Category: E-payment & Data Security

September 18, 2019

E-commerce, conducted as it is in the digital ether, is a cash-free zone. The Amazon Go store is an innovation that brings the smooth no-cash transactions of online shopping to brick and mortar, built on the promise of alleviating one […]

August 19, 2019

Rite Aid is updating its payment processor and security solutions covering more than 2,400 stores nationwide as well as its e-commerce site. The retail pharmacy giant selected Bank of America Merchant Services to bring together payment, e-commerce and security solutions […]

June 24, 2019

The new integration furthers e-commerce efforts to meet customers where they are by providing a variety of payment options. Jose Ugia, a Google Developers engineer, pointed out in the company’s blog post that customers who choose to use their PayPal […]

June 4, 2019

Allowing more smaller merchants onto its PayPal Commerce Platform is the online payment system’s latest move toward strengthening its market position. Just over a year ago, the company acquired iZettle, a small business commerce platform that’s popular in Europe and […]

May 16, 2019

We live in a very digitally-conscious age where anyone can do virtually anything with a smartphone. Consumers can make a bill payment, purchase products online, and store their credit card information in their phones so there’s no need to carry […]

May 14, 2019

Blockchain-based technology like cryptocurrencies have been hyped for several years, but concrete applications, particularly for the end consumer, have remained extremely limited. Wild fluctuations in the markets and the prevalence of fraudulent Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have also made investors […]

April 30, 2019

Millennials and Generation Z customers are adopting gift cards more frequently than Gen X and Baby Boomer consumers​. As younger generations purchase e-gift cards more frequently, the adoption rate from older generations will increase as well, according to the report. […]

March 25, 2019

Backlash against cashless stores is growing in some of the major markets where Amazon currently operates Go stores as well as those where it’s looking to expand. Philadelphia’s mayor just signed a bill to ban cashless stores, with the law […]

March 22, 2019

EBay’s addition of mobile payment platforms such as Google Pay and Apple Pay likely will appeal to the growing number of consumers who are becoming more comfortable with mobile payment platforms. Tech-savvy millennials and Generation Z have led the way […]

March 14, 2019

This offering is the latest example of how PayPal’s partnerships with traditional financial institutions and payment card companies are paying off. It first partnered with JPMorgan Chase in 2017, and the companies have looked beyond just broadening acceptance of PayPal […]