CardinalCommerce Inks Bitcoin Deal with Bitnet
CardinalCommerce and Bitnet have joined forces to make immediately available the ability for merchants to accept online payments using Bitcoin.
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How to Increase Revenue via International Ecommerce
As countless retailers have learned, the challenges faced by retailers as they attempt to expand into international ecommerce are more complex now than ever before. Here’s how partnering with the right merchant acquiring bank can help.
Realex Payments Acquired by Global Payments
Realex Payments, one of Europe’s largest and fastest growing payment gateways, has been acquired by Global Payments, a worldwide provider of payment technology services.
Dealing With a Strong U.S. Dollar
The U.S. dollar has never been so popular. It is currently more valuable than it’s been in the last six years prompting many industry experts to declare 2015 “The year of the dollar.” So what impact does this have for if you’re selling on online marketplaces?
What’s Your Customer’s Preferred Payment Method?
Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal are accepted in many but not all countries, and, even when accepted, they are often not the most popular payment methods. In many places, restricting your shoppers to only these forms of payment may prevent many would-be consumers from clicking to buy. Here are just a few examples, four of which comprise more than 40 percent of the world’s population.
Apple Watch will be a Mobile Payments Game-changer
The long-awaited Apple Watch was unveiled on Monday, and Apple hopes wearers of the luxury time-piece will use it, among other things, as a mobile wallet. See what impact Apple Watch will have on mobile payments.
Where is the Payments Industry Heading?
Zooz went to the Twittersphere and set up an expert panel of 13 payments influencers to answer questions about issues affecting retailers, consumers and the payments sector today. Here’s what the panelists had to say about the most significant payments trends of 2015.
Chico’s FAS to Close 120 Stores, Lay Off 240
In order to rationalize costs and focus more on omnichannel, Chico’s FAS plans to close 120 locations through 2017, including 35 this year.
3 Payments Trends to Watch in 2015
The payments space is becoming increasingly crowded. To help sort through the changes taking place in the payments landscape, here are a few trends to watch for in the year ahead.
Smart Card Technology Will Affect Your Fraud Prevention Strategy
EMV smart-chip cards made standard in Europe will soon make their way to the U.S., impacting your fraud prevention strategy. As smart cards become standard in the U.S., forward thinking ecommerce merchants must prepare for the coming increase in online fraud.