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How Music Retailers Keep Card-Not-Present Fraud From Sounding A Sour Note

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Consumers who previously paid for purchases by swiping or inserting their cards at in-store point-of-sale (POS) terminals are now turning to contactless cards and online shopping to safely and easily obtain needed goods. Deep Dive: Keeping Security Present Even When Cards Are N ot. The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up shopping behavior.

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eBay: Offline Payment Preferences Are Changing Online Habits

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The pandemic is proving to be a tough loyalty test for retailers, as they are competing for customers’ attention in an environment where competition is still present in both online and in stores. One recent study found that 51.7 They are beginning to value placing more emphasis on being able to pay however they like, for example.

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How Subscriptions Bridge The Online/Offline Learning Divide

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The pandemic has presented financial challenges for consumers and businesses alike. This does not mean that businesses are pausing plans to offer innovative subscription services, however. How Outschool Is Taking A Flexible Approach To Meeting Demand For Online Education.

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How Video Games Are Helping Retailers Grow And Innovate

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Video games are helping to drive retail innovation and growth, and that includes the hot area of subscription commerce. This is only part of the innovation trend stemming from video games. Consumers are buying Tilly’s products online, as digital growth was up 22 percent in 2018.

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FinTech Innovation Eases B2C Sellers’ Entrance Into The B2B World

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There’s a huge opportunity [in B2B payments] for businesses that have traditionally focused on the consumer,” David Disque , president of Corporate Spending Innovations (CSI), said in an interview with Karen Webster. It’s accelerated online shopping, and it’s doing the same thing for businesses.

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Innovative Approaches To Retail With Digital Technology

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Online marketplaces are connecting retailers, consumers and nonprofits amid the pandemic. And online shopping and digital fraud are increasing simultaneously, but merchants can take steps to ensure that debit-based card-not-present (CNP) transactions are kept safe. All this, Today in Data. 92%: Portion of U.S.

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ACI: Innovation Will Accelerate The Digital Economy In 2021

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Debbie Guerra, executive vice president of merchant payments and payments intelligence solutions at ACI Worldwide , dives into how digital transformation will be key to enabling businesses, individuals and entire economies to recover from the huge challenges presented by the pandemic. Challenges And Opportunities Ahead In 2021.