PCI DSS: Why it pays to comply
By Rob Crutchington, Managing Director, Encoded For customers to buy from an organisation either in person, online or via a contact centre they need to be confident that their payment cards will not be compromised, their personal details are secure and their identities cannot be stolen. PCI DSS was created to protect consumers and merchants […]
Online retailers ‘lose over £1 billion annually’ due to lack of available payment methods
67% of UK adults find a lack of payment methods available at online checkouts frustrating, while 20% admit that they always abandon their online basket if they cannot pay using their preferred method. That’s according to research conducted by Merchant Advice Service, which polled 2,200 UK adults over the age of 18, all of whom […]
Brands ‘must improve’ online experiences and embrace personalisation
While most top retailers have gift cards available there is still a huge opportunity for brands to capitalise on the gift card market. That’s according to research from NAPCO, in conjunction with Blackhawk Network, which evaluated the state of key merchants’ gift card offerings, including TKMaxx, H&M and Apple. The report highlights how retailers can reap the […]
WEBINAR REWIND: Creating a Winning SCA Strategy in 2021
Don’t worry if you missed last week’s insightful Signifyd webinar, Creating a Winning SCA Strategy in 2021 – you can now re-watch the entire session online. Here’s the premise: As if the challenges of COVID weren’t enough for online retailers to cope with, the second phase of the payments services directive continues, bringing with it its […]
Getting conversion right doesn’t stop at the buy button
By Ed Whitehead, MD Europe, Signifyd There is no great mystery behind the reasons conversion rate is the gold standard for measuring ecommerce success. Conversion is where the money is. It’s the moment that the hard work of marketing, merchandising and customer acquisition pays off. So, is it possible to be too focused on conversion rate? […]
PSD2 is live – What are merchants experiencing?
By Ekata The revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) went into effect this past January 1st for many countries across Europe. The payments ecosystem has been hard at work for the past year setting up their compliance for the new regulation. Now that the time has come to see the interactions play out, we wanted to […]
Are you optimising your European checkout conversion rates?
By Max Roberts, UK Country Leader, Stripe All ecommerce businesses face a common challenge: How do you remove unnecessary friction so that a consumer is more likely to make a purchase? One of the final and most crucial steps in this conversion journey is often neglected: the checkout flow. As companies scale to new global […]
Pixxles – The future of payments is coming
By Pixxles Payments don’t need to be complicated. Pixxles is keeping it simple with a new end-to-end payment solution for online merchants. We’re not re-inventing payments, we’re just perfecting them. The future of payments is coming soon. Visit www.pixxles.com to register for launch updates and search #PixxlesPowerUps for tips on how to grow your #eCommerce business.
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 […]
