Category: Tech

September 14, 2021

Digital wallet usage has continued to soar skyrocket lockdown restrictions were lifted across the UK, as the nation reaches a “tipping point” in how it chooses to pay for goods. Nearly two thirds (62 per cent) of Brits said they […]

September 10, 2021

Why is payment orchestration suddenly getting so much attention? The truth is, it’s not a new idea, but what is different is the accelerated drive toward digital transformation and the advantages of cloud computing. Payment orchestration is no longer optional. […]

September 9, 2021

Digital wallets are estimated to account for $11 billion of online spend by 2026, according to figures from emerchantpay. The study, which has been published to examine consumer behaviour post pandemic shows that there will be stark differences in attitudes […]

September 7, 2021

Retailers are still reeling from the impact of COVID-19, which will have long-term effects on how people shop. A survey of 1,000-plus consumers that Standard conducted in November 2020 about their holiday shopping plans found that: 36 percent planned to […]

August 30, 2021

The pandemic isn’t over, but in many parts of the world, things are starting to look up. With vaccinations increasingly available, people are beginning to resume their favorite activities. For some, that means in-person shopping. During the pandemic, consumers got […]

August 27, 2021

“As a small business, we found that traditional banks were not great at giving us what we needed, so when we were looking to secure additional funding, we turned to the Capital for Ebay business sellers programme,” Stuff U Sell […]

August 23, 2021

China has strengthened its resolve against Big Tech in the country with a new law which restricts companies’ abilities to collect consumer data. The new bill, coined the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) lays out the first-of-its-kind comprehensive list of […]

August 19, 2021

H&M has announced plans to launch a new fashion resale platform dubbed ‘Rewear’ allowing shoppers to buy and sell fashion items from any brand. Rewear will launch in Canada on September 7 and be “inclusive of all brands in Canada […]

August 18, 2021

It just got a little easier for consumers to buy now, pay later (BNPL) for purchases they may have otherwise put off. PayPal Holdings said starting this fall it will no longer charge late fees for missed payments on buy […]

August 16, 2021

Online ticket resellers like StubHub and Viagogo could be shut down entirely for breaking consumer protection rules under new proposals. Ticket retail platforms are facing strict new measures which could see them slapped with severe fines or even shut down […]