article thumbnail

The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

BigCommerce

1998 PayPal launches as an online payment system. 2011 Google Wallet launches as an online payment system. 2014 Apple Pay launches as a form of mobile payment. This strategic move helped boost customer loyalty and incentivize repeat purchases. 2014 – Apple Pay introduced as mobile payment method.

eCommerce 417
article thumbnail

Best Retail POS Systems for 2020

Ecommerce Platforms

And, as it turns out, Lightspeed launched its own payment processing service in 2019. The retail POS software now comes integrated with Lightspeed Payments, which is capable of handling all major credit and debit cards, as well as mobile payment. Customer data across locations. Mobile payments.

POS 118
article thumbnail

Best POS Systems for Retail 2020

Ecommerce Platforms

And, as it turns out, Lightspeed launched its own payment processing service in 2019. The retail POS software now comes integrated with Lightspeed Payments, which is capable of handling all major credit and debit cards, as well as mobile payment. Customer data across locations. Mobile payments.

POS 104