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Resilience is Key as Payments Acceptance becomes Mission-Critical

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers now prefer digital payment options, with cash usage declining in all major economies. Cards have become by far the most popular payment method, with contactless now accounting for most purchases made at retail stores. Equally, the terminal app should have been designed to support alternative transaction processing flows.

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Holiday Shopping Trends and Payments Innovations: Experience as Competitive Advantage

Retail TouchPoints

Payments technology is central to the shopping experience. During the holiday rush the security and ease of the payments experience can be as crucial as product price or availability. How can retailers update their payments systems to meet rapidly changing consumer behavior during peak demand?

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Merchant of Record for Mobile Games: What It Is and Why You Need One

FastSpring

Because of these developments, mobile game companies are investigating more options for monetizing their games than just the App Store or Play Store. So where do you start if you want to provide more global payment solutions to your player base while chipping away at the hefty 30% fees that mobile marketplaces charge?

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How Subscription Merchants can Prevent Chargebacks on Recurring Payments

Retail TouchPoints

In fact, the financial services firm UBS projects that the market will hit $1.5 Yet despite that robust figure, there is a looming challenge for merchants — chargebacks. Chargebacks occur when funds are withdrawn from a merchant’s account due to a customer dispute. trillion by 2025. So what exactly are chargebacks?

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

BigCommerce

Card data stolen from 5 million Saks and Lord & Taylor’s customers in 2018. 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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The Ongoing Battle to Protect Consumer Payment Card Data

Retail TouchPoints

Using our payment card whilst we shop online rarely gives us pause, and the many millions who buy online generally trust the system. However, the recent busy shopping season means it’s a good time to remind ourselves that there is an ongoing battle to make sure that the payment card data of your customers remains secure.

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Best Merchant Services

Kissmetrics

Merchant services exist to help businesses process credit card payments. You might know them by the name “credit card processors.”. Regardless of what you call them, choosing the best merchant service isn’t easy. How to Choose The Best Merchant Services For You. Aggregators.