merchants

Amazon Launches Inventory Performance Index To Maintain Merchant Inventory

Amazon Launches Inventory Performance Index To Maintain Merchant Inventory
Amazon Launches Inventory Performance Index To Maintain Merchant Inventory
July 02, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is rolling out a new system to manage the inventory of third-party merchants. Dubbed Inventory Performance Index, the solution aims to compel sellers to...

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Etsy’s Reset (And Its Discontents)
Etsy’s Reset (And Its Discontents)
June 27, 2018  |  Retail

The story at Etsy in summer 2018 is a much more cheerful tale than the story of Etsy entering the summer of 2017. After a...

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Chargehound: Getting Merchants Up To Speed With Chargeback Data
Chargehound: Getting Merchants Up To Speed With Chargeback Data
June 06, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

When a merchant receives a chargeback, chances are that the transaction in question took place weeks or even months ago, meaning the revenue was already...

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Amazon’s Pay By Invoice Illuminates Delayed Payment Debate In US
Amazon’s Pay By Invoice Illuminates Delayed Payment Debate In US
May 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In the day-to-day minutiae of cash flow management, strategy is key. There can be a bit of a tug of war between accounts payable and...

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Fighting Off Unforced Errors
Fighting Off Unforced Errors
March 28, 2018  |  Today In Data

Yogi Berra, explaining a loss, once told reporters the problem was, “We made too many wrong mistakes.” We’d laugh, but in payments and commerce, there...

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More Than One-Quarter Of Amazon Merchant Sales Cross Borders
More Than One-Quarter Of Amazon Merchant Sales Cross Borders
March 20, 2018  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon is encouraging its eCommerce vendors to sell their goods internationally, as cross-border sales are becoming an increasingly important part of the retailer’s revenue. Get...

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Venezuelans Struggle As More Merchants Want To Be Paid In Dollars
Venezuelans Struggle As More Merchants Want To Be Paid In Dollars
December 27, 2017  |  International

With many merchants in Venezuela charging in dollars or their black market equivalent, many basic necessities — including food, dental and medical services — are...

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Visa Says Chip Cards Reduced Counterfeit Fraud By 66 Percent
Visa Says Chip Cards Reduced Counterfeit Fraud By 66 Percent
December 19, 2017  |  VISA

Visa, the payments company, revealed Monday (Dec. 18) in an infographic that counterfeit fraud is down in the U.S. at merchants that are using chip-enabled...

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