Online Merchants news and trends

Amazon Pushes Shipping Services for Online Merchants
Amazon // September 14, 2023

Amazon is reportedly capitalizing on the void left by Shopify’s withdrawal from shipping services earlier this year. The Buy With Prime service that Amazon launched last year and highlighted Thursday (Sept. 14) at its Accelerate sellers conference allows online merchants to offer fast delivery of customer orders placed...

Indian Payment Gateway Razorpay Pauses Onboarding of Online Merchants 
Payment Methods // December 16, 2022

Razorpay has reportedly paused its onboarding of online merchants for a couple of weeks.  Moneycontrol reported Friday (Dec. 16) that the Indian payment gateway did so after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) advised the firm to pause onboarding until it obtains a final payment aggregator (PA) license. ...

New Data Shows Need for Online Merchants to Upgrade Personal Shopping
Shopping // May 25, 2022

Today’s consumers have high expectations and endless retailers to choose from. Online merchants that can offer more personalized online shopping experiences providing ease of use and delight shoppers who are frustrated with limited shipping options and poor product recommendations have the opportunity to form long-lasting...

Deep Dive: How API-Powered Modernizations Keep B2B eCommerce Platforms Fresh
API // February 07, 2020

B2B merchants must make their goods available via digital purchasing channels, or risk missing out on potential sales. Corporate buyers often start their purchasing processes by looking online, according to a 2017 survey — which found that 61 percent began with general online searches, and 56 percent went straight...

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New Data Shows Need for Online Merchants to Upgrade Personal Shopping

May 25, 2022
Today’s consumers have high expectations and endless retailers to choose from. Online merchants that can offer more personalized online shopping experiences providing ease of use and delight shoppers who are frustrated with limited shipping options and poor product recommendations have the opportunity to form long-lasting relationships with these consumers. The Tailored Shopping Experience: Meeting Consumers’ […]

NEW DATA: Solving eCom’s $200B Checkout Conversion Problem

January 30, 2018
Modern consumers want it all: free shipping, live site support, product reviews, many types of payment acceptance and, especially, quick checkout times. If they don’t get what they want, they’re...

Quick Reads
sticky.io and FlexCharge Partner on eCommerce Payment Decline

October 17, 2023
Subscription management and recurring billing provider sticky.io has partnered with payment decline management firm FlexCharge. This collaboration, announced Tuesday (Oct. 17), aims to address the issue of cart abandonment and lost revenue due to payment failures faced by eCommerce merchants. According to research, online merchants lose 62% of customers who experience a failed transaction. This not only results in […]

Amazon Pushes Shipping Services for Online Merchants

September 14, 2023
Amazon is reportedly capitalizing on the void left by Shopify’s withdrawal from shipping services earlier this year. The Buy With Prime service that Amazon launched last year and highlighted Thursday (Sept. 14) at...

Indian Payment Gateway Razorpay Pauses Onboarding of Online Merchants 

December 16, 2022
Razorpay has reportedly paused its onboarding of online merchants for a couple of weeks.  Moneycontrol reported Friday (Dec. 16) that the Indian payment gateway did so after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...

Stripe APIs Simplify SCA For Merchants, Issuers

April 17, 2019
Stripe has announced the launch of new products and updates that will help merchants implement the best Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)-ready authentication methods ahead of the September SCA deadline. SCA, a...