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How to build a successful Embedded Payments strategy Part 4 | Episode 36

Payrix

Andy Meadows, the Head of Partner Success at Payrix joins host Ian Hillis to continue their conversation about building a successful Embedded Payments strategy. As the last episode of a four-part series on the topic, Andy and Ian tackle how software companies can minimize attrition and why it’s important to the payments conversation.

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How Adopting Mobile Payments Can Help Your Business Grow in 2024

Stax

You’re making a purchase at a retail store, and the cash register is large, clunky, and painfully slow, even for 2004. Fast forward to now where much has changed, and research anticipates contactless mobile payments to exceed one billion users globally by 2024. Let’s time travel back, just 20 years ago, to the shopping mall.

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Credit Card Processing for Small Business: 9 Tips for Accepting Payments Securely and Cost-Effectively

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To ensure that you’re able to take payments in a cost-effective way, be sure to carefully compare their fee structures, contract terms, and available features. In today’s world, knowing how credit card transactions work is super important for any business owner, given that card transactions make up the bulk of all payment transactions.

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Tap to Pay: What It Is and How It Works

Stax

Since the first plastic credit card was issued by American Express in 1959 , payment tech progress has been growing exponentially. Magnetic stripe payments enjoyed a 30-year reign between the ’70s and ’90s. Contactless payments became a must-have during COVID. NFC technology is in the midst of an evolution.

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EMV Chip Cards: What You Need to Know About PIN or Signature Cards and How They Work

Stax

Yet, while time has provided customers and businesses with more education on the security benefits of EMV card chips, many businesses and consumers are still confused about key components. The chip does not affect the price of processing payments. You will still be subject to the costs of debit vs. credit payments, etc.

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Will Apple make the App Store (more) business-friendly?

IT World

With hundreds of thousands of available apps, Apple’s App Store is the core dispensary for software applications across all its computing platforms. The store already has multiple ways in which it can support enterprise users, but there is work to do. What Apple does provide is good. Apple offers a lot already.

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How to Implement Self Checkout for Small Business

Stax

Once a relatively niche offering, the COVID-19 pandemic saw retailers accelerate the rollout of self-checkout systems, their contactless nature making them a lot more appealing than traditional checkouts for many consumers. TL;DR Self-checkout systems are automated checkout solutions that allow customers to process purchases independently.