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Crypto Payments Adoption in FinTech: How Do Retailers Fit in?

Retail TouchPoints

No matter how fast the modern payment ecosystem is developing, the pursuit of the best customer experience isn’t going anywhere. To answer customers’ demands, business leaders must find the balance between adapting services to consumers’ digitally-driven shopping behaviors and staying true to the company’s strategy.

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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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How can your business leverage the incoming surge in cross-border spending?

Inside Retail

Another factor that can trigger mass cart abandonments is a lack of payment options. Seventy-seven per cent of consumers say they are likely to ditch their cart if their preferred payment method is not available. Consumers in Australia’s key markets of China, Hong Kong and Singapore were especially inclined to use social commerce.

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Opinion: The clock is TikToking for supply chains

Inside Retail

This year, over 102 million people will buy via social platforms in the US alone and by 2025, global sales via social commerce will exceed US$1.2 Among consumers – and not just Millennials – social commerce is gaining significant traction, growing three times as fast as overall e-commerce.

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How scammers impersonate brands to steal from online shoppers

Inside Retail

The Iconic is the latest victim of ‘credential stuffing,’ a scam that resulted in customer accounts being used to place fraudulent orders, some totaling thousands of dollars, dating back to November last year. If customers are lucky, they may receive an unrelated item in the mail.

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Shopify Adds New Tools for Twitter, Google and iOS to Enhance Retailers’ Reach

Retail TouchPoints

Some of the biggest changes include new capabilities and integrations with Twitter that will enable additional social commerce options; Google , which will help retailers connect with shoppers near their brick-and-mortar locations; and iOS , which will let retailers use iPhones to accept contactless payments.

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Q4 Could Be Huge, But Most Retailers Have a Blind Spot

Retail TouchPoints

eMarketer expects retail mobile commerce sales to account for 43.4% In 2024, mobile commerce sales are expected to hit $534.18 A tremendous amount of mobile traffic and transactions are lost to broken mobile experiences — likely more today than ever before. of total retail ecommerce sales in 2023. billion, up from $415.93