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

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Adii Pienaar, Founder of Conversio and WooThemes (later acquired by WooCommerce), sums this up best: Customers worldwide are using their mobile devices for online shopping more often. Depending on who you want to believe, it’s estimated that since late-2014 more than 50% of all online purchases are made from mobile devices.

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

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Mobile payments are also making an increasing impact. This shift to mobile is pushed along with the ever expanding list of payments-enabled devices. 28% of millennials prefer shopping on their smartphones (a mobile device) rather than on their computers. In 2016, shoppers spent more than $1.9 trillion worldwide.

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

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From mobile shopping to online payment encryption and beyond, ecommerce encompasses a wide variety of data, systems, and tools for both online buyers and sellers. 1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system. 2011 Google Wallet launches as an online payment system. 2014 Apple Pay launches as a form of mobile payment.

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

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of the mobile payment market and WeChat Pay 32.1%. Retailers that have adopted this method, in China most recently, have decreased COD orders from more than 70% of total payments in 2008 to less than 21% during last year’s Singles’ Day mega sales. In the fourth quarter of 2015, Alipay’s market share was 68.4%.

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

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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. Accepting Payments. Know What Your Credit Card Payment Options Are as a Merchant. And that sometimes sparks fly.

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

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Looking for a simple solution for building a payment processing platform? These days, the digital world, combined with mobile point of sale systems, easy eCommerce management options and a range of other tools means that it's easier than ever to launch your own business online. Integrated payments. Aren't we all? Tokenization.

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Dwolla Review 2019: ACH Payments Made Easy

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Founded back in 2008, Dwolla ‘s now been up and running for over a decade. Plaid has a mobile-friendly option too. A hosted payments page. You can offer customers billing plans and scheduled payments. You can work with ACH Payments. A mobile app to use Payline on the run. Does that interest you?

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