Gateway to Ecommerce

COVID may have knocked the travel industry down in 2020, but it’s back – and it’s gone online like gangbusters. From first-time to seasoned ecommerce customers, more and more people are flying and buying using apps and websites. And the trajectory is upward. The industry is expected to see tremendous growth through 2025 with nearly three-quarters of revenue coming from online sales. Great news,...

For years, the fraud industry has been using the terms “blacklist” and “whitelist” to identify customers whose transactions would be automatically declined or approved by a given merchant. We think it’s time for a change. Listen now or check out the show notes: https://gatewaytoecommerce.clear.sale/episodes/why-merchants-should-avoid-blacklists-name-and-practice

E-wallets have come a long way since PayPal first entered the market. Learn which payment options are available for your site. See the show notes & transcript here: https://gatewaytoecommerce.clear.sale/episodes/evolution-of-alternative-payments-ewallets

There are many misconceptions about what fraud is and how companies should handle it. Many companies believe that they have fraud under control but in reality, they actually don’t. The phrase “you don’t know what you don’t know” applies with unnerving precision here. There are several revenue-damaging pitfalls to the typical enterprise fraud protection approach, and these pitfalls often result in...

This episode provides overview of GDPR, the implications and state of GDPR, and actionable tips for international merchants to keep their business following best practices and keeping their database secure. The thought leaders of this episode will provide specific ways to leverage security and data protection as a means to building trust with their audience and clients.

2020 was a year of major changes in the digital space, in the digital e-commerce environment due to the pandemic effects and lockdowns in multiple cities. As a result, a slew of new customers were introduced into the online space. This influx of customers created new challenges for merchants of all sizes during the year of 2020 and beyond. The year of 2021 is a year of consolidation, of whether...

With ecommerce picking up now more than ever because of the pandemic from all generations, businesses are more likely to adopt the alternative payment method or buy now pay later for their customers. Co-Hosts Denise and Sarah discuss why this approach is beneficial and the pitfalls merchants make when implementing an alternative payment method. Learn more at clear.sale!

ClearSale recently partnered with Sapio research to bring you what is known today as the 2021 Global Ecommerce Consumer Behavior Analysis. We dive into the insights for what the ecommerce industry needs to know about how consumer attitudes and behavior are evolving, especially through the pandemic. We have tapped into the brainpower of our partners at Oracle and Sona Payments to talk about three...

In this episode of Gateway to E-Commerce, Michael Burpoe, director of user experience at Punchmark joins Denise Purtzer, ClearSale’s vice president of partnerships and alliances to explore how luxury goods retailers can step up their UX to put make their customers’ experience the focus on their websites. Learn more at www.clear.sale.

In this episode of Gateway to Ecommerce, Faye McEachern, ClearSale’s Director of Partnerships and Monica Perez, ClearSale’s Global Partnership Manager join Denise Purtzer, ClearSale’s Vice President of Partnerships and Alliances to discuss the value of partnerships. Together, they explore why partnerships are so important for ecommerce merchants, how ClearSale works with their partners to help...