platforms. That includes frictionless payments and checkout and fast shipping options. Account takeover fraud trends pose additional risks.

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Six Things the Consumer of 2021 Really Wants

Retail TouchPoints

Meanwhile, for merchants that had already built their businesses online before the pandemic, a larger addressable market buoyed most, but created scalability challenges for all (including Amazon). Culled from this agile, iterative survey data, here are six things we learned consumers want from retailers heading into 2021: 1.

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The NRS POS + NRS Pay Credit Card Processing for CBD Retailers

Independent Retailer

“We recognize that there is a big challenge to selling CBD products, because a significant number of credit card processing companies refuse to process for CBD retailers, making many CBD sales a less-than-desirable, cash-only purchase. NRS PAY happily services credit card transactions through its credit card processing programs.

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BNPL: Multiple Growth Opportunities Despite Rumblings About Regulation

Retail TouchPoints

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. In fact, 50% of U.S