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Everything You Need to Know About Achieving PCI Compliance [Checklist Included]

BigCommerce

56 million card numbers from Home Depot in 2014. This is particularly because many of us maintain large numbers of (supposedly secure) personal online profiles that afford us a convenient way to deal with recurring monthly or annual payments. In total, PCI DSS outlines 12 requirements for compliance.

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Bed Bath & Beyond Prepares to Wind Down Operations in Chapter 11

Retail TouchPoints

Bed Bath & Beyond has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will implement an orderly wind-down of its businesses while “conducting a limited marketing process” to find one or more buyers for some or all of its assets. It remains to be seen if a court-approved sales process will enable better results for the retailer.

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Cryptocurrencies are the Future of Payments: Here is How Merchants Fit In

Retail TouchPoints

Reinventing Payments: The Entry of Bitcoin. Bitcoin began as a concept to revolutionize payments in 2008, and today stands at a total valuation of more than $1.1 Bitcoin began as a concept to revolutionize payments in 2008, and today stands at a total valuation of more than $1.1

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Square Debuts Appointment Booking App to Help Service Providers Connect with Customers

Retail TouchPoints

Financial services and POS solution Square has launched a new consumer-facing app that lets customers search, discover and book appointments with beauty and personal care professionals. Additionally, businesses can solicit private feedback through the app to better improve operations and customer service.

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Affirm Expands into Post-Purchase with $300M Acquisition of Returnly

Retail TouchPoints

Flexible payment provider Affirm is expanding its range of services to include the post-purchase experience with the acquisition of online returns solution Returnly for approximately $300 million. Retailers such as Walmart , Bonobos and Peloton currently use Affirm to offer customers flexible payment options such as Buy Now, Pay Later.

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Crypto-Commerce: Banking on Blockchain for B2B Payments

GetElastic

The predictions for rapid adoption by 2020 never materialized; however, the underlying technology, Blockchain, still holds promise, especially in the B2B payments space. B2B payments have seen consistent growth for several years (40% in the US from 2014-2020). How Blockchain for B2B Payments Works. Frictionless Payments.

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Repost: Nike’s Bold Global Strategy: A Case Study in Rapid Digital Expansion

ESW

By the early 2010s, Nike had already established itself as a leader in digital commerce, setting a high bar with its groundbreaking launches of nike.com in Japan (2013) and China (2014). Payment methods also presented a roadblock. However, building localized infrastructure in every market wasn’t a sustainable solution.