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Digital Commerce and the Threat of Card-not-present Fraud

BigCommerce

Consumers shop more and more across a variety of devices and channels. Retailers continually optimize their sales channels to deliver more seamless consumer experiences. New Payment Methods, New Fraudulent Activity. The method in which consumers shop is continually evolving. Take digital commerce, for example.

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7 Brands Discuss the Benefits of the New Cashless Economy and Apple Pay’s Growing Ubiquity

BigCommerce

The Evolution of Mobile Payments: A brief history of mobile payments, according to TechCrunch : 1983: David Chaum, an American cryptographer, starts work on creating digital cash by inventing “the blinding formula, which is an extension of the RSA algorithm still used in the web’s encryption.” 2008: Bitcoin is invented.?.

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How Worldwide Consumer Preferences Determine Your Global Ecommerce Strategy (Alipay, COD, Lazada)

BigCommerce

of the mobile payment market and WeChat Pay 32.1%. When it comes to delivery, consumers prefer transparency into the delivery process more so than selecting the actual carrier. Only half of consumers found the possibility to select the delivery company to be important. Understanding How Consumers Buy in Emerging Markets.

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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

Business-to-Consumer (B2C). B2C ecommerce ecompasses transcations made between a business and a consumer. When you buy shoes from an online shoe retailer, it is a business-to-consumer transaction. This type of ecommerce is not consumer-facing and happens only between business entities. Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C).

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WePay Review for 2019: Is This the Right Option for Merchants?

Ecommerce Platforms

If you want to get the payments you need each month from your consumers, then you're going to need the right payment processing system. Launched as an alternative to the standard options like Stripe and PayPal in 2008, WePay was designed to give merchants something different.

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Dwolla Review 2019: ACH Payments Made Easy

Ecommerce Platforms

Founded back in 2008, Dwolla ‘s now been up and running for over a decade. Dwolla looks as though it communicates with its consumers reasonably well. However, we can't not mention the fact that Dwolla has previously got into trouble with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Does that interest you? Who's Dwolla?

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What to Sell in 2018: How to Find a Product Niche and Start Selling Online

BigCommerce

In the 2008 housing bust, I was laid off as engineer and soon developed health concerns that lead to a new direction in my life and an opportunity to take advantage of the growth of gluten-free foods demand. Consumers LOVE our product! Accepting Payments. Know What Your Credit Card Payment Options Are as a Merchant.