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

BigCommerce

First, fraudsters likely see mid-sized merchants as having enough revenue and customer volume to make attacks worthwhile. In 2016, shoppers spent more than $1.9 Mobile payments are also making an increasing impact. This shift to mobile is pushed along with the ever expanding list of payments-enabled devices.

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How Retailers Can Use Beacons To Beat Amazon Go In 2017

RTP blog

The store employs computer vision and sensor fusion to track customers as they go about the store and record items picked up by them. coupons will be delivered annually to consumers via beacons by 2020, up from only 11 million in 2016. Shoppers are then automatically billed on their Amazon Prime account for these in-store purchases.

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Retailers Can Learn Lessons From Consumers' Card Safety Concerns

RTP blog

By Nicole Bryan, Sterling Payment Technologies Given the rise in reported data breaches and credit card fraud concerns, it should come as no surprise that the shift to EMV and mobile payments has some shoppers wary. But at the same time, merchants shouldn’t just be content with upgrading to EMV.

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Viya, China’s top livestreaming influencer, vanished from cyberspace after receiving a $210m fine for tax evasion.

Ecommerce Platforms

The 36-year-old Viya, China's top livestream seller, has broken many sales records since her first appearance, in 2016, on Taobao Live (an Alibaba-owned live-streaming channel). Because of her outstanding sales performance, she was invited to the new Taobao livestream program in 2016. Social media sites. Weibo (Twitter-liked).

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4 Secrets To Boosting Retail Revenue By Catering To Foreign Tourists

RTP blog

In 2016, 75.6 Reaching out to customers on these platforms is a smart way to make them aware of what stores, brands and products are around and allows tourists to have two-way communication with the merchant in their own language. Payments Are Not Just Cash Or Card Anymore Many tourists rely heavily on cash when they come to the U.S.

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How to Prep for Mobile Commerce in 2018

SellBrite

In 2017, mobile commerce is projected to make up 34.5% This growth in 2017 can already be seen in this year’s Black Friday figures — mobile shopping on the annual event increased from 29% in 2016 to 40% this year. The Challenges of Mobile Selling—and How to Overcome Them. Simplifying mobile payments.

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Consumer Survey Roundup: Retailers Must Demonstrate Safety Measures To Woo Shoppers Back To Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers have developed new shopping habits during the shutdowns, most notably a greater reliance on e-Commerce, contactless pickup and delivery and mobile payment methods. trillion for 2020 is correct, the industry will fall back to the sales level it had in 2016. In its May 14-15 poll of U.S.

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