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‘Cash or Card?’: Why More Financing Choices Drive Consumers’ Decisions on Which Retailers to Shop

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A recent study of more than 4,700 consumers from Bread Financial indicates payment choices — including retail store credit cards, bank branded credit cards and buy now, pay later (BNPL) — at checkout have become a major factor in pleasing shoppers and closing a sale. Is it Great Service or Great Financing Options?

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The Real Price of a Data Breach in Retail

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For retailers and consumer businesses, a surge in data breaches presents difficult challenges. This data, which includes sensitive customer information like credit card details, is stored across a number of environments and is accessible through millions of point-of-sales and IoT devices. million last year. million and $3.48

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Retail, POS Finance and the Quest for ESG

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Accusations of “greenwashing” can lead to irreversible damage to reputation and consumer trust, and with environmental social governance (ESG) now high on the agenda for public and private organizations worldwide, it’s changing how many retailers think about their businesses. And how can POS finance fit into the equation?

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Regulation is Coming to POS Finance: Why Responsible Lending Will Benefit Retailers

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As economic pressures and living costs surge, more people than ever are considering using point-of-service (POS) finance — such as buy now, pay later and installment loans — to manage their cashflow. It’s clear that there is a consumer-driven need for more flexible finance and smarter buying power. .

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Retail Risk is Serious Business – and it’s Time we Acted Like it

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From a risk and compliance perspective, defense, finance, tech, and healthcare are generally thought of as the riskiest industries but the retail sector is more vulnerable than it might appear. Mitigating those risks is important but food safety might be the most important of all.

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Harness the Power of BNPL to Build Stronger Brand Equity

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Customers that have a positive point-of-sale financing experience are more likely to repeat purchases from that retail brand if the BNPL option is white-labeled for the retailer. Giving consumers a positive BNPL experience includes offering high approval rates, transparent terms and attractive rates.

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Walmart Brings BNPL to Self-Checkout in 4,500 Stores Via Expanded Partnership with Affirm

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Indeed, until recently most BNPL offerings were relegated to the digital realm, but stores are widely seen as the next big area of expansion for this increasingly popular financing option. Customers also can access Affirm BNPL financing at Walmart Vision and Auto Centers. year over year.

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