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The Ongoing Battle to Protect Consumer Payment Card Data

Retail TouchPoints

Using our payment card whilst we shop online rarely gives us pause, and the many millions who buy online generally trust the system. However, the recent busy shopping season means it’s a good time to remind ourselves that there is an ongoing battle to make sure that the payment card data of your customers remains secure.

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Amazon and Shopify Bring ‘Buy with Prime’ to Merchants with New App

Retail TouchPoints

Amazon is bringing ‘Buy with Prime’ capabilities to Shopify merchants via a new app integration. Now, the new app is empowering Shopify merchants to offer this seamless payment experience to their customers. The app is rolling out as invite-only to select Shopify merchants and will be available to all U.S.-based

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Hybrid Cloud Operations in the New Era of Digital Payment Applications

Cisco Retail

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. Managing multi-cloud environments demands a new operating model. More than 1.6

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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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FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Proposal: A Step Forward for the Negative Option Model

Retail TouchPoints

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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7 Banks Team Up to Create Digital Wallet, Challenging PayPal and Apple Pay

Retail TouchPoints

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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What you can do to tackle rising merchant fraud

Inside Retail

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. Managing fraud after the sale. Remain on alert.