Nura Eston March 10, 2021 Did you know that fewer Canadians are using cash for payments than ever before? It’s a fact: the number of cash transactions dropped 38% between 2014 and 2019. But with fewer coins and bills in Canadians’ wallets, what’s replacing them? For many of us, nothing! While the popularity of contactless … Continue reading Stats Prove the Advantages of Accepting Mobile Payments
Nicole Krug September 19, 2020 As small businesses do more business virtually, being able to process payments electronically is a must. Watch the 4-minute video to learn about five options, or read on for the tips! #1 Credit Cards No mystery here. Credit cards are the obvious way to pay for things electronically. You’ll need … Continue reading 5 Options for Online Payments
Albert Costill — April 29, 2020 If you’re like most small businesses, you’ve probably collected payments mainly through cash or checks. While this might have worked for you in the past, this digital world customers expect to be able to pay you online. In fact, it was estimated that U.S. consumers would spend $ 385 … Continue reading Understanding Online Payments in 2020
Sandra Wrobel-Konior — January 31, 2020 If you run an online business, checkout is the most important part of your selling process, as it’s the step that converts into revenue. What are the best ways to optimize your payment form UX and to design a checkout process to make users complete a purchase? The credit … Continue reading Best Payment Form UX Practices — An Ultimate Guide to Online Payments
Peter Daisyme — November 29, 2019 It wasn’t that long ago when mobile payments were considered a novelty. That’s quickly changed when you consider that by 2020 mobile payment transactions will exceed $ 314 billion. Even more promising, Vantiv has found that 46 percent of Millennials and 41 percent of Gen Xers already use mobile … Continue reading 11 Tips for Accepting Mobile Payments on your eCommerce Site
Heidi Daitch — August 19, 2019 — August 19, 2019 Using Your Phone as Your Wallet If you are a frequent Starbucks visitor, you may have been an early adopter of the Starbucks app and been quickly introduced to mobile payments, or the “pay with your phone in-store” concept, when it was launched in 2011. … Continue reading Are Mobile Payments Right for You? Stay Safe When Paying with Your Phone
Linda Bustos — August 5, 2019 Follow @edgacentlinda — August 5, 2019 78% of businesses have reported attempted or actual B2B payments fraud last year (rising steadily since 2013), and international fraud has risen 136% in the last two years. While nearly half of payment fraud is linked to paper checks and manual processes, emerging … Continue reading Crypto-Commerce: Banking on Blockchain for B2B Payments
Choncé Maddox — July 22, 2019 — July 22, 2019 Nothing is worse the uncertainty that comes with knowing that your cash flow is low when you still have a while until another payment comes in. When running a business, you have so many things to manage. When cash flow runs low, it puts you … Continue reading How to Manage Cash Flow When You’re In Between Payments
Choncé Maddox — July 9, 2019 — July 9, 2019 One of the biggest downsides of freelancing is having to pitch constantly and scramble to find work. Sure freelancing has it’s on and off seasons depending on which service you offer. Still, you don’t have to start from scratch each month when it comes to … Continue reading How Freelancers Can Bill For More Monthly Retainer Payments
Choncé Maddox — July 1, 2019 — July 1, 2019 When you go into business for yourself, there are so many things to consider and set up. You need to get a website, outline your services, create products, determine how you’ll deliver goods, etc. The one obvious thing that’s easy to forget is figuring out … Continue reading Setting Up Your Business to Receive Payments (What You Need to Know)
