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How COVID-19 changed business payments

By Brady Harris, CEO of Dwolla Organizations across all industries are operating under completely different circumstances and many leaders are in uncharted territory as they maneuver through the coronavirus. If COVID-19 has taught us anything it’s that we must interact with our customers digitally in ...
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E-commerce Payments Trends Retail

Forget “new-normal”, welcome to “now-normal” e-commerce

Since the onset of COVID-19, we’ve been living with a shopping and e-commerce reality that industry analysts and trend watchers have dubbed the “new-normal.” Signifyd’s latest Pulse Report for E-commerce indicates the idea of “new-normal” is already an outdated concept and we really should now ...
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Credit Card & Online Fraud Cybersecurity E-commerce

US coronavirus scammers break $100 million barrier

Not only is COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the health and finances of consumers around the world, but scammers are also having a field day, surging past $105 million in fraud losses this year to date in the US alone. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...
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SMBs meet new consumer purchase preferences
Cybersecurity E-commerce Payments Research Retail

Visa study finds new consumer purchase paths and SMBs responding

From online shopping with rising digital and contactless payments and the massive increase in home deliveries, retail online and in-store after the pandemic will never be the same. Visa is out with a new study that looks at both shifting consumers’ preferences and small business ...
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B2B payments automation
Banking Fintech Payments Trends

Finexio finds payments growth and new partner despite pandemic

US B2B payments automation was gaining wider adoption last year and early into the new year. The obvious appeal to business owners and CFOs was cost savings, faster payments by clients and for suppliers, potential faster-pay discounts, quicker automated reconciliation, and a greatly reduced burden ...
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Amazon Q2 2020 revenue moonshot
E-commerce

Amazon’s Q2 financials moonshot

You really can’t analyze the payments industry without considering the role of e-commerce and the impact of the world’s largest e-commerce monolith – Amazon. Amazon’s Q2 financial results are in and they’re impressive by every standard including beating analysts’ expectations handily, maintaining growth momentum, and ...
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Millenials and their money
Banking E-commerce

Looking at young adults and their money habits

How much money did you save when you were young? Would your savings have helped you make it through the pandemic? Did you even know what a 401(k) was when you were younger? According to a Travis Credit Union survey of 1,859 US Millennials and ...
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Fintech Payments Technology Payments Trends

Navigating payments automation, COVID impact, and finding success

Q2 earnings reports are ramping up and it’s clear some companies are having very positive numbers for a couple of big reasons. One is their products and services were a perfect fit to meet the needs of customers during the COVID-19 crisis. The other is ...
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chargeback fraud
Chargebacks Credit Card & Online Fraud Cybersecurity

Chargebacks: All about the direct and hidden costs to business

By Douglas Hall, Publisher, PaymentsNEXT As if shopping cart abandonment, false credit card declines, and the pandemic aren’t causing enough problems for retailers and online sellers, chargebacks continue to be a pain in the profits. In fact, Chargebacks.com estimates for every $100 in chargebacks, the true cost ...
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Banking E-commerce Fintech

The role of payments innovation in small business: Brazil perspective

By Augusto Lins When it comes to adopting digital payments technology – the US market is a well-known laggard. In fact, as of 2019 – cash and checks still account for almost half of all SMB payments. However, COVID-19 has been a stress test for ...
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