Payment Options

Our current merchant payment systems are a ball and chain around our feet, dragging the industry down and driving up costs for merchants and consumers alike. If we're ever truly going to move to the digital economy — including the ability to purchase using cryptocurrencies — we must modernize and create a new streamlined payments infrastructure. Merchants…

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has joined bipartisan U.S. lawmakers calling for Mastercard and Visa to hold off on their planned credit card swipe fee increases, which are scheduled to go into effect later this month, the trade group announced in a press release. The group cited a letter sent to Visa and Mastercard from both Republican…

In this episode of Total Retail Tech Insights, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews David Roessler, director of payments, and Michael Habermann, director of fraud services at Radial, the leader in omnichannel e-commerce technologies and operations. Roessler and Habermann discuss how merchants can optimize their checkout experience from fraud and payment perspectives, why new buy now, pay…

Before the pandemic took hold in 2020, the unattended retail industry sat at a tipping point. A once cash-based industry that started in vending, the shift toward autonomous retail had been driven by widescale acceptance of cards and mobile wallet payments, not to mention by consumer expectations for digital payment solutions. This, in turn, enabled…

Walmart and its big-box warehouse subsidiary Sam’s Club are suing rival retailer BJ’s Wholesale Club, accusing BJ's of stealing technology that powers a popular self-checkout option in the Sam’s Club mobile app. The lawsuit, filed in federal court this week, claims Walmart worked for years to develop Scan & Go, a feature that lets Sam’s Club…

Buy now, pay later (BNPL), a modern answer to retail layaway, is having a moment as a key payment option for online shoppers. It’s simultaneously soaring in popularity and finding that celebrity inevitably attracts those who would like to take advantage. BNPL, which allows shoppers to get their goods today while paying in installments, now…

The continued growth of e-commerce worldwide, accelerated by the pandemic, has created a tug-of-war between supply and demand. Product shortages and delivery delays are a new reality, with supply chain disruptions costing organizations worldwide an average of $184 million per year. Online merchants in the middle of this tug-of-war struggle to control factors beyond their…

If you’ve seen the headlines recently, it’s clear that 2022 is likely to be another exceptional year for cryptocurrency — i.e., decentralized digital money. The entire cryptocurrency market skyrocketed from $100 billion at the beginning of 2020 to $3 trillion in 2021. In-store and online capabilities will allow consumers to seamlessly transform value between the…

The e-commerce sector is booming, with more than 2.1 billion global consumers now shopping online. And, in even better news for online retailers, a growing number of those transactions are cross-border payments, making for a market worth $1 trillion. As merchants step onto the global stage, there are a wealth of opportunities to be had, offering…

The mobile age has streamlined our daily lives. It’s to the point where waiting in lines, dealing with people, or even leaving the house feels like a hassle when you can just push buttons on your phone to accomplish what you need. Thanks to our smartphones, we’ve reduced the ability to shop, pay, travel and…