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B2C business-to-consumer e-commerce illustration

E-commerce

What Is B2C (Business to Consumer)?

B2C stands for Business to Consumer and refers to producers selling their products to consumers online. It is the most widely used and best-known business model in e-commerce.

Illustration comparing the B2B and B2C e-commerce models

Payment Systems

What Are the Differences Between B2B and B2C?

B2B and B2C are collaboration models used in e-commerce transactions. This post explains what each term means and compares them in terms of customer, purchasing, sales and marketing.

Illustration of mobile commerce: shopping and payments made on a smartphone

E-commerce

What Is Mobile Commerce?

In recent years, data exchange over wireless mobile devices has become much faster and more secure. In 2019, mobile devices were used in 54.5 percent of purchases made by e-commerce users. With the steady growth in mobile users, mobile commerce keeps gaining ground.

Online shopping cart on a laptop illustrating cart abandonment in e-commerce

Merchant & POS

How to Reduce the Cart Abandonment Rate

One of the biggest problems for e-commerce companies is attracting customers to their sites, but getting visitors to actually buy is just as hard. This post covers practical ways to reduce cart abandonment, from guest checkout to fast payment options.

Illustration of a payment card used for online shopping

Debit Card

Can You Shop Online with an ATM Card?

When we think of online shopping, we usually picture paying with a credit card. But can customers without a credit card, only an ATM card, shop online? Of course they can — you don't need a credit card to enjoy the convenience of e-commerce.

Illustration of online shopping with a credit card and a shopping cart on a laptop screen

E-commerce

What is Online Shopping?

Online shopping is a form of e-commerce in which consumers complete purchases over the internet using a credit card/debit card, bank transfer, or cash on delivery.

Example of a combo card showing credit card information on the front and debit card information on the back

Credit Card

What is a combo card?

A combo card is a next-generation card that combines both a credit card and a debit card on a single card. Although designs vary visually, the front typically carries the credit card information and the back the debit card information.

Card refund receipt standards illustration

Merchant & POS

What Are the Standards for Refund Receipts?

Cardholders may request a refund through the merchant for POS transactions due to wrong deliveries, returned goods and similar reasons. Here is the information a refund receipt must contain, including extra fields for e-commerce.

Diagram illustrating the RSA encryption algorithm

HSM & Security

What is RSA (Rivest, Shamir, Adleman) Key?

RSA, first used by Rivest, Shamir and Adleman, is a security algorithm used in digital cryptography. RSA differs from older symmetric algorithms because it enables digital signing and advanced encryption for e-commerce systems and high-profile institutions.

One-click payment button in an online checkout

Merchant & POS

What is One-Click Payment?

In online shopping, the payment method that lets card details be entered once and then reused automatically in later purchases is called 'one-click payment'. Patented by Amazon in 1999, it has been described as a revolution in e-commerce.