Ecommerce fraud is a problem every online retailer faces. Signifyd, an eCommerce fraud protection provider, reports that in 2018 total fraud losses were 7 percent of revenue, totaling over $10 billion, a 3 percent increase on the previous year. The situation is even worse in some verticals, with the beauty and jewelry industry losing over 10 percent of revenue to...
With online sales multiplying by the day, and 2020 predictions for the sector approximating at trillions of dollars, merchants must understand key market trends to stay afloat in a dynamic market. Payments, for instance, are vital in making the sales process successful. With the advent and widespread use of cellphones, the adoption of mobile wallets have increased, and so have...
Taking credit card payments is the order of things when it comes to online customer-retailer relations. And to be able to accept cards, debit or credit, you must have access to a merchant account. Normal businesses will find many willing merchant account providers but those classified as high-risk for one reason or another must hassle hard or look in the...
A 2019 survey by 2checkout.com on customer buying habits revealed some facts about online shoppers; that data security and confidentiality matter most to customers when buying from a web-based merchant. The study also found that buyers are most likely to abandon a filled shopping cart because of a mind-change about a purchase than due to reasons like prolonged delivery periods...
E-commerce is rising all over the world. Mobile is adapting to the changes in today’s world of payments. Advancements in mobile technologies are making it much easier for consumers to pay for goods and services via their mobile devices. Here, the issue of authentication for e-commerce becomes of special importance, and this article is about all these things. Authentication for...
The number of both fraud attacks and false declines is growing. Are you working on preventing false declines? Do you have a secure payment processor to rely on? Not sure? No worries! This article will help you with preventing false declines easily. Preventing False Declines Let’s start with the so-called “friendly fraud.” It’s to do with cardholders wrongly disputing purchases...
Global retail e-commerce is moving forward with double-digit growth. International consumer markets are experiencing rapid growth. In 2017 alone, China accounted for 67.1% of all e-commerce sales around the globe. If you’re interested in more details about global e-commerce and want to obtain a secure and cheap e-commerce merchant account, this article is here to help you. E-Commerce Growth: E-Commerce...
Online marketplaces and services are becoming the shopper’s favorite, and most companies are taking their businesses to the web; or running both physical and online stores. Once they are there, they realize they’ve landed in Rome and have no option but to blend in if they are going to survive— adopt a customer centric approach. But Jia Wertz, an ecommerce...
Europol went public with a report on the ongoing counterfeiting, and what came out should be an eye-opener. The cross-national police force was working with European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and their investigations came to one conclusion; professional syndicates organize most of these crimes. This was the first-ever Intellectual Property Crime Threat Assessment covered the entire European Union. And...
Forrester Research reported in 2017 that B2B (business-to-business) e-commerce transactions will climb to $1.2 trillion by 2021. Within the United States, this accounts for more than 13% of all B2B sales. That figure is up $889 billion in sales calculated at the end of 2018. None of this is surprising considering more day-to-day decisions are left in the hands of...
