Synchronising Europe — Is regulatory compliance slowing your international growth?
By Nick Noyer, Head of EMEA Marketing, Stripe Sixty-four percent of online businesses would sell to 10 or more EU countries if regulation were consistent. In 2020 we commissioned research with leaders of 500 online European businesses to understand how they would benefit from a more consistent and harmonised regulatory framework across the European Union’s […]
Finally, a real alternative to cards for e-commerce and contact centre payments – Open banking payments
By Ordo As businesses have digitised, payments had to follow suit. The only option for taking these remote payments, to date, has been with credit and debit cards. But cards are expensive and increasingly complex to support operationally, and fraught with fraud. New open banking payments regulation and technology has allowed innovative regulated payments institutions […]
Limonetik helps Utily.fr, a French moving company startup, expand its payment method options
By Limonetik The COVID-19 crisis has given a fillip to the moving company market. French startup Utily.fr has called on Limonetik, specialised in international payments and marketplace solutions, to set up a multi-instalment payment solution with FLOA, a French banking leader in omnichannel payment. Launched in 2018 and based in Vincennes near Paris, Utily.fr, a […]
PSD2 SCA: How Ready are Issuers? A Guide for the Payments Ecosystem
By Ekata In the fall of 2020, Ekata conducted in-depth research into the European Payments Service Provider (PSP) ecosystem. We surveyed over 500 large and medium issuers & platforms to better paint a picture of the opportunities and challenges ahead. This ebook aims to inform and help merchants, PSPs and acquirers with issuer readiness findings and […]
Learn from the best at this month’s eCommerce Forum!
There are only two free places left at this month virtual eCommerce Forum, giving you access to live industry webinars including… “Grow like a Badass Unicorn” Each of us has the potential to grow as fast and big as $1billion Unicorn start-ups. All we need is personal development so that we can ignite our best possible selves… […]
Online spending hit record highs in January
All types of UK retailers have reported an increase in their proportion of online spending in January 2021, with food stores reaching an historic high of 12.2% of sales conducted online. That’s according to the latest data from the ONS, which reveals that in January 2021 total retail sales volumes decreased by 8.2% when compared […]
Switzerland leaps to top of UN global ecommerce index
Switzerland has replaced the Netherlands at the top of UNCTAD’s Business-to-Consumer ecommerce Index 2020, which ranks 152 countries on their readiness to engage in online commerce. Europe remains by far the most prepared region for ecommerce, according to the report, but wide gaps with countries with the lowest level of readiness need to be addressed […]
Do you specialise in Conversion Rate Optimisation or Fraud Management? We want to hear from you!
Each month on eCommerce & Payments Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on different parts of the market – and in March we’ll be focussing on Conversion Rate Optimisation & Fraud Management. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help eCommerce management buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you’re […]
CALL FOR SPEAKERS! Would you like to talk at the eCommerce Forum?
We’re looking for ecommerce industry thought-leaders to share their knowledge at the upcoming eCommerce Forum, which is taking pace virtually on March 24th & 25th. If you’re available on those dates, have an internet connection and would like to take part in this unmissable industry event, simply fill out this form, or contact Craig Ross […]
Third of UK consumers have ‘stopped purchasing EU goods’
A survey has found that 34% of UK consumers have stopped purchasing goods and services from the European Union since the UK officially left the world’s largest trading block. Eskenzi PR & Marketing, which carried out the research, highlights that since Brexit’s historic change in the relationship between Europe and the UK, stories have circulated – anecdotally […]