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How NFTs Can Fight Fraud and Increase Customer Loyalty

Omnisend

Because of the way that NFTs work, they have numerous use cases for ecommerce stores, including anti-fraud, loss prevention, quality assurance, and even customer loyalty and rewards. We can airdrop USDC stablecoin [cryptocurrency that’s pegged in value to the US dollar] after scanning and verifying something.

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Trends Analysis: Why Cryptocurrency May Still Be Important for eCommerce

ESW

Cryptocurrency, and Bitcoin especially, are more likely to draw raised eyebrows than excited grins these days. Bitcoin may be the first cryptocurrency, but it’s far from the only option these days. Most people aren’t yet ready to manage cryptocurrencies. Beyond Bitcoin: Other Cryptocurrencies Driving eCommerce Today.

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

Retail TouchPoints

Regulators have also been confused distinguishing between NFTs, stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies. FINCEN’s report ultimately determined cause to doubt any regulatory action for NFTs, or any cryptocurrency, and concluded that no regulatory action was a priority of the agency at this time. In the U.S.,

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Turn Innovation into Action: Top 10 Takeaways You’ll Get From #RIC21

Retail TouchPoints

Wondering whether BNPL, cryptocurrencies and NFTs will have staying power or are passing fads? On the same day, Devora Rogers of market research consultancy Alter Agents shares results from the firm’s new study, including the depths of shopper “promiscuity” as customer loyalty fades and consumers constantly examine new options.

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4 Reasons to Offer Multiple Ecommerce Payment Options

ESW

Customers get the secure and streamlined shopping experiences they want. Brands and ecommerce businesses achieve a positive impact on conversion rates, cart abandonment, customer loyalty and international sales. Cryptocurrencies. Expanded Audience Appeal Different shopper segments prefer different payment methods.

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Bots are Threatening Ecommerce Sites — Here’s How to Protect Against Them

Retail TouchPoints

If this is successful, the attacker can hold the website for ransom, demanding payment (usually in the form of a cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin) from the site owners. The hacker threatens to maintain the attack until the ransom is paid so that the targeted site will have degraded availability to its customers or be unavailable altogether.

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Is Blockchain the Key to Revolutionising the UK’s Retail Industry?

365 Retail

Blockchain technology, originally conceptualised by the elusive entity Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008, is swiftly moving beyond its initial purpose of powering the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. It’s extending its influence far and wide across various sectors, with the retail industry being one of its prominent benefactors.