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Consumers and Merchants Should Look Before They Leap into BNPL Services

Retail TouchPoints

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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The Next Generation of Shoppers Needs a Next-Generation Strategy

Retail TouchPoints

They want shopping to be fast and fun — less of a process. That’s why Synchrony partnered with payments startup Skipify, which enables purchases instantly across email, text, social and other channels. Merchants who break out of the old way of doing things will be perfectly positioned to profit for years to come. .

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Signifyd Raises an Additional $205 Million, Eyes Further Expansion in Latin America

Retail TouchPoints

Signifyd has received $205 million in Series E growth equity financing that values the company at $1.34 The funding will be used to expand the Signifyd Commerce Protection Platform and identity graph globally across digital shopping and payments.

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From Retail Experiment to Commercial Phenomenon: The Evolution of Amazon Prime Day

365 Retail

The Evolution of Amazon Prime Day In 2015, Prime Day made its debut on July 15 to commemorate Amazon’s 20th anniversary. As a result, they find themselves coming back to the big players – that offer myriad payment solutions and services – for convenience and reliability.