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Exclusive Q&A: Venmo GM on the Company’s ‘Natural Extensions’ into Business Payments

Retail TouchPoints

That inherent distaste for the transaction phase is one reason payment companies are so eager to expand into other parts of the shopper journey. taking place online, digital payment solutions like Venmo and PayPal (which has owned Venmo since 2013) are well positioned to capitalize on the opportunity.

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Beyond the Transaction: How PayPal is Helping Remove Friction Across the Commerce Experience

Retail TouchPoints

Since spinning off from eBay and going public for a second time in 2015, PayPal has expanded its reach well beyond that one digital marketplace to more than 30 million merchants worldwide. When we have partnerships with these merchants they’re trusted brands, so consumers can feel good about shopping with those brands.”.

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Choosing a Distribution Model: Drop Shipping vs Traditional Inventory

Retail Bound

From the manufacturers to the distributors, to your retail store – there are many factors and unexpected costs to consider during the shipping process that can be often overlooked. This involves: Market Analysis: Understand your target audience, their preferences, and their buying behavior.

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Ecommerce Personalization in the Age of Consumer Data Privacy

Retail TouchPoints

Laws and regulations that protect consumer data — such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the removal of third-party cookie support and Apple’s increased privacy protections — are pushing ecommerce operators to find creative new ways to provide successful personalization. In 2013, he co-founded Fast Simon, Inc.

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Alibaba’s Business Model – How the eCommerce Giant Makes Money

Indigo 9 Digital

It launched in 2003 and provided an opportunity for China’s entrepreneurial class to reach China’s increasingly affluent consumer market. Merchants on Taobao pay a fee to rank higher within the site’s search engine results, similar to the way Google works. Alibaba does not charge merchants on Taobao listing or transactions fees.

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Retailers sue Fed over debit card swipe fees

Mass Relators

WASHINGTON — Retailers filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to compel the Federal Reserve to lower its 10-year-old cap on the “swipe” fees banks charge to process debit card transactions. The suit, filed by the North Dakota Retail Association and the North Dakota Petroleum Marketers Association in U.S. District Court in Bismarck, N.D.,

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Retailers Sue Fed Over Failure to Follow Congress’ Direction on Debit Card Swipe Fees

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(PRESS RELEASE) WASHINGTON — Retailers have filed a lawsuit seeking to have the Federal Reserve lower its 10-year-old cap on “swipe” fees banks charge to process debit card transactions, saying the agency wrongly applied federal law and that merchants have paid billions of dollars more than intended by Congress while banks’ costs have fallen.