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Zelle Attracting More Businesses as the Platform Grows into a Preferred Payment Platform amid COVID-19

Peer to peer transaction processing platforms such as Zelle serve as a bridge that connects consumers and allow them to make and receive payments. However, lately, businesses are increasingly adopting these services, even threatening to beat consumer usage. So far, up to seven leading financial institutions are helping home-service firms, and small enterprises collect payments… Read More »Zelle Attracting More Businesses as the Platform Grows into a Preferred Payment Platform amid COVID-19

FTC: ‘Product Not Received’ Complaints amid Corona Double Cases Recorded in Last Festive Shopping Spree

A pandemic is a difficult time to run a business, but just how bad is the situation amid COVID-19? The most recent data by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the official protector of US consumers, shows a tough struggle among ecommerce merchants. Consumer complaints have surged significantly amid a crisis. Over 50 percent of those… Read More »FTC: ‘Product Not Received’ Complaints amid Corona Double Cases Recorded in Last Festive Shopping Spree

Ebay’s Payments Partnership with PayPal on its Dying Embers: What Next for Merchants?

eBay and PayPal had a significant payment agreement in 2015 which is about to expire. In the past, PayPal has been the chief payment processor for the Ecommerce firm—for several years. And merchants are raising concerns about how payment processing will happen in the future. eBay estimates that more than 31,000 traders are currently utilizing… Read More »Ebay’s Payments Partnership with PayPal on its Dying Embers: What Next for Merchants?

The Total Number of Retail Sales Will Drop But Ecommerce Firms Will Likely Benefit

According to forecasts by eMarketer, a leading financial analysis firm, the overall ecommerce retail sales in US is expected to decrease by 10.4% before the close of 2020. Such a drop has not been experienced since the 8.3% drop witnessed in the financial recession of 2009. The market analyst also estimated that the US will… Read More »The Total Number of Retail Sales Will Drop But Ecommerce Firms Will Likely Benefit

Mastercard Joins Splitit’s Increasing List of Payment Allies

In mid-June, Splitit Payments Limited publicized that it had entered a deal (that will last years) with Mastercard Inc. The former entered the partnership to speed up the adoption of its installment-payment offering for web-only merchants. The new deal may see Mastercard onboarding merchants that offer their customers Splitit as an alternative for financing. It… Read More »Mastercard Joins Splitit’s Increasing List of Payment Allies