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New Data: Twice As Many Online Shoppers Believe Credit Cards Are More Secure Than Debit Cards

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It is well known that shoppers tend to behave differently online than they do in brick-and-mortar stores — and this extends to how they choose to pay at checkout. One of the more notable differences is their tendency to favor credit cards online and other options such as digital wallets over debit cards.

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From Retail To Restaurants, Holiday Gift Card Sales Are Hot

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In a year that’s been filled with lifestyle changes, personal pivots and business adaptations, 2020 may also go down as the year of the gift card as studies show an outsized increase in sales leading up to the busy holiday season. InMarket’s data also showed customers were spending about 17 percent more on gift cards in 2020.

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Deep Dive: How Online Retailers Kept Fraudsters From Having A Merry Little Christmas

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The holiday shopping season is the most wonderful time of the year for the retail industry. Brick-and-mortar merchants and online retailers alike often rely on end-of-year sales to generate up to 40 percent of their annual revenues and start the new year on a positive note. A notable $730 billion in U.S.

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Why Online Retail Fraud Is On the Rise

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From counterfeiting to identity theft to phishing attacks, digital fraud takes many forms — and online shopping continues to make consumers and merchants vulnerable to such attacks. According to a new LexisNexis study , overall retail fraud attempts doubled year-over-year and tripled since 2017. last year, a 6.5 last year, a 6.5

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Five Key Takeaways From PYMNTS’ BNPL Study

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With providers such as Bill Me Later / PayPal Credit, Afterpay, Affirm, Klarna and FuturePay all vying for a larger slice of the BNPL pie, as well as further availability through retailers online and in-store, it's no wonder why this payment choice is on the rise. The fact is, shoppers frequently choose BNPL because they like it.

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Mastercard And Ethoca Help Merchants, Issuers Improve Online Transaction Clarity

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A new Mastercard initiative aims to improve online transaction clarity so that customers can know exactly who they purchased from, according to a press release Tuesday (Sept. A study commissioned by Ethoca showed that 96 percent of U.S. A study commissioned by Ethoca showed that 96 percent of U.S.

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Visa: Real-Time Settlement, Online Marketplaces Help Put SMBs Back On The Road To Recovery

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Online marketplaces are the digital storefronts helping small to mid-sized businesses survive — but adding real-time settlement into the mix can help them thrive. And 60 percent of surveyed firms selling across online marketplaces would take their business to one that offers real-time settlement.

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