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Resilience is Key as Payments Acceptance becomes Mission-Critical

Retail TouchPoints

Consumers now prefer digital payment options, with cash usage declining in all major economies. Cards have become by far the most popular payment method, with contactless now accounting for most purchases made at retail stores. Equally, the terminal app should have been designed to support alternative transaction processing flows.

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Merchants Are Losing Billions to Failed Payments. Here’s How to Fix It.

Retail TouchPoints

Every year, failed payments cost merchants an estimated $118.5 Ecommerce businesses, for example, experience false decline rates as high as 10%, meaning that legitimate transactions are mistakenly rejected, costing merchants $443 billion annually in lost sales. billion globally. In some sectors, the damage is even worse. In the U.S.,

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What You Need to Know About Payment Processing and eCommerce Merchant Services

Groove

Your expertise lies in your specific industry, and you don’t necessarily have the resources within your business to dedicate to website management. Fortunately, quality eCommerce merchant services can help companies manage their websites and process payments to drive revenue and long-term success.

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Addressing Emerging Threats to Mobile Payments: Securing Ecommerce Through SDK Protection

Retail TouchPoints

The rapid adoption of mobile apps has led to a similar boom in mobile commerce, leading mobile brands to quickly adopt payment Software Development Kits (SDKs) to add functionality quickly and efficiently. This evolution in attack techniques is driven by the growing complexity of payment systems and the increasing use of mobile commerce.

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Secrets of a Successful Sale: Optimizing Your Checkout Process

Speaker: David Nisbet, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue. But payments are just one part of a chain. What’s the next touch point?

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Holiday Shopping Trends and Payments Innovations: Experience as Competitive Advantage

Retail TouchPoints

Payments technology is central to the shopping experience. During the holiday rush the security and ease of the payments experience can be as crucial as product price or availability. How can retailers update their payments systems to meet rapidly changing consumer behavior during peak demand?

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The Six Trends Quickly Reshaping the Payments Industry in 2025

Retail TouchPoints

There’s never been a more exciting time in the world of payments. Whether you’re a global retail chain, ecommerce brand, or online marketplace, changes in the payment landscape will have a profound impact on your business. Here are six important trends you can’t afford to ignore: 1. billion in 2025 to $911.8