PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Analysts at Morgan Stanley see a bright eCommerce future for Instagram and have raised the price target on Facebook stock, according to reports. Nowak thinks the eCommerce strategy Facebook wants to get going on Instagram advertisements will add $4 billion of revenue in 2021. “We Facebook shares rose 2.06

eCommerce 57

eCommerce Advertising Concentration Leverage 57

PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2020

In today’s top news, insurance tech startup Lemonade filed an IPO, and Affirm launched a high-yield savings account. Affirm Unveils High-Yield Savings Account. Affirm has debuted a high-yield savings account called Affirm Savings. Plus, retail dispute management firm Chargeback raised $6.6 InsurTech Lemonade To Go Public.

Accounting 52

Accounting Healthcare Startups Retail 52

PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

It has often been said during the last several weeks that the world has seen several years’ worth of eCommerce innovations advance in about three months, due to the pressure and pivots created by the global health pandemic. Before that, it had taken roughly 10 years to grow from 6 percent in 2009 to 16 percent in 2019.

eCommerce 60

eCommerce Entertainment Securities Retail 60

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Ranchere said challenger banks’ target market of millennial consumers have simply amassed fewer assets than their baby boomer parents have, as younger customers are less likely to have investment accounts or own homes. As a result, many firms have remained as sort of the entry-level checking-account substitute that they began as, he said.

eCommerce 56

eCommerce Banking Valuation Sales 56

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Setup requires creating accounts, product feeds, ad groups, product targets and conversion tracking. And that’s just the beginning: Once the campaigns are live, inventory needs to be refreshed continually, bids need to be updated and budgets optimized.”

Leverage 74

Leverage Advertising Budgeting Investments 74

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Delivering funds smoothly to employees in different nations is therefore essential, and it may require firms to migrate from paper checks to digital tools, especially those that suit the needs of employees who do not have bank accounts. Around The World Of Smarter Payments. Deep Dive: How Prepaid Cards Ease Employees' Payroll Pains.

Accounts Payable 88

Accounts Payable Leverage eCommerce Retail 88

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

The eCommerce fakers, Trulioo GM Zac Cohen told Karen Webster in a recent conversation, are an increasingly common occurrence. The good news, Cohen noted, is that the payments ecosystem now has a better understanding of why and how these eCommerce fakers ply their craft, and is now better-equipped to stop it.

eCommerce 43

eCommerce Invoicing Advertising Securities 43

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

They can use fraudulent invoices to scam unsuspecting businesses and consumers or hijack legitimate email correspondence during property transactions to divert funds into the bank accounts of their choosing, for example. eCommerce merchants are also leveraging behavioral biometrics to reduce cybercrime methods such as APP fraud.

Leverage 89

Leverage Accounting Securities eCommerce 89

PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

The launch on Tuesday (June 19) of a new eCommerce option for shoppers seeking makeup, hair care products, fragrances and similar products represents the expansion of another frontier for online shopping. The article described RED as a “true hybrid” of social media and eCommerce.

eCommerce 41

eCommerce Leverage Retail Accounting 41

PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

however, as 30 percent of the nation’s consumers have such accounts. Splitit also allows users to make payments from their credit card accounts and partnered with card services providers such as Mastercard and Visa to expand its reach. Buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions are steadily gaining favor in the U.S.,

eCommerce 58

eCommerce Retail Economics Leverage 58

PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2016

However, other categories that might have once been considered insulated from the spread of eCommerce are now its biggest sellers. In Q1, Q2 and Q4, clothes accounted for $12.4 For example, it’s still mostly easier to buy a car or a house in person. billion at that. billion, $11.8 billion and $17.2 billion in sales, respectively.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Leverage Sales Retail 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2020

Banks can offer APIs to power clients’ eCommerce launches, he said. Businesses today integrate APIs into their eCommerce websites and mobile apps to automate payments, collections and refunds, which allows their customers to experience instant services. Enabling Digital Payment Acceptance.

