When it comes to payment options, consumers have increasingly turned towards those that allow for quick and secure transactions. As a result, digital wallets and other alternative payment options, including contactless payments, have become much more common.

I hope you enjoyed Subscription Show 2020 as much as we did. There was certainly a lot of great information shared over the course of six days between the keynotes, sessions and networking events. In case you couldn't make it or missed any, here are my 3 key takeaways that I know will be valuable to your business:

During the past few years, payment gateways have stepped out from behind the scenes to play a leading role in how companies provide customers with improved methods for online and digital payments. This emergence is certainly driven by the increase in consumer adoption of online payments. ​

Anytime a small business considers adopting a new technology, they should consider the needs of their customer. Given the rise in mobile wallet usage, stores of all sizes will have to address the issue sooner than later - and decide if they will adopt it.

Any part of running a business includes having a merchant account. You have to be able to make and take payments, and in turn, use those funds to pay your employees and vendors. But, what do you do if the money submitted isn’t going to your bank, but instead is being held for credit review?

Why consider switching merchant/gateway partners this year? What are the benefits? There are several. To make it easy, we've highlighted the top four reasons:

Almost 76 million credit card numbers were stolen from 2017-2018, according to Gemini Advisory. So how can you keep your company and your customer’s data safe; and how can technologies like Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) help?