365 Retail

MAY 17, 2022

Axerve, Payment Partner to Grow, specialising in creating accessible and frictionless payment solutions for Ecommerce and physical sales, today announces the release of a new white paper, ‘ New technologies and trends in digital payments in 2022 ’. Payment orchestration is a key tool for managing this increased complexity.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 8, 2022

The good news is that since its global popularization in 2020, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has become a real game-changer for merchants looking to boost their business. For shoppers, BNPL is a seamless payment method that helps break up their purchases into several installments, bringing more cash flow and budgeting flexibility.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2021

It has been a year of momentous change for the payments industry. Years of transformation transpired in just a few months with rapid shifts in both consumer behaviors and merchant expectations for e-commerce. And how will permanently altered consumer behaviors shape online payment preferences?

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2024

According to Aussie-born global fintech Airwallex – which last month launched its State of Cross-border eCommerce: Key Trends of 2024 Report – a whopping 54 per cent of global consumers are expected to increase their international online spending over the next six to 12 months. trillion by 2030.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Photo courtesy of TikTok Shop While the ecommerce functionality has been available to at least some users since late last year, today marks the service’s debut to the wider TikTok community, and to say that both consumers and brands have been eagerly anticipating this development might be an understatement. and managed by the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

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. Bancorp and Truist Financial. according to Salesforce spending data.

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Cisco Retail

JULY 29, 2022

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. million websites globally rely on PayPal for the checkout and payment process, generating 15.4

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

In an era of fierce competition to attract consumers’ tightening budgets, customer experience has become the key edge retailers can deploy to stand above the competition. Merchants on Shopify POS can now design the in-store experiences that reflect their brand best without having to sacrifice reliability.”

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 28, 2022

Ulta Beauty is partnering with Happy Returns to add Return Bar services to 1,300 brick-and-mortar locations. Our pilot with the innovative return platform reinforced the value simplified, in-person returns offer consumers and retailers alike,” said Kecia Steelman, COO of Ulta Beauty in a statement. “We’re

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 29, 2023

Pay Later — which will let users split purchases into four payments spread over six weeks with no interest and no fees — is now available for some randomly selected Apple Wallet users in the U.S., Source: Apple Users will be able to access, track, manage and repay their Apple Pay Later loans all within the Apple Wallet.

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A1 Retail

AUGUST 26, 2021

To do so effectively, however, retailers need to optimise their payments ecosystems now to put in place the right framework for expansion in the future. This is due to a shift in consumer behaviour resulting from local lockdowns and social distancing guidelines, which drove customers to explore online shopping channels.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cybersecurity company Kasada recently revealed that cybercriminals have compromised more than 15,000 customer accounts of Mexican fast food chain Guzman y Gomez, liquor retailer Dan Murphy’s, streaming service Binge, home shopping network TVSN and Event Cinemas since November.

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Small Biz Trends

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Amazon Pay is a fast and easy way to purchase products and services. Amazon Pay is a service customers can use. Or through Alexa and their payment methods in their Amazon.com accounts. This service offers small businesses access to hundreds of millions of Amazon customers. Select a payment method like a credit card.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Whether it was inspiration from this “summer of sport” or keeping up with the ever-changing weather, the increasing unpredictability of consumers’ shopping habits was on display this summer. The cost-of-living crisis is undoubtedly driving buying decisions, so simplifying the consumer journey is essential for closing the sale.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 18, 2023

Today’s consumers move across digital, physical and social platforms with ease, switching from browsing, researching and buying in seconds. As shopping journeys become increasingly complex, it’s harder for brands to put themselves in front of their consumers at exactly the right moment. Shopping is everywhere.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 31, 2022

There are an almost infinite number of answers, but the long and the short of it is that 5G will enable merchants to perform intricate digital tasks faster and on a much larger scale. “5G This often goes hand-in-hand with cloud computing (data processing that happens in the cloud as opposed to servers on site). “5G

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2021

Digitization has afforded retailers access to new markets and more consumers. On the other side of the purchase, consumers now have access to brands across the globe — and the appetite to try new things through online experiences. Today’s consumer has never been more diligent, nor have they ever been so immersed in online ecommerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 7, 2022

One variation of Bolt’s Checkout Everywhere function on The Independent ‘s site. It makes it very easy for services and publishers like The Independent to open up their own shops with the complete inventory, but without actually holding that inventory.”. Then the merchant takes over for fulfillment, logistics and so on.”.

