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With the holidays approaching, online businesses are working overtime to prepare. We have written in previous articles about the expected increase in ecommerce holiday sales—for the 2020 holiday shopping season, consumers will do 75% more of their shopping on the web....

As the 2020 Holiday Shopping Season approaches, businesses are having to prepare for a different type of sales season. Here are four trends merchants will encounter this year along with insight on how eMerchant can help you.Trend 1: Online Shopping Increases (Even...

As business in the time of COVID-19 continues to evolve, low-contact payment transactions continue to be important. The ability to set up recurring payments can be a beneficial option for a merchant to secure revenue streams and keep loyal customers. The recurring ...

The U.S. continues to see record highs in ecommerce transactions in 2020. According to data reported in Forbes, as of May 10, 2020, the year-over-year increase in online orders is 110%. As internet payment authorization occurs without a credit card present, an...

Managing online Sales Tax as Business Goes VirtualDuring the Coronavirus pandemic, small businesses have been focused on ensuring employee and customer health and safety, while simultaneously, adapting their sales and delivery strategies to keep themselves in...

In this uncertain time for businesses, those that adapt quickly have an opportunity to continue transacting and serving customers. The challenge is how to adjust your business model to meet the requirements of social distancing.  Here are some actions businesses can...

 Being active members of the Irvine Chamber of Commerce and engaged citizens in the Orange County community, we at eMerchant are always interested when new businesses plan to open near us. Imagine our surprise when Orange County local news reported that Amazon is...

The list of businesses hit by hackers continues to grow in 2019. You can search Google for “retailer data breaches 2019” to see a few brand names. A data breach can affect any industry—financial, health, hospitality, consumer goods, advertising or ecommerce. Think as...

Advanced Fraud Protection: A Game Changer for 3-D Secure   According to The Nilson Report, global credit card fraud is projected to reach $31.67 billion by 2020. Yet the adoption of the 3-D Secure protocol, an additional layer of security for online credit card...