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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 Chargebacks occur when funds are withdrawn from a merchant’s account due to a customer dispute.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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From Obligation to Opportunity: Make Compliance Your Biggest USP

Retail TouchPoints

The challenging economic environment, intense regulatory pressure and ever-present threat of fraud are creating a perfect storm that’s sweeping across the global payments landscape. For many banks, neobanks and non-financial businesses coming up against new risks and obstacles to growth, there is a golden opportunity right in front of them.

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Predictions 2023: Payments Players Focus On Fundamentals

Forrester eCommerce

Payments will once again be top of mind for fintechs, merchants, and consumers — but for reasons different from those of the past three years.

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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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2024 Brought New PCI Requirements. Hackers Can Help You Keep Up

Retail TouchPoints

The critical role payment and financial services play in the global economy means companies in this industry will be some of the first mandated to comply. First Mover Advantage: Masters of Compliance Look Beyond Current Mandatory Standards PCI DSS v4.0 These include PCI’s Mobile Payment on COTS (MPoC, at 1A-1.2)

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FAQs on Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and the 4 steps to ensure ecommerce complaisance

GetElastic

With the increase of consumer online shopping and less cash payments, the importance for businesses to choose the right payment processing solution cannot be overemphasized. and MasterCard to come together and form the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council ( PCI SSC ). What are the penalties for non-compliance?

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Calming the Storm: How Merchants can Take Advantage of the Volatility of Life by Embracing Multi-Dimensional Commerce

Retail TouchPoints

With traditional trading methods restricted by pandemic restrictions, an inability to sell through physical locations and a sharp downturn in demand, we saw merchants around the world taking an unprecedented leap and embracing innovation and digitalization in a bid to maintain their retailer-shopper relationships. in March 2020 and by 11.2%