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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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19 Shopify Pros and Cons To Understand the Good and Bad

Ecommerce Platforms

The same can be said for ecommerce site building, inventory management, order management, marketing tools, advertising, discount codes, blogging, abandoned cart recovery, multiple currencies, payment options, shipping rates, product sourcing, omnichannel selling, and much more. Shopify Pro #5: Incredible Payment Processing Support.

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To Cloud Out or to Edge In? That is the Question.

Retail TouchPoints

Increasingly, however, their focus has turned to the large amounts of data processed at the “edge,” and not just transactional information: inventory, sensor, capacity, video, performance — across tens to hundreds of devices in each store. Edge systems process data in real time.

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Guarding the Retail Fortress: Cybersecurity Challenges and Network Interruption Risks

Retail TouchPoints

With this evolution into digital sales and the increased use of data mining, retailers are facing unprecedented challenges in digital security. Cyberattacks and network outages can disrupt operations and erode customer loyalty. Conducting a third-party audit of cybersecurity protocols.

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Shopify for Restaurants: How to Set Up Online Ordering, Delivery, Pickups, and More

Ecommerce Platforms

In our Shopify for restaurants guide, we explain why it’s essential for all modern restaurants and food delivery services to establish an online presence. After that, we go into the step-by-step process of launching a restaurant online shop through Shopify. You get to choose your payment provider, and Shopify has a point of sale.

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Return Policy Template For a Retail Business: A Guide For Retail Business Owners

Korona

If the store has a return policy with clearly defined return or exchange terms in advance, it eliminates any confusion in the minds of customers and staff. . A return policy is not only important to better regulate exchange and return conditions, but it can also give you an edge over the competition. What is a return policy?