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New Report Reveals Serious Flaws in Electronic Payment Systems

Posted in Ecommerce, General News / Technology, Merchant Tips, Online Shopping, tagged , , , , , , on April 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »

A new study out this week by researchers at Indiana University casts some serious doubts over the security protocols  used by many leading online payment systems and e-commerce sites, raising concerns that the industry could be facing a dangerous fraud threat in the very near future as a result. The report, “How to Shop for [...]

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Report Finds Disconnect Between Alternative Payment Preferences and Offerings

Posted in Online Shopping, Ecommerce, tagged , , , , , , on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Over the past few years, alternative payment methods for online purchases have gradually been gaining in popularity with many shoppers.  The success of PayPal has led to a proliferation of spin-offs offering similar services to consumers, many of which provide a bit more security and peace of mind than credit and debit cards. However, a [...]

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Google Launches E-commerce Channel on YouTube

Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, Retail, tagged , , , , , , on May 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Last Friday we did a posting on Stephanie Tilenius, the new head of e-commerce over at Google (GOOG), and her ambitious plans to improve Google’s e-commerce offerings to compete with the likes of eBay (EBAY) and Amazon (AMZN).  Well suffice to say, it didn’t take long to see that both Tilenius and Google mean business [...]

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Visa Throwing Its Hat into the Comparison Shopping Ring

Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, tagged , , , , , , , on March 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Though a full public release is probably a few months away, it appears that Visa is getting involved in the comparison shopping industry with a new initiative called Rightcliq, which is currently enrolling some early trial members. Details are hazy at best right now but based on the Rightcliq terms of service, consumers will be [...]

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Credit Cards Cornering the Market for Online Purchases? Think Again!

Posted in Ecommerce, Online Shopping, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

We’ve been tracking a lot of surveys, reports and studies on online shopping trends lately that have been full of data on traffic numbers and money spent.  Today, however, we came across some research that caught our eye if for no other reason than it surprised us a bit. Research from Javelin Strategy & Research [...]

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