Banking 99

Banking eCommerce Leverage Reconciliations 99

Future CFO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The digital consumer population in Southeast Asia is still growing steadily and is forecast to reach 370 million by end-2022, accounting for 82% of the total population of 15-year-olds and above. This figure is projected to rise further to 402 million by 2027, accounting for 88% by the end of the forecast period.

Marketing 52

Marketing eCommerce Forecasting Accounting 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

But getting funds settled more quickly into their accounts can make all the difference in giving them the cash cushions they need to expand, weather economic shocks and even get their suppliers paid in a timely manner. The settlement wait can be several days in length, with even longer lag times over a holiday weekend.

Sales 141

Sales Prioritization eCommerce Invoicing 141

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve the eCommerce experience – not just in terms of warding off fraud, but also in making sure payments can be processed efficiently and that the most effective payment gateways are accessed. At least some of that data, he said, can be gathered at the point of sale interaction.

eCommerce 124

eCommerce Currencies Securities Leverage 124

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

"The Amazon experience" is now a worn-out catchphrase in the world of B2B eCommerce. But B2B eCommerce is not the same beast as B2C. You must think, 'How can we make our buyers' jobs easier through eCommerce?'" B2B payments aren't the only shift that the pandemic has initiated in the world of B2B eCommerce. noted King.

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B2B B2C Manufacturing eCommerce 107

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Merchants are optimizing their eCommerce operations, but this is posing challenges for some, including luxury merchants. Luxury retailers are also targeting millennial and Generation Z consumers to expand their customer bases, with one report showing that millennials accounted for 35 percent of high-end retail purchases, for example.

Planning 111

Planning eCommerce Retail Leverage 111

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In this week's roundup of bank-FinTech collaboration and open banking initiatives, Citi embraces the unlocking of account data to third-party FinTechs, while WEX weighs in on opportunity for banks to take advantage of partnerships. The company is focusing on users that may be underbanked, lacking traditional bank accounts.

Cash Flow Forecasting 123

Cash Flow Forecasting B2B Startups Financial Data 123

PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

As McTeague told PYMNTS, account creation is one of the most prevalent reasons for shopping cart abandonment. “We’ve We’ve seen our sellers delay the account creation until after purchase,” he said. That delay can have the initial impact of relieving the friction of account creation. What’s Needed.

B2C 78

B2C B2B eCommerce Leverage 78

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Leveraging an online platform and marketplace streamlines the process to make it easier for buyers and sellers to find each other in a highly fragmented industry. Whitney said he has seen a lot of highly targeted attacks lately involving business email compromise (BEC) that involved surveilling targets for weeks or months before attacking.

B2B 83

B2B Securities eCommerce Healthcare 83

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Land recently spoke with PYMNTS about the growing threat eSkimming presents, and detailed how payments tokenization and phishing awareness campaigns can keep consumers safe from these and other fraud tactics targeting eCommerce. Safeguarding Card Details.

Leverage 77

Leverage eCommerce Advertising Retail 77

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Cybercriminals deploy a variety of tactics to process their ill-gotten gains, ranging from techniques as basic as exchanging gift cards to ones as advanced as setting up fake eCommerce storefronts. Two-thirds of customers also felt that companies’ account security measures were subpar. Developments Around The AML/KYC Space.

Compliance 56

Compliance Prioritization eCommerce Leverage 56

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

As the world must go increasingly digital — perhaps permanently — people who had resisted the great shift to eCommerce have had to make the leap. For financial institutions (FIs), there’s the increased attention that must be paid to digital onboarding and card account openings that can be co-opted by bad guys. Ready or not.

Leverage 104

Leverage Securities Banking Numbers 104

PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

Banking services and money transfer app Revolut recently partnered with an open banking API provider to provide new services to account holders, for example. The collaboration enables Revolut customers to view data about all their different banks and bank accounts all in one spot in the app, thus supporting easier financial management.

