Running an e-commerce business has plenty of challenges for the site owners, but accepting essential payments shouldn’t be one. There are a few credit card types that each e-commerce site should always accept. This capability ensures that most visitors to your site can quickly complete payments without a hassle. Mastercard and Visa Credit Cards or […]
Combat Chargeback Fraud as E-Commerce Surges in Popularity
It’s no secret that e-commerce has expanded rapidly in the last few years, which means the time to combat chargeback fraud is now. The e-commerce trend has only been accelerated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of even the most traditionally minded established bricks and mortar businesses have been forced to develop an online presence […]
Maximize Your Profitability with Subscription Billing
It’s not suitable for every type of business, but for those merchants who can implement it the subscription billing model is a huge and growing opportunity. Business analysts now estimate that this sector is growing at almost 9% a year, and is likely to hit a global turnover of some $7.5 within the next five […]
Visa’s Joining the Buy Now Pay Later Market – Here’s What Merchants Need to Know
The Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) movement has skyrocketed in recent years. The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent high inflation have meant a tough cash squeeze for many customers. So it’s not surprising that Buy Now Pay Later has recently expanded dramatically. Of course, it’s always been possible for many consumers to use credit cards in this […]
Buy Now Pay Later – Some Pros and Cons for Merchants
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) is generating a lot of buzz at the moment, but it’s really just a reinvention of the old-fashioned installment plan (AKA layaway) — a method of doing business that has been with us since the nineteenth century, if not even earlier. As a way of deferring the pain of parting […]
Inventory Manipulation – Yet Another Type of Bot Attack You Need to Know About
In recent years you’ve probably become all too familiar with the threat posed to your business by various malicious bots. Card testing, data theft, and the sending of spam messages are just a few of the ways in which bad actors can use bots to interfere with your operations. But unfortunately, there’s now another relatively […]
E-Commerce 2022: The Most Common Fraud Types You May Still be Missing
Sadly, customer and third-party fraud is something that all businesses have to contend with. And despite huge advances in prevention technology, it seems that bad actors are often still a step ahead of honest merchants. But as surprising as it may seem, industry studies suggest that many businesses do not even know the types of […]