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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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NFTs will Bridge the Gap Between the Real World and the Metaverse

Retail TouchPoints

The retail store, on the other hand, appeared further down the road in ancient Greece, where merchants sold goods in the Agora city center. In 2014, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) were introduced. Consumers buy digital services from Netflix. If the car owner and mechanic share NFTs after servicing.

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How to Prep for Mobile Commerce in 2018

SellBrite

Mobile commerce is growing in popularity as technology improves. We’ll also address the unique challenges of selling on mobile devices, and show what steps merchants can take to make their business mobile-friendly. This will help merchants prepare and know what they’re up against as they transition to m-commerce.

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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. Currently, there are countless merchants who accept bitcoins.

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

BigCommerce

56 million card numbers from Home Depot in 2014. This is particularly because many of us maintain large numbers of (supposedly secure) personal online profiles that afford us a convenient way to deal with recurring monthly or annual payments. In total, PCI DSS outlines 12 requirements for compliance.

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A Quick Guide to Automated Billing

FastSpring

We all signed up for streaming services. Not only are subscriptions and automated billing services more convenient for our customers, but it also gives our businesses stability through recurring revenue. In other words, technology takes over the mundane task of collecting payments from your customers.

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Why Cross Border Ecommerce is the Future of Ecommerce

Ecommerce Platforms

Conversational ecommerce is seen as a potential use case for customer service which involves the usage of technology to help with communication. Thus picking a good payment service that is aware of local customer behavior is critical. percent from 2014 to 2020) according to Accenture.

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