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Marketplace Merchants Sing The Blues
Marketplace Merchants Sing The Blues
August 24, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

There’s a lot of sizzle in marketplaces. In fact, they have made tiny businesses into big ones, as even the tiniest one-man operation can gain the...

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W3C’s Better Way To Reduce Checkout Friction
W3C’s Better Way To Reduce Checkout Friction
August 22, 2018  |  API

No one likes standing in lines, whether inside a brick-and-mortar store or in the virtual waiting room of a slow-moving or complicated online checkout process....

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Will Merchants, Consumers Warm Up To SRC Payments?
Will Merchants, Consumers Warm Up To SRC Payments?
July 20, 2018  |  Digital Payments

As a species, human beings tend to like consistency. That desire extends to eCommerce, too — and it’s the motivation behind a new digital payments technology...

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‘Dollars On The Floor’ — Why A Lack Of Local Payment Options Hurts Retailers
‘Dollars On The Floor’ — Why A Lack Of Local Payment Options Hurts Retailers
July 05, 2018  |  Payment Methods

In Germany, security matters. In China, one must make sure to bring their top mobile game. Scandinavia has a thing for invoice-based payment programs. Much...

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PayPal Rolls Out Checkout With Smart Payment Buttons
PayPal Rolls Out Checkout With Smart Payment Buttons
June 28, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Today PayPal is launching Checkout with Smart Payment Buttons, the latest salvo in the firm’s ongoing war against checkout friction. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
June 25, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

My plan on Friday evening was to write a hard-hitting piece on a services segment with incredible marketplace friction. Then I went to Whole Foods...

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AiFi’s Plans To Scale Checkout-Free Grocery Stores
AiFi’s Plans To Scale Checkout-Free Grocery Stores
June 22, 2018  |  Innovation

It’s a stamp of approval and financial reward in an increasingly competitive field: AiFi, a U.S.-based company about to launch major tests of its cashier-less...

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Twenty-Two Percent Of Shoppers Use A Retailer’s Mobile App Because Of Discounts
Twenty-Two Percent Of Shoppers Use A Retailer’s Mobile App Because Of Discounts
May 22, 2018  |  Retail

Consumers love mobile apps: In fact, there were 175 billion downloads globally in 2017 — a 60 percent growth from 2015, according to App Annie’s...

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PayPal Checkout Has Conversion Rate Of 88.7 Percent
PayPal Checkout Has Conversion Rate Of 88.7 Percent
May 02, 2018  |  Payment Methods

A new study has found that PayPal checkout converts at 88.7 percent – 82 percent higher than a checkout without PayPal, including other digital wallets...

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