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Regulation is Coming to POS Finance: Why Responsible Lending Will Benefit Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

As economic pressures and living costs surge, more people than ever are considering using point-of-service (POS) finance — such as buy now, pay later and installment loans — to manage their cashflow. Nevertheless, it should come as no surprise that regulators are preparing to usher in sweeping oversight of the POS finance sector.

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FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Proposal: A Step Forward for the Negative Option Model

Retail TouchPoints

So-called “negative option” services are a controversial yet time-tested method of doing business. Under this model, a customer signs up for a subscription service, typically as part of a free trial offer. The customer is then charged on an ongoing basis unless they explicitly cancel the service in question.

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WePay Review for 2019: Is This the Right Option for Merchants?

Ecommerce Platforms

Looking for a simple solution for building a payment processing platform? Unfortunately, that doesn't necessarily mean that merchants don't have challenges to face. Unfortunately, that doesn't necessarily mean that merchants don't have challenges to face. Aren't we all? WePay Review: Introduction and Features.

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Everything You Need to Know About Achieving PCI Compliance [Checklist Included]

BigCommerce

This is particularly because many of us maintain large numbers of (supposedly secure) personal online profiles that afford us a convenient way to deal with recurring monthly or annual payments. The SSC defines and manages the standards, while compliance to them is enforced by the credit card companies themselves.

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How To Ship Alcohol: Some Tips For Shipping Alcoholic Beverages Across All The 50 States

Korona

This article will explore how to ship alcohol where it is legal, detailing the process of shipping beer and liquor directly to consumers. Liquor Store POS. Outside of direct-to-consumer sales, the top three channels for online wine sales are “specialty retail,” “online grocers,” and “merchant websites.”

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Retail SMS Marketing – The Power of Text Message Marketing in 2021

Korona

There are still a lot of channels for direct marketing to your consumers, but none are currently better for retailers and other merchants than SMS marketing. . SMS campaigns can be used to notify their shoppers about updates, new products, promotions, service reminders, or any other relevant alerts. Customer service follow-up.

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Retail SMS Marketing – The Power of Text Message Marketing in 2021

Korona

There are still a lot of channels for direct marketing to your consumers, but none are currently better for retailers and other merchants than SMS marketing. . SMS campaigns can be used to notify their shoppers about updates, new products, promotions, service reminders, or any other relevant alerts. Compliance.