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Why Backend Orchestration is the True Payment Experience Unlock

Retail TouchPoints

The seamless nature of digital commerce has inspired consumers to expect more from the payment experience everywhere they shop — online, in-store and even via social channels. Customers today expect to be able to shop where and when they want and use the payment method they want.” more compared to their previous buying levels.

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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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Digital Wallets: What’s Good for the Payments Industry is Good for Retailers…Right?

Retail TouchPoints

As the online payments industry continues to evolve, new digital wallet solutions, such as mobile payment apps and e-wallet platforms, are becoming increasingly popular and reshaping the way consumers transact. 4 Pros of Digital Wallets Some of the advantages of digital wallet payment options include: 1.

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Global Payments Provider Secures $30 Million in New Funding

Retail TouchPoints

Reach , a combined payments, tax and fraud platform designed to improve handling of cross-border commerce transactions, has received $30 million in its latest funding round. The Reach solution powers transactions in 120 local currencies and local processing in more than 40 markets.

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Payment Providers Partner to Offer Buy Now, Pay Later Service

Retail TouchPoints

Afterpay and Adyen are working together to offer Afterpay’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) services to retailers. Merchants on Adyen can offer Afterpay in the UK, the U.S., The service is completely free for customers who pay on time. “We Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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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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Zalora, Shopback and BridgerPay: Revolutionising the customer payment experience

Inside Retail

From a retailer/merchant perspective, Zalora has seen a huge increase in BNPL demand year-on-year. “We wanted to give users the ability to better manage their cash flow. The idea was not to encourage customers to split payments, but to make sure they were able to get the essentials upfront.” How Was the Solution Deployed?