Online retail has never been more critical for small businesses than during this pandemic.  That is why Square and Google have teamed up to reveal a new integration with the Google Merchant Center. Its aim is to support Square’s 1.7 million merchants in the search for new customers via Google’s direct product listings. Small business […]

According to Grand View Research, the global payment gateway market size was estimated at $18.21 billion back in 2020. It has a compound annual growth rate or (CAGR) of 21.7% for 2021 to 2028. Advances in mobile payment technology and the growing use of mobile wallets are two key factors in driving the growth.  This […]

On November 17, 2020, Shopify announced its partnership with Alipay, Asia’s most popular digital wallet platform. This collaboration takes cross-border commerce for Shopify’s merchants to the next level.  Previously, Shopify merchants offered Alipay as a payment method, but through third-party providers. But now through their gateway, Shopify merchants will be able to offer a frictionless […]

A payment gateway is a critical tool that facilitates the ability for a merchant to process credit card payments for their e-Commerce business. It securely captures sensitive credit card data from the customer and where it is then transferred to the acquirer or merchant account.  This can result in an approval or disapproval decision which […]

A proactive approach towards fraud is an excellent strategy, but sometimes merchants decline perfectly legit transactions unknowingly. So how can you protect your business proactively without turning down payments from your hard-earned customers? Stats show a whole, 58 percent of all turned down payments are legitimate transactions. Because businesses hardly look into data like transaction […]