Checkout Abandonment news and trends

Can Price Be The Cart Abandonment Game Changer?
Retail // January 25, 2017

Shopping cart abandonment remains a major challenge for online retailers, but new research revealed that shipping costs and the overall cost of the order are two significant factors in the decision process to purchase or abandon. In a Q4 2016 study from FuturePay, consumers were...

Five Elements Of — And Fixes For — Checkout Abandonment
eCommerce // March 22, 2016

Fresh off PYMNTS’ Innovation Project 2016 last week, MPD CEO Karen Webster and BlueSnap CEO Ralph Dangelmaier reconnected for a discussion surrounding the release of BlueSnap’s latest platform enhancements, which specifically address 5 key elements of checkout abandonment for online and mobile merchants.

Does Every Merchant Need A Target Strategy?
BlueSnap // November 10, 2015

Target made news last week when it announced that it was setting up a separate site to accommodate the 50 million cross-border shoppers who were not able to buy from their U.S. site. But is that the only way that merchants can capture their share...

Finovate Fall 2015 Recap: How FinTech Companies Pitch Innovation
Merchant Innovation // September 17, 2015

In March 2015 at Innovation Project, MPD CEO Karen Webster shared — backed by myriad examples from payments leaders — that the payments, commerce and tech industries were converging like never before. And there was one device leading the charge. “More than any other, mobile is...

Interviews & Exclusives
A Debit-Enabled Fix To In-Store Checkout Abandonment

March 30, 2020
Debit cardholders often choose this payment method because it is more secure than carrying cash — which cannot be recovered if lost — and may safeguard them against spending more than they have, which is not the case with credit cards. Debit networks need to ensure that customers feel safe using the payment method, and […]