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The Advanced Guide to Facebook Watch

Kissmetrics

By 2019, Watch had 270 million monthly users, and by 2020, that number had shot up to over 1.25 Small businesses have also rushed to Live, creating events and classes to increase revenue. In August 2020, Facebook launched its new music discovery platform, Facebook Music. billion, according to Facebook. Music Videos.

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Regulation is Coming to POS Finance: Why Responsible Lending Will Benefit Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

While this consumer-driven shift toward more flexible payment methods is good news, many consumers are also seeking to buffer themselves from coming economic storms. But a year on from the Woolard Review , which found that the use of interest-free credit products nearly quadrupled in 2020 to £2.7

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Refund Authorizations: API Updates and Sandbox Testing

Braintree

Update (June 9, 2020): Updated post to reflect sandbox availability. The payments industry is moving to an authorization model for refund processing. New SDK versions In Q1 2020, Braintree will release the following new SDK versions: Ruby 3.0 Refund authorizations introduce real-time decline responses to refunds.

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Contactless Delivery Becomes A Necessity For BOPIS Fulfillment

Retail TouchPoints

The Second Wave research results from April 27, 2020 showed that 73% of respondents expect this pandemic experience to change the way they shop in the future. Offering BOPIS Has Quantifiable Business Benefits. That assumption seems to be confirmed by research published by Cotton Incorporated via their Consumer Response Surveys.

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Epic Games Versus The App Store: A Fight for Autonomy and Freedom in the Ecommerce Era

FastSpring

Let’s take a step back in time to August 13th, 2020. According to Apple’s App Store policy, all payments need to go through their system for security and commission reasons. By disregarding the Apple store’s payment processing system and breaking the rules, Epic Games were able to offer in-app currency to its users at a cheaper price.

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3 Essential Elements You Need to Know About Cross-Border Sales

FastSpring

You also need to make sure you partner with the right ecommerce platform that can help you efficiently (and compliantly) grow global sales without losing revenue. With cross-border shopping expected to rise to $627 Billion by 2020, capitalizing on this new wave of ecommerce growth can help grow your business even further.

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Consumer Survey Roundup: Retailers Must Demonstrate Safety Measures To Woo Shoppers Back To Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Less obvious, however, is that most Americans accept that public health measures are still needed to stop the spread of the coronavirus , and that they are willing to continue to follow those guidelines as they participate in more activities outside their homes. Is it possible the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us? for the year.

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