RTP blog

JUNE 5, 2017

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. Credit card security is on the rise, and merchants need to let consumers know they’re protected.

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PFS

AUGUST 28, 2019

The payments industry has become an ever-changing landscape. Particularly with the rise of eCommerce, consumers have a defined expectation of what their payment experience should look like. Staying abreast of all payment trends and latest technologies is crucial for seamless eCommerce conversions, but where do merchants even start?

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Not to mention, Shopify card readers are affordable (allowing merchants the opportunity to purchase several of them without breaking the bank) and mobile (giving retailers more options for roaming the floor, browsing your product database from anywhere, and even accepting payments from places like the curb).

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GetElastic

JUNE 12, 2019

23% say they don’t know how to use mobile payments). While more than half of US retailers support Apple Pay in-store, only 24% of the top 100 US merchants offer Apple Pay digitally (desktop, mobile or native apps). Merchants that do support mobile wallets are increasingly dropping out , according to a survey by Kount.

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RTP blog

MAY 6, 2019

Of all the various digital engagement options available (such as check local store inventory, scan-and-go and mobile payments to name a few), BOPIS is the most widely adopted according to an Alliance Data Analytics study called “The Great Divide — Connecting Brands to the Real Needs of Today’s Consumers.”

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GetElastic

OCTOBER 18, 2017

These hypermobile devices will come complete with hardware, operating systems and app-driven utilities that can support a variety of payments on the go. ” Industry experts see that the mobile market has hit saturation. On-the-go booking and payment. Contactless payments. Location-triggered recommendations.

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GetElastic

OCTOBER 18, 2017

These hypermobile devices will come complete with hardware, operating systems and app-driven utilities that can support a variety of payments on the go. GM’s At Your Service connects OnStar subscribers with partnered retailers, hospitality and service providers, when and where they need them. On-the-go booking and payment.

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GetElastic

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Popularized in 2009 by an executive named Daniel Zhang who used the date to promote Tmall, Alibaba’s virtual mall for brands, with just 27 merchants participating. becomes more global, payment is going the other way. This is usually in back-end systems and the processes needed to collect, reconcile and refund multiple payment types.

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RTP blog

AUGUST 10, 2017

The credit card company has even gone so far as to offer some merchants $10,000 to upgrade their POS equipment in exchange for refusing cash payments. Moriarty cited the plight of the unbanked and those with poor credit, who lack access to higher-tech payment options. Cash remains a popular payment option in the U.S.,

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RTP blog

JANUARY 5, 2018

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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Teamwork Retail

MAY 29, 2019

The Merchant Class. Early marketplaces and bazaars were simply gathering spots where farmers, hunters, and traveling merchants would trade goods. Growth in national wealth, advances in technology, and the continued exploitation of the New World led to the rise of a merchant class in Europe. E-commerce Matures.

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Korona

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Too often we speak with small business owners who underestimate the importance of finding the best credit card processing agreement. Fractions of a percent might not seem like much on a contract you sign with a merchant service provider, but those pennies add up. On average, businesses pay a processing fee of 1.5%

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Korona

MAY 30, 2022

If you’re on the hunt for a point of sale provider, chances are you have heard terms like payment gateway, merchant account providers, merchant acquirer, merchant services, and many more. What does “merchant services” mean? What a merchant services provider does?

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Ecommerce Platforms

AUGUST 2, 2019

Looking for a tool, you can rely on to manage recurring and one-off payments with ease? After all, the growth of the internet and the availability of mobile payments means that virtually anyone can set up their own store and start making sales, whenever and wherever they like. Website-embeddable payment forms.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MAY 21, 2021

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. It's a quick and easy NFC payment system.

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Korona

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Not only do millions of people around the world use Google Pay, but it’s also a contactless payment method that has surged in popularity over the past few years. In this blog, we’ll walk through what Google Pay is, how it works, and the importance of having POS software that supports this payment method.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MAY 14, 2019

The most probable answer to why you might be a little curious about Square's fees is the need to use a safe mobile payment method. If I want to handle payment processing with more precision, this is the first stopover before I do any sign-up. Is this the best payment processing alternative? How it works.

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ROI Revolution

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

When you add in the demands on public companies to show continuously increasing profits and paid traffic costs for merchants, it seems like these ecommerce behemoths will only continue their unhindered climb. Apple Pay , and other similar services, have promised to make that easier, but regardless, the gap remains for now.

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lateshipment

APRIL 23, 2020

Fraudsters are leveraging the same technology that merchants are using, making it increasingly easy for criminals to scale their operations. As fast as merchants integrate the newest scam or fraud pattern into their fraud prevention solution, criminals find a new way to leverage vulnerabilities and circumvent fraud controls.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JULY 8, 2019

Store management and payment processing – the two functions that pretty sum up what you should expect from a POS system. Therefore, while the numerous options trigger increased competition among providers, your selection process can be a bit overwhelming. The secret is using a structured selection process.

