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Google Merchant Center: Everything an eCommerce Merchant Needs to Know

Groove

One such tool is Google Merchant Center. If you've ever found yourself asking, "What is Google Merchant Center, and how can it enhance my eCommerce performance?" Google Merchant Center Explained What is Google Merchant Center? then you're in the right place. Imagine you’re a business selling handcrafted leather shoes.

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Visa, Mastercard Settlement Represents Major Victory in Merchants’ Fight Against Swipe Fees

Retail TouchPoints

merchants worth an estimated $30 billion that will lower the interchange fees (commonly referred to as swipe fees) that merchants are charged when customers use credit or debit cards. Additionally, the settlement provides funding for new programs to educate small businesses about payment acceptance options and how to best manage costs.

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Cryptocurrencies are the Future of Payments: Here is How Merchants Fit In

Retail TouchPoints

With banks and credit card companies warming up to the idea of Bitcoin trading and crypto rewards on card transactions, are they really extending the benefits of crypto to merchants, or is this just a play to get consumers to buy into a shiny new card that looks different but acts very much the same?

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News: Potential Apple App Store Policy Changes Due to EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA)

FastSpring

With the European Union’s Digital Markets Act continuing to ramp up, Apple may be making changes to its App Store policies to comply with the new act. Are you looking for a merchant of record to help you grow your business internationally? In September, the EU Commission designated six specific gatekeepers, including Apple.

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FAQs on Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and the 4 steps to ensure ecommerce complaisance

GetElastic

With the increase of consumer online shopping and less cash payments, the importance for businesses to choose the right payment processing solution cannot be overemphasized. and MasterCard to come together and form the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council ( PCI SSC ). What are the penalties for non-compliance?

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Shining a Light on a Growing Ecommerce Threat: Chargeback Fraud

Retail TouchPoints

Experts report that chargebacks will cost merchants over $100 billion in 2023, and false claims and abuse of the chargeback process are a growing threat to merchants. The hidden expenses of wasted time, expensive fees, penalties or additional losses of goods and services add up. Internet payments mean more purchases.

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Google Rolls Out New Tools to Help Merchants Stand Out on Search

Retail TouchPoints

Just in the time for the holiday shopping season, Google is debuting new features to help merchants capture consumers’ attention in search results, including a small business “tag,” generative AI tools for product imagery and a more detailed business information module in search results. The tools will be available first to U.S.