Displaying 1 - 10 of 54 eCommerce blog posts
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Adding a Global Payments Layer for Future Growth
Thursday, February 14, 2019 Richard Jolly to eCommerceDigitization has changed the payments industry completely and irrevocably. Cash payments are in full retreat, as more people pay digitally – with more than 1.6 billion people now shopping online. The digital customer expects an extremely fast and convenient payment experience, with high security standards, and immediate availability of payments information.
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Let’s Get Phygital: eCommerce Is Coming To A Store Near You
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Andrew Marshman to eCommerce, Merchant RetailWhile payments vendors continue to pitch and strategize with a focus on omnichannel, the omnichannel story has already moved on.
Make no mistake – omnichannel remains important and the best vendors have solutions that provide a single cloud payments service capable of delivering a single view of the customer across stores and digital channels. And the best retailers utilize these solutions to deliver efficient cross-channel shopping experiences. Meanwhile, many other retailers get by (though seldom rise to the top) with a siloed approach.
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Around The World: Taking Stock of Global eCommerce in 2019
Thursday, January 10, 2019 Michael Grillo to eCommerce, Merchant RetailAs I head to #NRF2019 in New York City next week, I’m excited to see how some of the biggest retailers and merchants see the industry evolving over the coming year. What trends they think are going to shape 2019, and which of 2018’s buzzwords can be put to bed.
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Fraudsters Don’t Wait for Peak, So Neither Should You: 2019 Fraud Strategy Starts Now!
Thursday, December 13, 2018 Radha Chawla to Payments and Industry Trends, eCommerceIn existence for barely two decades, eCommerce has transformed not only the way we shop, but also how retailers plan and execute their marketing strategies around the peak shopping season. Now that we’re deep into this period, retailers will have prepared for changes in buyer behaviors, relaxed their strategies to be within the limits of manageable review rate, and most important of all, put strategies in place for increased fraud attempts.
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The Power Behind Payments – Is It Time for the ‘Slow Fintech’ Movement?
Tuesday, December 11, 2018 Christopher Taine to eCommerceAccording to a freshly-minted piece of research from the Dutch central bank, choosing card payments over cash is not only convenient, it’s also good for the environment. The study considers everything from the origin of cotton that goes into the production of (Euro) banknotes and the environmental impact of armored vehicles to transport cash, through to the energy usage of POS card payment terminals in standby mode.
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‘Soup To Nuts’ – A Multi-Layered Fraud Menu for the Holiday Season
Monday, November 26, 2018 Jackie Barwell to Payments Risk Management, eCommerceThe holiday shopping season is well underway, with Black Friday now behind us and many retailers around the world braced for higher levels of eCommerce fraud, from Cyber Monday all the way though until Christmas.
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The ‘Internet of Things’ is the Game-Changing Next Step for Telcos… But What Are They Missing?
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Chris Curd to eCommerceAs I travel to meet new telcos and attend an array of trade shows around the globe, one discussion that comes up again and again is how the telco industry can gear up for the world of IoT. And it’s not just a topic that telcos are “a bit” interested in – the sector believes that IoT will drive the fourth industrial revolution, likening it in importance to the discovery of steam power.
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The Challenge of Catering to the Anything, Anywhere, Anytime Retail Shopper
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Chris Andrews to eCommerce, Merchant RetailTen years ago, retail eCommerce was a fairly simple provision; most retailers’ websites offered a small range of products with long lead times, local delivery and postal returns. Payments were mostly completed by card in the local currency, and the online customer experience was less than slick.
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German Gamers Present Conversion Challenges for Game Publishers
Thursday, August 16, 2018 Alejandro Aznar to eCommerceThe gaming sector is booming – it's the perfect time to delve into some of the current trends in gaming that are revealed in our latest benchmark survey with Newzoo – and a chance to look at what sets German gamers apart.
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Positive Profiling Makes Everyone a Winner in Gaming
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Amanda Mickleburgh to Payments Risk Management, eCommerceOnline gaming is one of the fastest-growing segments within the broader entertainment industry. With 2 billion active gamers worldwide and 200 million people playing games on social networking sites at least once a day, it is no surprise that the market is now worth well over USD $100 billion per year.