| How Pre-Auth Risk Checks Are Payments Wave Of The Future The rise of PSD2 and SCA has elevated the notion of pre-authorization risk checks to reduce fraud and consumer friction when checking out online. Global identity verification service provider Ekata's Payment Risk Solutions Manager Dan Jiao talks with PYMNTS about how eCommerce merchants are rethinking their payment flows to move authorization to before â and not after â the transaction. |
| The Invisible Opportunities In Integrated Payments While the great promise of embedded payments has been a popular discussion for over a decade, itâs only been in the last five years that the space has lived up to its potential. Thereâs no one-size-fits-all method to gain the benefits, Payrix President Bob Butler tells Karen Webster. Yet, for the platforms and software firms that serve SMBs, he says, finding a way to do it right is the new, absolutely necessary core competency. Weâve got details. |
| For Millennials, Debit Finds Favor As Preferred Payment Credit unions need millennials to keep growing membership rosters at a healthy pace. Millennials, in turn, want access to mobile banking and tech innovation. PSCU Senior Vice President Tom Pierce tells PYMNTS that buying online is gaining traction among the younger set, who prize convenience as well as security â and debit is a preferred payment method. Hereâs why. |
| Google's Plan To Make Its Assistant Ubiquitous And Invisible Google launched its new lineup of devices this week — which included new Pixel phones, the latest upgrades to its smart home suite, a new gaming service and, not to be outdone, its own set of Bluetooth wireless earbuds. However, beyond the devices, Google's latest releases are focused on connecting all of them into an ecosystem of "ambient computing," where the Google Assistant is always listening and ready to dive in and help. Take our dive. |
| | How To Instant Series | | Why Simple And Instant Is The Secret To Making Rebates Truly Rewarding In theory, rebates should be an excellent way to attract consumers â because who doesn't like getting money back? However, as Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards discusses with Karen Webster, if rebates are difficult to claim and arrive as paper checks, consumers arenât likely to get excited about them â unless they are really high ticket. An easier way to excite customers? Smaller rebates and easier instant redemption. Check this. |
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