Category: E-payment & Data Security

November 9, 2022

Presented here for discussion is a summary of a current article published with permission from Knowledge@Wharton, the online research and business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. “The Customer-Base Audit,” co-authored by Wharton marketing professor […]

October 31, 2022

A large proportion of consumers are turning to financial tools including credit cards and overdrafts to deal with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, according to a report from banking platform Yapily. The research reveals that almost nine in 10 shoppers have […]

October 27, 2022

Amazon on Tuesday said that it is adding the Venmo peer-to-peer (P2P) payment service to the options it provides shoppers purchasing goods from its platform. The company is currently rolling the Venmo option out with plans to make it available […]

October 25, 2022

The world has gone digital, and as a result, global concern regarding data privacy has skyrocketed. Consumer-facing media platforms have historically profited from ad revenue, the success of which has been fueled by the insights derived from accessing and analyzing […]

October 7, 2022

The Online Safety Bill in its current form is a “mess” and needs a “total rewrite”, according to a leading digital human rights lawyer. Dr Susie Alegre has warned that the proposed internet safety laws – which are due to […]

October 7, 2022

The European Commission has said on Friday that Canadian ecommerce giant Shopify has committed to putting improvements in place in order to make shopping safer for customers online, according to a statement. It committed to changing the design of its […]

October 6, 2022

Farfetch has announced it will offer customers the chance to purchase items on its marketplace with cryptocurrency in 37 countries. The luxury fashion platform said it will initially accept six cryptocurrencies which include Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), […]

September 30, 2022

Gen Z consumers are disproportionately impacted by the pitfalls of buy now pay later (BNPL), particularly cases of identity fraud, according to a new report by GBG. The research reveals that 19% of UK Gen Z consumers, aged 18-to-24-year-olds, have […]

September 23, 2022

Small businesses just like yours are taking the plunge into ecommerce every day, by setting up simple online shops. If you’ve decided to make a push into online retail too, then figuring out how best to take online payments will […]

September 20, 2022

Card payment expenditure climbed over $42 trillion in 2021, marking a 23% rise, according to RBR. The rise came off the back of the world’s recovery from the effects of the pandemic, which had initially led to a fall in […]

August 26, 2022

Buy now, pay later company Affirm has watched its shares tumble 11% in morning trading after posting a disappointing full-year revenue forecast. There has been a mixed picture for tech stocks and how they have dealt with rising rates of […]

August 24, 2022

Having traveled in Europe and most recently, in Mexico, I was impressed by the fact that most restaurants I frequented use table-side credit card authorization terminals, irrespective of type or level of service and price points. These devices enable the […]

August 24, 2022

Retailers may be missing out by not accepting payments in cryptocurrency, according to a new report by specialised payments platform Paysafe. The research reveals that a staggering 80% of crypto owners want to pay for goods with their crypto balances […]

July 5, 2022

One of the most significant economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic was the dramatic increase in ecommerce as consumers avoided brick-and-mortar stores. The industry was quick to pivot and enable businesses to operate without requiring a physical presence, which helped […]

June 27, 2022

New research from payment provider Mollie has found that a lack of payment options means that nine in 10 consumers abandon payments. Mollie‘s survey of 1,000 UK consumers asked participants about their shopping habits and experiences – it was revealed […]

June 6, 2022

Etsy has launched a new purchase protection program, designed to safeguard both buyers and sellers. Under the current rules, buyers have limited options if something goes wrong with their purchase. Typically, Etsy will direct a buyer back to the seller […]

April 26, 2022

The value of digital wallets transactions will exceed $12 trillion in 2026, from $7.5 trillion in 2022, according to a new study from Juniper Research. To capitalise on this growth, the research predicts leading digital payment vendors will diversify their […]

April 21, 2022

Made, founded in 2009 following the Great Recession of 2008 to support up-and-coming designers, has found a newfound purpose during the COVID-19 pandemic. PayPal’s involvement in Made’s relaunch is part of the payments company’s efforts to close the racial wealth […]

April 19, 2022

As a technology vendor, I have rare insight into the day-to-day of online retailer consumer traffic. So I regularly help customers identify and fight a hidden drag on their growth: ad fraud. I spend hours speaking with customers about their […]

April 14, 2022

Privacy has always been a hot topic, but recently temperatures have been rising. From the Facebook Files to Netflix’s documentary The Social Dilemma, we now understand more than ever how social networks and search engines utilize our data not only […]