Happy birthday, Google Wallet! To celebrate their 1st birthday, MyBankTracker.com created this infographic with a brief look at what’s happened in the last 12 months.
What do you think the next year will bring for the Google team and their e-wallet?
Online shopping and its development is a hot topic- whether it’s about safety, business types or pros and cons in comparison to a ‘regular shop’. In the meantime, online payments, a matter equally important, is put on a back burner.
Payment processors are not in charge only of efficient mediacy and safety of our transfers- the choice of such providers should depend also on the type, size and outlook of your business. It might be worth then to get to know each provider to make sure your decision is a good one.
Remember us saying that we like to do more than just processing payments? We want to help all the really great businesses out there and that’s why we want to promote them.
So here’s out latest perk for merchants – the PayLane Verified Merchant seal.
The short answer is: you will improve your business and sell more.
The just a little bit detailed answer is: …
It’s nothing new that celebrities and adverts go together. A famous face is not only a matter of increased sales, but also the image of a brand. If I asked you to name the biggest celeb-magnet, you’d probably say Pepsi. I’m sure you all remember Britney Spears and Spice Girls singing about how amazing Pepsi is (too bad the former one was photographed buying Coca-Cola afterwards!) or David Beckham doing incredible tricks thanks to one sip of the drink. Although these names are big (and by big I do mean BIG), they are also spokespersons for other brands, including Toyota, Candie’s, lollipops, McDonald’s, Tesco, deodorants, crisps, H&M, Sainsbury’s (yes, we’re still talking just about Britney, Spice Girls and Becks!), which decreases their value and credibility as an ad star.
In the times of smartphones it was inevitable that a day when we’ll launch Across the Board for mobiles will come…
Well, guess what? It’s today! You can now read your favourite blog on your phone – but in case you want to access the full version, you can always switch it back at the bottom of the page.
Happy browsing!
Barely 20 years ago our wallets were full of notes and coins. Now everyone has at least 4 debit, credit or prepaid cards. And some spare change for a car parks. Ever wondered what they’ll look like in 2030? Will notes cease to exist? Will we need wallets at all or will we pay using mobile phones only? Take a look at this interesting infographic made by VoucherCodes.co.uk.
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CVV codes described in the previous part aren’t the only way to make your transactions secure. There are forms of security, which are based on the payer’s localization. However, you may also come across simpler solutions, where only entered data is verified.
An example of that could be AVS – its mechanism compares your address info given in the shopping order with details of the card holder. Depending on the degree and type of eventual errors, AVS returns an appropriate error code, which are the base of estimating the probability of a fraud. Contrary to appearances, it is not inconvenient to clients – the system can tell the difference between a real scam and a situation when a buyer made a spelling mistake.
What factors make for a successful business? Is it the product? Of course. Customer support? Sure. Competitive prices? Naturally. But what if a potential customer doesn’t get to experience the quality of your services, because they have been put off by your company’s site, which looks as if it was “designed” by a 10-year-old in 1996?
An attractive, eye-catching website has become the norm in today’s e-commerce world. Is it still possible to run a business without a site or one that is absolutely atrocious? Have you ever been discouraged from shopping online or using someone’s services based on their www?
A website is a make-or-break of a company. So, to make sure you don’t fall into the latter category, here are 4 main tips you might want to follow…