Payment Options

How PCI Compliance Can Help Retailers Protect Against Data Breaches
May 25, 2017 at 9:22 am

PCI (payment card industry) compliance may not be a term you hear as often as a small business owner. However, it has noteworthy impact to the level of risk your business assumes in payment processing if you accept credit and debit cards from customers as a form of payment. Despite media headlines that tend to…

What's Next for E-Commerce Platforms in Emerging Markets
May 9, 2017 at 11:26 am

From Amazon.com to eBay, U.S. e-commerce platforms haven’t been shy about expanding internationally. As it turns out, however, they’re not the only ones interested in conducting business abroad. E-commerce platforms from the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are unveiling expansion plans of their own and don’t show any signs of slowing down. Shortly after Coupang, the largest e-commerce…

3 Payments Trends to Watch in 2017
April 21, 2017 at 9:54 am

Recently, Worldpay released its 2016 Global Payments Report, an annual compilation of data on payment preferences and trends in 30 countries. The following are several key trends that emerged from the report, poised to potentially pick up steam in 2017 and beyond. Shift to Mobile Mobile wallet adoption is picking up speed. In fact, mobile…

6 Ways to Leverage Payments Data to Drive Results
April 12, 2017 at 9:32 am

As the Easter sales season wraps up, online merchants are forming strategies to draw consumers to their sites. For e-commerce merchants striving to maintain a competitive edge this spring, intelligence will be a key contributor to their success. "Big data" is a buzzword that's oft mentioned, but merchants which effectively leverage the data generated by…

PCI FAQs and Myths
April 4, 2017 at 2:28 pm

As the Easter sales season wraps up, online merchants are forming strategies to draw consumers to their sites. For e-commerce merchants striving to maintain a competitive edge this spring, intelligence will be a key contributor to their success. “Big data” is a buzzword that’s oft mentioned, but merchants which effectively leverage the data generated by […]

Address Autocomplete: A Crucial Component of Today’s Checkout Process
April 4, 2017 at 9:31 am

The checkout page is the last and most important step in any online shopping journey, heavily affecting both a customer’s experience and a company’s bottom line. Yet retailers often overlook their checkout page when considering how to bring tech updates to their e-commerce sites. One feature that retailers are increasingly recognizing the value of is…

An Amazon-PayPal Partnership Could Benefit Several Parties
February 28, 2017 at 6:47 pm

The recent news about Amazon.com and PayPal discussing a partnership makes sense on several levels. Both companies possess valuable assets, and their alliance would likely benefit both companies here and abroad. However, the potential deal terms could also raise concerns, particularly but not exclusively among third-party sellers. Offering Amazon customers a PayPal option at checkout…

The Triple Threat: Pay-Over-Time Financing as a Marketing Tool
February 24, 2017 at 11:34 am

Americans are growing increasingly wary of credit cards. The percentage of Americans under 35 holding credit card debt has reached its lowest level since 1989 — when the Fed first began collecting this data. And 70 percent of millennials believe how we pay for things will be totally different in as little as five years.…

3 Ways Web-Based Payments Benefit Customers and Retailers
January 5, 2017 at 9:28 am

Mobile is where most customers like to shop, having recently surpassed desktop in traffic volume, but the process isn’t always streamlined, which is most evident in smartphones’ lower conversion rates. Browsing and adding items to a cart is fun, fast, and easy. Checkout is another story. Checkout is a major headache in mobile buying, but…

Amazon's 1-Click Payment Patent Expiring in 2017
January 4, 2017 at 10:04 am

The patent for Amazon.com's one-click payment technology is expiring this year, meaning other online stores may adopt similar payment methods. Amazon first applied for the patent in 1997, and was granted it in 1999. Over the years, the online retailer has defended its exclusivity in court. For example, Apple paid Amazon an undisclosed amount to develop…