How will shoppers pay online in 2026?
By TrueLayer Cards have been successful in driving global commerce over the last century, but they weren’t designed for digital. The experience of paying by card online is often poor and security is weak — yet costs to businesses remains high. In 2021, credit and debit cards made up 41% of all ecommerce payments in […]
The future of ecommerce payments: 3 ways open banking is ready to challenge card payments
By TrueLayer One key motivation behind open banking is to enable the growth of alternative payment methods. With the continuing growth of online retail sales and the card network’s ageing infrastructure, there’s an opportunity for the ecommerce industry to embrace open banking payments. Here are three reasons why open banking is ready to challenge the […]
Connect, Manage, Optimize: The three pillars of payment orchestration explained
Payment orchestration is getting more and more buzz in the digital payments world. It will soon become a requirement in the software stack of businesses trading internationally. This article from BridgerPay will walk you through the three principles that make payment orchestration the invaluable tool it is… Payment orchestration is not just a buzzword. It’s […]
FREE GUIDE: Automate your ecommerce operations to drive growth
By Linnworks As your sales increase and your operations scale across multiple channels, automation is key to keeping control as you drive growth. To continue finding new customers and growing sales, retailers need to be wherever their customers want to shop. To deliver a frictionless and convenient experience from product discovery right through to fulfillment […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Magento 2 + Thunes
Magento is a powerful e-commerce platform that offers both an open source version for smaller businesses and the enterprise level offering for more advanced sellers. Built on top of industry leading technologies, choose simplicity with this free integration of our Magento 2 plugin. The rise in online shopping has been exponential. To keep up with this […]
Take back control from rising payments costs
E-com payments survey results by Trustly More and more people are shopping online every day. In the increasingly digital world of commerce, there’s no room for poor experiences that lead to unnecessary costs. Especially when it comes to payments. For merchants thinking of taking their business across borders, traditional payment methods can cause more headaches […]
SCA is on the horizon: what happens next?
By Rob Crutchington is Director of Encoded After several delays, the new deadline for implementing full Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliance[i]for e-commerce transactions is now on the horizon. From 14 March next year any merchant that fails to comply with the requirements could be subject to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fines. Since the deadline was […]
How subscription boxes can help retailers bounce back post-pandemic
Retailing is one of the largest sectors of the UK economy, with 306,000 shops employing 2.9 million people and with a (pre-Covid-19) annual sales volume of £394 billion. However, there’s no doubt that last year brought significant challenges. Whilst supermarkets were deemed essential and saw demand increase, many non-food retailers were forced to close at […]
How will Apple Mail privacy updates affect your email marketing?
By Fresh Relevance June 2021 has seen a series of new privacy updates from Apple, including the announcement of their Mail Privacy Protection initiative. These measures are designed to protect the privacy of the end-user. The changes will help users prevent senders from knowing when they open an email, and mask their IP address so […]
SCA: Three things every merchant needs to know
With online fraud on the increase, companies must take action to make sure they meet the updated version of the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) which will mandate Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the deadline for implementing full SCA compliance for e-commerce transactions is now 14 March 2022. The first […]
