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Retail, POS Finance and the Quest for ESG

Retail TouchPoints

In addition to the products and services they offer, retailers are reconsidering the environmental and social impacts of their supply chains, employee activity and even which partners they choose to work with in an effort to fulfill a moral obligation to their consumers — especially the younger generation.

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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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Braintree Payments Reviews (Nov 2020) – Everything You Need to Know

Ecommerce Platforms

Here we look briefly at Chicago-based Braintree Payments, highlighting some of the features a merchant might consider when picking a payment processor. Today, Braintree is one of the biggest payment solutions in the landscape, offering an excellent selection of tools for business owners to explore. Lots of great features.

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Affirm Review (Dec 2020) – Everything You Need To Know

Ecommerce Platforms

Consumer preference for pay-over-time services like Affirm for financing their purchases quadrupled between 2018 and 2019. Affirm’s 2020 survey predicts that 54% of US consumers will pay over time for their purchases in 2021. POS Loans vs Credit Card. A loan is delinquent when you don’t make a payment on time.

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Checkout-less Shopping: Faster Payments, Smarter Customer Data

GetElastic

Surveys show that 70% of customers get irritated by slow or chatty cashiers, and 49% hate seeing closed lines at peak hours. You are charged based on your preset payment preference, whether that’s a credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay or bank account. These people will still need POS systems, but not necessarily a human cashier.

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Checkout-less Shopping: Faster Payments, Smarter Customer Data

GetElastic

Surveys show that 70% of customers get irritated by slow or chatty cashiers, and 49% hate seeing closed lines at peak hours. You are charged based on your preset payment preference, whether that’s a credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay or bank account. These people will still need POS systems, but not necessarily a human cashier.

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eCommerce and Cryptocurrency: Helping SMBs Navigate a Changing Payment Landscape

Korona

Major brands such as Home Depot and Microsoft have begun accepting crypto as part of their eCommerce payment options. There are a multitude of bots and plugins that integrate with many different payment platforms. . What eCommerce Platforms Have Integrated Crypto Payment Plugins? But how does this affect small businesses?