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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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Simplicity Underpins Future Payment Fabric And The Future Of Payments

Forrester eCommerce

The future of payments will see firms shift focus from consumers toward businesses, embedding payment technology (not payments), and programmable payments in a quest to mitigate complexity.

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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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7 Ways Service Providers can Motivate Customers with Digital Incentives

Retail TouchPoints

Even as a discount helps a business move product, its also cutting into sales revenue and margins. They can often be difficult to implement, especially for businesses with recurring monthly payments. For companies looking to protect this metric, a digital incentive can appeal to customers without the same revenue hit.

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Why Backend Orchestration is the True Payment Experience Unlock

Retail TouchPoints

The seamless nature of digital commerce has inspired consumers to expect more from the payment experience everywhere they shop — online, in-store and even via social channels. Customers today expect to be able to shop where and when they want and use the payment method they want.” more compared to their previous buying levels.

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How to Orchestrate to Eliminate Regional Payment Barriers for Ecommerce Success

Retail TouchPoints

Regional payments can be complex. For retailers and regional payments, consumer payment preferences play one piece, while checkout optimization and diversification play another. The question is, how can retailers conduct everything together to make ‘music’ and orchestrate regional payments for ecommerce success?

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How Subscription Merchants can Prevent Chargebacks on Recurring Payments

Retail TouchPoints

They can severely impact revenue and tarnish a merchant’s reputation. On top of this, using account updater services can prevent declines due to outdated payment information, reducing related chargebacks. Optimizing Payment Processes Optimizing the merchant descriptor is another important step in preventing chargebacks.