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Cryptocurrencies are the Future of Payments: Here is How Merchants Fit In

Retail TouchPoints

With banks and credit card companies warming up to the idea of Bitcoin trading and crypto rewards on card transactions, are they really extending the benefits of crypto to merchants, or is this just a play to get consumers to buy into a shiny new card that looks different but acts very much the same?

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Best Online Banks in Europe in 2023

Ecommerce Platforms

So, below, I'm looking at the best online banks in Europe, briefly summarizing what each offers so that, hopefully, by the end of this round-up, you'll have a better idea of which (if any) of these financial services best meet your needs. What is an Online Bank? But, of course, this varies depending on the service.

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How Speeding up Chargeback Resolutions can Boost Retailers’ Profits

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For example, purchase confusion can arise (and does) when a customer sees unfamiliar names or references on bank statements. Consumers could be led to believe that these charges are a mistake or even potentially fraudulent and end up requesting their money back from their bank. Mittal joined Mastercard in 2014. billion per year.

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Report: BNPL Vendor Shares Fall as Apple Prepares to Enter the Space

Retail TouchPoints

Ap p le will reportedly team up with Goldman Sachs to launch its own buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform that lets shoppers make Apple Pay payments in installments, according to Bloomberg News. This builds on Apple and Goldman’s existing partnership on the Apple Card credit card, which has been backed by the investment bank since 2019.

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Everything You Need to Know About Bitcoin and Blockchain in Ecommerce

Ecommerce Platforms

When it comes to payment processors in ecommerce sites, the talk used to be about credit cards, PayPal, COD (cash on delivery), et al. Local currencies couldn’t be converted to bitcoin easily and, as a result, no retailer would even think of accepting bitcoins as payment. Digital currencies are the future of ecommerce.

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Best Platform to Sell Online in 2020: An In-Depth Analysis

Ecommerce Platforms

Whereas a standard website platform/builder has features for adding pages and posts and menus, an ecommerce platform takes it a step further by including product management, shipping tools, payment processing, and more. Some other elements that add more costs include third-party apps, hosting, domain names, and processing fees.

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

BigCommerce

If you’ve been contacted by your bank or financial institution lately only to discover that your credit card information has been compromised, then you’ve felt the growing frustration many consumers face today. 56 million card numbers from Home Depot in 2014. 56 million card numbers from Home Depot in 2014.