If there’s a recurring theme in all the questions merchants are asking payment providers, Andrew Monroe, global head of gaming and media at Worldline, said, “It all comes down to creating both a meaningful and efficient experience for consumers.” But there’s no one-size-fits-all approach in creating that...
Social media promised to give brands a new channel to transform browsers into buyers. But the promise has not met reality. Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube, among others, have striven mightily to embed commerce into the mix. But the pivot away from the thrill of...
Embedded banking platform Treasury Prime has formed a long-term partnership with payments provider Checkout.com. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (June 20), will include a series of initiatives, starting with a product that lets end users fund their accounts with their debit card credentials. This tool, the companies said in a...
The whole point of buy buttons is to cut to the chase, as it were, for customers who have made up their minds and want to pay. This simple approach has proven effective for merchants and payment methods, suggesting that digital commerce will benefit from...
Cannabis firms Aeropay and KindTap have teamed to offer digital credit at checkout. The partnership, announced Tuesday (May 9), marries Aeropay’s digital payment capabilities with KindTap’s consumer credit solution. “In addition to supporting increased dispensary revenue, the integration provides shoppers with a modern retail experience...
Move over, buy button, and one-click checkout. Tailored checkout is the new kid in town, and it’s taking payments integration pain and replatforming anxiety out of the equation. Announcing its second project with PayPal, Bold has completed a new checkout integration for Adobe’s Magento eCommerce...
Waiting in checkout lines at retail stores seems so 2019 given the innovations in self-directed and unattended checkout. Even with those advances, adoption still has hurdles to clear. In a discussion for the PYMNTS Executive Insights Series, we spoke with Amin Sabzivand, senior vice president...
This holiday season, the final critical checkout moment — be it at the register, the self-service kiosk or especially hovering above an online buy button — could make or break merchants. It’s no secret that consumers are stretched, which means the spirit of giving will...
In today’s tangle of commerce channels and payment methods, merchants can rely on loyal customers to take trusted paths, whereas deal-chasers tend to go wherever the bargains are. While these are very different mindsets, merchants must cater to both, a reality that makes the checkout...