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RTP blog

MARCH 8, 2019

First Steps: Break down the silos and communicate with different merchants and departments. Table Stakes: Have trained associates who genuinely care and come from a heart-of-service mentality. Plus-Ups: Offer multiple mobile payment options. Expand POS to include mobile payments. Offer roaming checkout.

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BigCommerce

JUNE 27, 2017

Quantitative research makes it possible to observe visitors’ behavior in the most important process of any ecommerce site: checkout. Content marketing in the form of blogs, videos, email campaigns, etc. Another example: the top 20% of the merchants in this study reported a 4.5% An example of non-personalized page.

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Ecommerce Platforms

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

If you’ve been following our blog keenly, then you’ve probably noticed that we’re not the type of guys who’d miss out on the trending POS systems. Come to think of think, that’s no easy feat, especially for a specialized POS solution that exclusively caters to the food service industry. Yes, that’s right.

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eCommerceFuel

JULY 13, 2018

I think one of the reasons that Amazon is leading in this space is because their technology for understanding language and processing language, and going from speech to text, and processing it, and bring it back to speech, is kind of available on AWS. Do you think this has big implications for us as merchants? Miracle : Sure.

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ROI Revolution

AUGUST 5, 2021

It’s not just that shoppers are spending more – it’s also that they’re making more digital payments and fewer cash payments. Contactless payments grew 37% YoY in Q2 2021 to account for 45% of global in-person transactions. Touchless payment continues to grow. That’s 9% growth over Q1, amounting to a total of $4.5

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ROI Revolution

DECEMBER 2, 2021

We keep this blog post updated with the information you need to stay in the loop with the supply chain crisis. In August 2021, 66% of organizations were in the process of delaying their office reopenings. Shopify’s total revenue grew 57% year-over-year in Q2 2021, with Shopify’s merchants generating an additional $1.1

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ROI Revolution

JULY 1, 2021

Alternative payment options have surged over the past year and a half after the coronavirus pandemic pushed consumers to be wary about high-contact shopping. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is one of the myriad alternative payment methods that has seen the most growth since last year, with BNPL adoption up more than 81% year-over-year.

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ROI Revolution

JUNE 1, 2021

Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. Touchless transactions like proximity mobile payment, buy now pay later, & BOPIS all surged with COVID-19 and are continuing to see growth even as the pandemic subsides.

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ROI Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2022

We keep this blog post updated with the information you need to stay in the loop with the supply chain crisis. In light of changing habits brought on by the pandemic, buy now/pay later (BNPL) services are expected to grow 44% this holiday season over 2019, with apparel, electronics, and grocery coming in as the top categories.

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ROI Revolution

MARCH 2, 2021

Nearly 60% of millennials are watching more TV on subscription services due to COVID-19 ( GlobalWebIndex ). Welcome to the first update to our COVID-19 + ecommerce blog of 2021. When we started this blog back in March, we had no idea just how long the pandemic and its effects would be going on. February 16 update. Statista ).

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ROI Revolution

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Shopify’s total revenue grew 57% year-over-year in Q2 2021, with Shopify’s merchants generating an additional $1.1 It’s not just that shoppers are spending more – it’s also that they’re making more digital payments and fewer cash payments. Facebook and Google channels drove growth several times that of online stores.

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ROI Revolution

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Shopify’s total revenue grew 57% year-over-year in Q2 2021, with Shopify’s merchants generating an additional $1.1 It’s not just that shoppers are spending more – it’s also that they’re making more digital payments and fewer cash payments. Facebook and Google channels drove growth several times that of online stores.

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ROI Revolution

MAY 6, 2021

Pandemic accelerates digital real-time payment adoption. The coronavirus pandemic accelerated consumers’ adoption of real-time payment options by 41% last year. Global mobile payments make up 46% of that, amounting to a total of $102.7 In 2018, global mobile payments accounted for just 18.9% of all U.S.

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ROI Revolution

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

It’s not just that shoppers are spending more – it’s also that they’re making more digital payments and fewer cash payments. Contactless payments grew 37% YoY in Q2 2021 to account for 45% of global in-person transactions. Touchless payment continues to grow. That’s 9% growth over Q1, amounting to a total of $4.5

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RTP blog

MAY 31, 2019

By Ro Bhatia, LimeLight The payments industry is transforming. Open technology and regulations mean consumers have more options for payments and banking. Here are four trends that are revamping how the payments industry affects retailers and consumers alike: 1. Brands big and small are jumping on board.

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ROI Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2021

Welcome to the first update to our COVID-19 + ecommerce blog of 2021. When we started this blog back in March, we had no idea just how long the pandemic and its effects would be going on. Stay tuned to this blog post as we enter another year in which nothing is certain. For mobile app orders, interest has grown from 16% to 28%.

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ROI Revolution

APRIL 8, 2021

Stay up-to-date on the latest iOS update news and how it will impact ecommerce brands like yours on our Apple iOS 14 Update: Impact on Digital Marketing + Ecommerce Brands blog, updated weekly. Nearly 60% of millennials are watching more TV on subscription services due to COVID-19 ( GlobalWebIndex ). March 16 update. Statista ).

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