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A1 Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Kirsty Morris, Managing Director of Specialist Sales at Barclaycard Payments talks to A1 Retail about Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and how merchants can prepare this festive shopping season. 2022 saw the biggest change to payments in 16 years, since chip-and-pin was introduced.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 13, 2021

PayPal has acquired ecommerce returns solution Happy Returns as it continues to expand beyond payments, with the aim of becoming a “digital commerce enablement engine.” Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The Happy Returns purchase follows PayPal’s acquisition of coupon plug-in Honey in January 2021.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 7, 2020

E-Commerce spending has grown by more than 30% , cementing consumer expectations for flexibility, choice and convenience. While we shouldn’t expect online sales to remain at their peak levels when the safety risks of in-person shopping dissipate, merchants cannot hope to weather the storm and return to business as usual.

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365 Retail

MAY 16, 2023

Clearpay, a leader in Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), has announced partnerships with household and garden retailer wilko, parenting favourite Online4Baby and one of Europe’s fastest growing ecommerce businesses OnBuy – allowing these retailers to offer online customers more flexible payment options.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

New research from Combank shows a growing divergence between Australian consumers who say they’re comfortable and those who say they’re doing it tough, irrespective of their financial situation. We are finding that consumers are more discerning now. They’re being a lot more discerning with their discretionary dollars.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 19, 2021

New customers are a major growth engine for retailers, but many merchants view first-time online shoppers as high-risk due to their unfamiliar behaviour and lack of purchase history. Our data already shows that across the e-commerce landscape, up to 70 per cent of orders that are declined by merchants are made by legitimate customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 15, 2022

Called “Buy Direct,” the third-party marketplace is being integrated into Bing’s existing ecommerce experience, Start Shopping, where consumers can find products and are then directed to a retailer’s website to make the purchase. Microsoft it is reportedly testing out a new retail marketplace in the U.S.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In the last two months alone, TikTok has rolled out dedicated “Shopping Tabs” for Shopify merchants, Twitter began a pilot of its “Shop Module,” and Pinterest made it possible for creators to “control the shopability of their content” by tagging products. There’s no time to waste, because consumers are already there. earning $26.97

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 26, 2023

It’s hard to believe that the invention of the UPC — first used by railroads almost 100 years ago and then introduced to speed grocery checkout lines back in 1974 — hasn’t changed. Consumers want more information about the products they buy, and retailers want more visibility into the products their customers buy.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 3, 2023

As consumers faced higher prices at the gas pump, grocery stores and other places, many cut back on their spending, increasing the competition among retailers. This was especially evident on Black Friday, when many merchants offered steep markdowns to compete. Shoppers expect a frictionless, optimized experience from login to checkout.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Brick-and-mortar stores quickly set up online shops, and organizations offered new services such as online checkout, payout or purchasing options. This is a crucial process, as it identifies gaps that could be harmful to both the business and customers. For others, risks were invited in via third parties.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 19, 2022

All of these retailers succeed by building hype around the launch, priming their loyal customers to place their order as soon as the product or service is released. Consumers are left disappointed, feeling cheated and let down. This surge of reseller abuse can have a negative impact on the business-consumer relationship.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Klarna has launched a new browser extension that enables consumers shopping on desktop computers to access its buy now, pay later service at any online store, even if the retailer is not a Klarna partner. . UK, Germany and France. and Germany) or gift cards (UK and France). and Germany) or gift cards (UK and France).

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A1 Retail

OCTOBER 3, 2022

200 days on from the mandatory introduction of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) in the UK, 73 per cent of retailers have seen online payment fraud decline as online shopping becomes safer. Consumers welcome the additional security, with 80 per cent happy to spend extra time at the checkout if it helps protect their security.

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Independent Retailer

AUGUST 11, 2022

Each step of the ecommerce process, from searching for products to checkout, carries a risk of retailers losing a sale. ” “It is very crucial for stores to have a one click checkout.” For 2022, mobile ecommerce experiences are on the radar, since 75 percent of consumers buy products with their smartphones.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Getting your buyers through the checkout page is only half the battle. For a vast majority of consumers, a positive delivery experience inspires fierce brand loyalty. Merchants are contending to meet a tectonic shift in online shopping behavior. Speeding up of order processing and fulfillment. What Can You Do?

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2024

One of the biggest reasons, according to data from Contentsquare , is that while merchants are investing in paid advertising to drive more traffic to their sites, their experiences are riddled with experience gaps that ultimately create frustration for shoppers. RTP: A lot of consumers are venturing to brand sites via paid channels now.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Klarna, the global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, today announced the launch of the Klarna browser extension, which had been in beta testing with over 100,000 consumers. The browser extension also enables coupons & cashback offers to be automatically added to purchases, saving consumers time and money.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Amazon: the Consumer-First Platform. Amazon has completely upleveled what a high quality ecommerce experience looks like for consumers. For smaller brands, Shopify has been a major driving force for enabling them to go direct to consumers easily, with some economies of scale. behind Amazon.

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