Treasury 96

Treasury B2B Cash Management Leverage 96

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Most eCommerce shopping tools and sites that have seen usage surge during the pandemic have never been stressed to this extent. Still others are leveraging their mobile phones for innovative payment methods in brick-and-mortar stores, such as QR codes and other contactless payment options. This means eCommerce now accounts for 16.1

Retail 97

Retail eCommerce Sales Leverage 97

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Cloud financial management provider Sage Intacct is one company seeking to leverage APIs to better serve SMBs. The company expanded its API-based accounting platform into the U.K. Deep Dive: API-Powered Modernizations Keep B2B eCommerce Platforms Current. Around The B2B API World.

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B2B eCommerce Treasury Banking 78

PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

It was a niche B2B eCommerce platform for the architecture and design arena, however, that landed the most funding. Targeting small and medium-sized businesses, Wise offers checking accounts, Visa debit card push payments, bank transfers, check payments, invoicing and a Wise Card reader to help SMBs pay and get paid. Material Bank.

Banking 66

Banking B2B Accounts Payable eCommerce 66

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The above report that surveyed consumers from seven countries also noted that there was a 12 percent jump in promotion fraud within the eCommerce industry between March 11 and April 28. Offering discounts and personalized promotions can help them stand out from the crowd, especially as eCommerce spend in the U.S.

eCommerce 84

eCommerce Retail Leverage Sales 84

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

reported that annual active customer accounts jumped by 29.9 The eCommerce retailer also noted that mobile daily active users in June 2020 rose by 40 percent compared to June 2019, according to a Monday (Aug. The news comes as China’s largest eCommerce shopping event since the coronavirus put fear into the economy of Asia netted $136.5

GAAP 54

GAAP eCommerce Retail Leverage 54

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Google Cloud is rolling out Product Discovery Solutions for Retail, a new suite of services that will use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help eCommerce firms deliver personalized consumer experiences during a shopping journey’s initial phase. "As

Retail 83

Retail Prioritization eCommerce Leverage 83

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It’s largely a function of the COVID-era eCommerce explosion, and efforts to reduce fraud become more difficult during heavy buying periods like the year-end gifting holidays. During this hectic time of year, merchants are particularly vulnerable to promotion abuse, account takeover and transaction fraud.

Benchmarking 72

Benchmarking eCommerce Leverage Accounting 72

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

And as Blackhawk Network Global Head of Commerce Brett Narlinger said of the pandemic’s effects, “This situation has just helped accelerate retailers’ realization of the need to meet consumers’ eCommerce demands in order to survive and thrive in this environment.”. The transformation and shift toward digital has always been inevitable.

Retail 66

Retail Prioritization eCommerce Leverage 66

PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Winning The New War With Account Takeover. Brands, he noted, have every incentive to give their best customers the VIP experience — hence they let them create accounts so their credit information, past purchases and associated data can be kept and used to curate and customize the consumer experience.

Securities 94

Securities Accounting eCommerce Leverage 94

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Debit has become exceedingly popular over the past year as social distancing and stay-at-home orders reduce consumers’ cash reliance and the ongoing economic decline and rising unemployment rates make them wary of taking out loans or leveraging credit. Debit Fraud Threats In The Time Of eCommerce.

Banking 66

Banking eCommerce Leverage Numbers 66

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

At a time when the pandemic has seen a massive shift toward digital commerce, the Mexican arm of Walmart – the world’s largest retailer – is looking to leverage the river of remittances that its customers receive from the United States, and to keep more of that cash in-store. Noting that eCommerce only accounts for 3.8

eCommerce 69

eCommerce Leverage Retail Sales 69

PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Digital banking and eCommerce are making rapid gains in 2020 as consumers turn to online channels to make purchases and avoid potential exposure to COVID-19. FIs often ask new customers to supply personal details to verify their identities during account opening, but this method can fail to stop synthetic ID fraudsters.

Leverage 58

Leverage Accounting Banking Numbers 58

PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

Other developers are leveraging various automation systems, which combat fraud by reducing the opportunities humans have to disrupt the system and increasing the digital payments’ transparency. Account takeovers (ATOs), identity theft and phishing were found to be the most common methods of attack in this region.

Advertising 63

Advertising Leverage eCommerce Accounting 63