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Crypto-Commerce: Banking on Blockchain for B2B Payments

GetElastic

The predictions for rapid adoption by 2020 never materialized; however, the underlying technology, Blockchain, still holds promise, especially in the B2B payments space. B2B payments have seen consistent growth for several years (40% in the US from 2014-2020). How Blockchain for B2B Payments Works. Frictionless Payments.

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Retailers Can Boost Revenue With Customized Financing Plans

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By Mike Rittler, TD Bank From appliances to home exercise equipment, many Americans don’t have the cash on hand to pay for big-ticket items. Always on the lookout for ways to boost sales, retailers are building partnerships with banks to offer direct-to-consumer loans. He Joined TD bank, N.A.

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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. The process takes just a few seconds.

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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.

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API Business Models and How They Future Proof eCommerce

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For example, an API that is used to connect your eCommerce platform with a 3rd party payment provider is external but is most definitely not public (which tends to define APIs made available to any developer, anywhere, regardless of source). The way to think about internal vs. external is within the context of firewalls and hosting.

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What is Apple Pay and How Does it Work?

Ecommerce Platforms

In today's increasingly digitized world, where mobile shopping is the norm, we’re spoiled for payment options. After all, most of us have our phones on us at all times, making mobile payments a quick and convenient way of processing transactions. As you probably already know, Apple Pay is Apple’s mobile payment service.

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

BigCommerce

And some merchandise lines (like clothing and beauty products in particular) have achieved a remarkable 25% average CGR between 2000-2014. In fact, growth projections estimate that by 2022, ecommerce revenues will exceed $638 billion in the U.S. 1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system. 2014 Jet.com launches.

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