Singles Day mindsets - a mixed bag Singles Day (November 11), which was first started by Chinese college students in the 1990s, is the antithesis of Valentine’s Day. It is a day dedicated to the celebration of singledom. Some singles have developed various rituals to mark the day including gifting...
Are You Ready for the Final Stage of PSD2?
PSD2 in a nutshell PSD2 (Revised Payment Service Directive) is a directive issued by the European Commission in order to fortify customer rights, facilitate competition in banking, and increase Internet payment safety via SCA (Strong Customer Authentication). The original European payment services directive came into force in 2007. The PSD2...
Your Global Guide to Payment Preferences
When scaling to global markets, payments have a huge impact on sales. Foreign customers prefer local payment methods and may abandon their shopping carts when they encounter unfamiliar online payment options. There are hundreds of localized payments methods all over the world and keeping track of them is no simple...
Omnichannel Challenges for Merchants
Omnichannel Challenges for Merchants Not so long ago, when retailers tracked how their customers preferred to shop, they would assess the shopper’s favorite channel - whether it was via their desktop, tablet, Apple Watch or phone - and address them on it in order to engage them personally. With the...