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Citcon and Alipay Partner to Offer International e-Wallet Payments
Citcon and Alipay Partner to Offer International e-Wallet Payments
December 07, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Payment service provider Citcon has launched a partnership with cross-border mobile payment platform Alipay+. The collaboration, announced in a news release Thursday (Dec. 7), is designed to allow...

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US Retailers Benefit From Offering APAC Travelers Their Preferred Payment Methods 
US Retailers Benefit From Offering APAC Travelers Their Preferred Payment Methods 
December 06, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Wei Jiang, co-founder, president and COO at Citcon, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that the travel rebound is a long-standing trend — and one that...

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New CEO Sharpens Citcon’s ‘Laser Focus’ on Alternative Payment Methods 
New CEO Sharpens Citcon’s ‘Laser Focus’ on Alternative Payment Methods 
October 20, 2023  |  Payment Methods

“There are so many payments companies out there today,” Casey Bullock, Citcon’s new CEO, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster.   “And many of them try to do...

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Citcon Unveils BNPL Option for eCommerce Clients
Citcon Unveils BNPL Option for eCommerce Clients
September 26, 2023  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Citcon has teamed up with Cash App Pay and AfterPay to offer new payment options to eCommerce businesses. “By leveraging both Cash App Pay and Afterpay’s popular “Buy Now, Pay...

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Local Payment Methods Lower APAC Cart Abandonment by 32%
Local Payment Methods Lower APAC Cart Abandonment by 32%
June 21, 2023  |  eCommerce

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is poised to become a key area of expansion for U.S. and U.K. merchants over the course of the next few...

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New World of Global Trade Set to Affect Cross-Border Commerce
New World of Global Trade Set to Affect Cross-Border Commerce
June 01, 2023  |  Cross Border Commerce

Smaller merchants may need more help navigating the new rules than ever before. As reported by The Wall Street Journal in May, international trade deals...

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Chinese Consumers Prefer Local Payment Methods When Shopping Online
Chinese Consumers Prefer Local Payment Methods When Shopping Online
December 27, 2022  |  eCommerce

Expansion into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region remains difficult because eCommerce merchants aren’t offering local payment methods. This came through clearly in the new study “The...

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Localized Payments Slam Brakes on APAC Cart Abandonment Rates
Localized Payments Slam Brakes on APAC Cart Abandonment Rates
December 19, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Merchants expanding into the APAC region are discovering the power of local payment methods. In the latest report examining this, “The Emerging APAC Opportunity: Local...

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Cart Abandonment Rates Top 60% in APAC Region 
Cart Abandonment Rates Top 60% in APAC Region 
December 08, 2022  |  Consumer Insights

Offer local APAC payment methods or learn to live with high cart abandonment rates. That’s the memo to U.S., U.K., and Canadian firms trying to...

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