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Exclusive Q&A: Venmo GM on the Company’s ‘Natural Extensions’ into Business Payments

Retail TouchPoints

That inherent distaste for the transaction phase is one reason payment companies are so eager to expand into other parts of the shopper journey. Embedded finance has become big business: McKinsey estimated that the sector reached $20 billion in revenue in the U.S. Denise Leonhard, VP and GM, Venmo.

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3 Post-COVID Benefits of Contactless Payments for Retailers (and 3 for Customers)

Retail TouchPoints

Contactless payments skyrocketed in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic while cash payments plummeted. This was partially attributed to the diminished capacity to shop in-store, but was also connected to the fear of viral transmission via both shared payment terminals and cash itself. Benefits for the Retailer.

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Digital Wallets: What’s Good for the Payments Industry is Good for Retailers…Right?

Retail TouchPoints

As the online payments industry continues to evolve, new digital wallet solutions, such as mobile payment apps and e-wallet platforms, are becoming increasingly popular and reshaping the way consumers transact. 4 Pros of Digital Wallets Some of the advantages of digital wallet payment options include: 1.

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FastSpring and DutchBasecamp Present: Optimize Local Pricing to Dramatically Increase SaaS Revenue

FastSpring

Some businesses outgrow their home countries after a seed or startup period that saw initial success domestically, while some businesses founded with niche markets or in smaller countries may need international sales as table stakes on day one. Learn more about what DutchBasecamp does here. Your choice.

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7 Business Models for Monetizing Digital Content

GetElastic

In a recent webinar, Monetizing Content in a World of Digital Disruption , we covered a number of examples from across industries of innovative ways to leverage eCommerce best practices to get paid for digital products and content. lite use and power use, personal vs. business use, ad-supported vs. ad-free, basic vs. enhanced features, etc.).

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Contactless Voice Payment Technology: A Retail Strategy for Bringing Customers Back In-Store

Retail TouchPoints

In particular, consumer expectations for contactless payment methods as a result of health and safety concerns during the pandemic are galvanizing retailers to integrate flexible, contactless payment options like voice payment technologies into their operations. The report cited data from the U.S.

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How Subscription Strategies can Supercharge Loyalty Programs

Retail TouchPoints

Loyalty programs are a common (and undeniably effective) tool for retailers to gather data and build customer lifetime value, but perhaps they’ve become a little too common. Chad Lusk: The first thing to think about is the customer value proposition, which isn’t only about pricing — there are a lot of different sources of value.