Shopping Carts & Online Payments
Increase Conversions with Alternate Payment Methods
Ten years ago, PayPal was the ideal solution for small businesses that couldn’t justify the high costs of a merchant account. I... 0 Comments | Read More »
34 Ecommerce Themes for WordPress
A WordPress ecommerce theme can take a regular blog and transform it into a dazzling online storefront. Find the theme that’s r... 0 Comments | Read More »
Durbin Amendment to Lower Debit Card Processing Rates
Debit card processing rates are soon to be dramatically lower for all U.S. merchants. That's because of the "Durbin Amendment" ... 0 Comments | Read More »
25 Great Magento Themes
Magento is one of the most popular ecommerce platforms with thousands of live shops, including major retailers. The platform, ... 1 Comment | Read More »
10 Essential Shopping Cart Features
There are hundreds of ecommerce platforms that online merchants can choose from. The differences between these carts can be sig... 16 Comments | Read More »
Google Wallet to Impact Ecommerce Merchants?
Google has partnered with MasterCard, FirstData, Citi, and Sprint to demonstrate a new payment technology that could — in theor... 0 Comments | Read More »
Understanding Credit-Card Fees, Part 1: The Basics
I had a few merchants contact me after my last article. They wanted my advice because they could not understand their merchant... 0 Comments | Read More »
Shopify Exec on Cloud Computing, Third-Party Apps
Cloud computing is a term that's frequently discussed, and also frequently misunderstood. Google Docs would be an example of clou... 0 Comments | Read More »
CartSpan Founder on Peachtree Accounting Integration
Virtually all merchants utilize accounting software. They typically transfer sales and customer data from their shopping carts ... 1 Comment | Read More »
Deceptive Credit Card Practices, Part 2
Credit card veteran Phil Hinke knows a thing or two about payment-processing rates. He has been in the credit card industry sin... 0 Comments | Read More »
Notable Views: Credit Card Veteran on 'Onerous' Processing Rates
Editor's Note: "Notable Views” is a new series where we ask leading experts to address critical, ecommerce-related topics. For ... 1 Comment | Read More »
Credit Card Pioneer on Lowering Processing Expense
Credit card processing can be one of the most confusing parts of ecommerce for many merchants. The rates fluctuate widely and t... 0 Comments | Read More »
Credit-Card Exec on Reducing Processing Costs
There is nothing more confusing to ecommerce merchants than credit card processing. The rates wildly fluctuate and the monthly sta... 1 Comments | Read More »
Miva Merchant President on Hostasaurus Acquisition, SaaS Platform
The evolution of Miva Merchant continues. That pioneering platform, which first launched in the late 1990s, was acquired almost fou... 0 Comments | Read More »
Radical Ideas to Make Credit Card Payments More Secure
Credit cards approvals are not completely secure because the information those approvals rely on — cardholder names, card numbe... 1 Comment | Read More »
10 Ecommerce Checkout Strategies
When we hear the word “conversion” we often think landing pages, category and product page layouts and overall navigation. Let’... 3 Comments | Read More »
Ask An Expert: What Data to Mine from Abandoned Carts?
“Ask an Expert” is an occasional feature where we ask ecommerce experts questions from online merchants. For this installment, ... 6 Comments | Read More »
PCI-Council General Manager on Non-Compliance 'Russian Roulette'
Most merchants prefer the idea of the credit card industry policing itself, versus lawmakers getting involved. PCI Security Sta... 3 Comments | Read More »
PCI Council General Manager Bob Russo
Most merchants like the idea of the credit card industry policing itself, versus lawmakers getting involved. PCI Security Standar... 0 Comments | Read More »
Consider the Subscription Model for New Revenue
Selling to a customer once is great. Selling to a customer every year, month, or week is even better. This mantra of sorts — a... 3 Comments | Read More »
