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Visa, Mastercard Settlement Represents Major Victory in Merchants’ Fight Against Swipe Fees

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merchants worth an estimated $30 billion that will lower the interchange fees (commonly referred to as swipe fees) that merchants are charged when customers use credit or debit cards. Additionally, the settlement provides funding for new programs to educate small businesses about payment acceptance options and how to best manage costs.

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Online payment fraud losses to exceed $206 billion over the next five years; driven by identity fraud

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A new study from Juniper Research has found that merchant losses to online payment fraud will exceed $206 billion cumulatively for the period between 2021 and 2025.

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How to Orchestrate to Eliminate Regional Payment Barriers for Ecommerce Success

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Regional payments can be complex. For retailers and regional payments, consumer payment preferences play one piece, while checkout optimization and diversification play another. The question is, how can retailers conduct everything together to make ‘music’ and orchestrate regional payments for ecommerce success?

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Payments in 2021: What Lies Ahead After the Digital Boom

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It has been a year of momentous change for the payments industry. Years of transformation transpired in just a few months with rapid shifts in both consumer behaviors and merchant expectations for e-commerce. And how will permanently altered consumer behaviors shape online payment preferences?

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7 Banks Team Up to Create Digital Wallet, Challenging PayPal and Apple Pay

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The digital wallet will be managed by Early Warning Services (EWS) , the company that operates Zelle, but will operate separately from Zelle. The other four owners in the EWS/Zelle venture include Capital One Financial , PNC Financial Services Group , U.S. By 2025, digital wallets are expected to account for 52.5%

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JD.com Enters Partnership to Help U.S. Retailers Sell to Chinese Customers

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trillion by 2025, according to GlobalData. The solution is designed to help solve cross-border commerce challenges across product sourcing, selling and logistics for merchants in both the U.S. The Chinese ecommerce market is expected to be worth $3.3 Additionally, the companies have launched the JD Marketplace sales channel.

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PCI Compliance: What the PCI DSS v4.0 Means for Your Business

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The payment industry has been anticipating drastic changes to its standards for several years now. These changes to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) are finally being implemented in the first half of 2022. This post aims to cover what PCI compliance entails, what the PCI DSS v4.0 What Is PCI Compliance?