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7 Brands Discuss the Benefits of the New Cashless Economy and Apple Pay’s Growing Ubiquity

BigCommerce

Adii Pienaar, Founder of Conversio and WooThemes (later acquired by WooCommerce), sums this up best: Customers worldwide are using their mobile devices for online shopping more often. Depending on who you want to believe, it’s estimated that since late-2014 more than 50% of all online purchases are made from mobile devices.

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How to Accept Payments Online in 2023

Ecommerce Platforms

An online payment always needs an intermediary who verifies payments and manages the infrastructure. Even a decentralized transaction with something like cryptocurrency has organizations that manage the network. With that said, you must use a payment processing service to accept payments online.