From coin shortages and curbside operations to contactless transactions, how consumers pay for their purchases has been completely transformed during the pandemic. Contactless payments lead marching toward a digital and cashless society. Marketers expect that transformation to continue and expand. The digital payments industry continues to mature at an accelerated pace. Shoppers will see new...
Is using contactless payments secure? How do contactless payments work? Cash payments are slowly getting replaced by other payment methods, such as credit cards, debit cards and now contactless payments. Contactless payments are becoming increasingly popular for a good reason, they’re a secure and convenient way to pay. Contactless payments are one of the most...
Stimulated by the COVID-19 pandemic, its expected the number of unique digital wallet users to exceed 4.4B by 2025, up from 2.6 billion in 2020, according to a recent study from Juniper Research. The total amount spent through digital wallets is also expected to nearly double to $10 trillion annually by 2025 from $5.5 trillion...
The trend toward digitization has been building momentum over the past few years. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s even faster, especially in the payment industry. Cash apps, digital wallets and card-not-present (CNP) transactions are replacing cash, checks and physical credit cards. Meanwhile, fraudulent activity across digital channels is ramping up. Merchants are...
COVID-19 has placed financial pressure like never before on companies and consumers. Banking institutions are forced to facilitate alternative payments and transfers with new automation, due to the increased number of e-commerce transactions and new consumer trends. A large proportion of people around the world made their first online purchase ever this year, with more...
Consumer and business behaviors change slowly, irrespective of the industry, for they require overcoming two key friction points: familiarizing oneself with new technology and going outside one’s comfort zone. Unless there is a dire need or a strongly enforced government or regulatory policy mandate, consumers and businesses are usually slow to change. How customer’s demand...
Carrying cash could become a casualty of COVID-19. While its imminent death has been a long forecast, cash just keeps on living to pay another day. Cash may not be king in the U.S. market anymore, but reports of its demise have often proved to be a bit premature. U.S. consumers’ cash use has declined...
COVID-19 continues to shake the world, and the payments industry is playing a critical role in the response to, and recovery from this pandemic. There has been a shift in preferred payment methods as many consumers seek to avoid cash and embrace modern, digital payments. Even before the pandemic, global adoption of real-time payments was...
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, more and more consumers are expecting to be able to pay for goods and experiences with contactless solutions. But why are contactless payments ideal for a post-pandemic world? Following the global pandemic, cash is out and touchless payments are in. We look at the top reasons why a...
These days consumers are a bit shy when it comes to shopping in physical stores particularly when it comes to checking out at the point of sale and having to share a touchpad with every other shopper that’s been in use all day is well known a little over a half-year into the pandemic. Recent...
