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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 Chargebacks occur when funds are withdrawn from a merchant’s account due to a customer dispute. There’s no denying that the subscription economy is booming.

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Addressing Emerging Threats to Mobile Payments: Securing Ecommerce Through SDK Protection

Retail TouchPoints

The rapid adoption of mobile apps has led to a similar boom in mobile commerce, leading mobile brands to quickly adopt payment Software Development Kits (SDKs) to add functionality quickly and efficiently. This evolution in attack techniques is driven by the growing complexity of payment systems and the increasing use of mobile commerce.

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Best Merchant Services

Kissmetrics

Merchant services exist to help businesses process credit card payments. Regardless of what you call them, choosing the best merchant service isn’t easy. That’s why, in this guide, I’m catering to each type of business and finding the right merchant service for your needs. Aggregators.

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

BigCommerce

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. The SSC defines and manages the standards, while compliance to them is enforced by the credit card companies themselves.

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Amazon Service Refinements: New ‘Low-Cost’ Store, Prime Fuel Discount, Ending of ‘Today’ Delivery Service

Retail TouchPoints

Not all the changes have been additions— Amazon also is reportedly winding down its Today same-day delivery service for sellers that also have brick-and-mortar stores. Here’s all the recent news on Amazon’s recent services shuffle. Retailers currently using the service include Office Depot, Staples, Petco, Pacsun and GNC.

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Google Merchant Center: Everything an eCommerce Merchant Needs to Know

Groove

One such tool is Google Merchant Center. If you've ever found yourself asking, "What is Google Merchant Center, and how can it enhance my eCommerce performance?" Google Merchant Center Explained What is Google Merchant Center? then you're in the right place. Imagine you’re a business selling handcrafted leather shoes.

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

FastSpring

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? With a merchant of record like FastSpring. What Is a Merchant of Record ? How Is an MoR Different From a Payment Service Provider ?