POPcodes® Inc. to Exhibit at the 2019 SEAA Conference in Atlanta, GA

Southeast Acquirers Association 2019 Exhibitor

Every year more than 20% of merchants choose to move a new ISO or acquirer, costing the industry over $2B a year. POPcodes’ value-added solutions transform the ubiquitous and secure payment terminal into a dynamic and powerful merchant and customer engagement tool, to reduce this churn.

POPcodes Tips on How to Create a Successful Promotion

By incorporating some of these points into the overall design of your promotions you will be able to effectively bond with your customers in a way that leaves a lasting and meaningful impression of you and your business on them.

POPcodes Selected Finalist in 2018 Canadian FinTech & AI Awards

2018 Canadian FinTech & AI Awards Presentation showcasing POPcodes

POPcodes, a startup focused on improving consumer, merchant and acquirer experiences, has been selected as a finalist in the 2018 Canadian FinTech & AI Awards. The Awards are held on November 26th in Toronto and bring together over 4,000 of Canada’s top entrepreneurs to attend the formal black tie Awards Gala. 

POPcodes® selected to present Push Button Service™ solution at Atlanta’s FinTech South

POPcodes®, a startup focused on improving consumer, merchant and acquirer experiences, has been selected to showcase their unique solution to over a thousand attendees of the FinTech South conference at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia May 7 & 8, 2018.

The Future of Mobile Wallets

The influence of mobile technology on retail in this century has been truly astounding. By 2003, 95 million people around the globe made a payment via their mobile device. By 2015, there were 500 million users making 50 billion transactions for a total volume of 610 billion USD. With mobile wallet growth on the rise, could it be the next subset of mobile commerce to reap the benefits of a mobile hungry populace? Over the last five years, m-commerce has enjoyed a 30% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) that is showing little sign of slowing down. If brick and mortar retail is still king, what will it take to bring mobile wallet adoption out of the hands of early adopters and into the hearts and minds of shoppers worldwide?

Study: What consumers expect when they buy online, pick up in store

It is clear from the study that consumers want speed, convenience and timely communication for a better BOPIS experience. Currently, a small portion of total purchases are completed through click and collect, but it is growing in use, with 49% of Americans trying it for the first time in 2016.

Retailers can benefit from creating a winning in-store experience — 59% of buyers expect to purchase additional items at least some of the time. Retailers should explore if they can provide incentives to convert the 41% of customers who are not likely to purchase additional items. 

It is interesting to note that 77% of shoppers did not want to be dragged all the way to the back of the store to pick up their items. Businesses should balance their financial motives to upsell patrons entering their stores to pick up their items with the speed and convenience that they expect.

Retailers should focus on creating a winning in-store experience by enabling what matters most to click and collect consumers: speed, convenience and timely communication.

To Save Retail, Let It Die

The store of the future will become the most powerful media channel available to a brand, offering customer experiences that are the most profitable product a retailer can sell. But to get there, retail as we know it must die.

More Than Digital Plus Traditional: A Truly Omnichannel Customer Experience

In sector after sector, companies are asking how they can adapt to the digital world—how they can build more digital capabilities, create more digital offerings, and even become “digital first” organizations.

But for institutions that have served customers for decades in person and over the phone, digital too often falls short. After the debut of a new app, for example, a jump in sales may not be as big as expected, while hoped-for operational efficiencies—such as a reduction in expensive call-center and in-store customer-support requests—hardly materialize.

Executives naturally wonder why: aren’t customers demanding digital? Without question, they are. But not to the exclusion of other channels, which remain critically important.

Study: One in four retailers feel paralyzed by Amazon

According to the study, 60% of retailers consider Amazon at least somewhat of a competitor. These companies also continue to grapple with free shipping, email communications and better access to customer data to mimic what Amazon does best: provide highly personalized and convenient experiences for customers. 
 
Specifically, 63% of retailers believe free shipping for loyalty program members is one of Amazon’s most impactful consumer-facing technology initiatives. Yet, only 10% of retailers have significantly increased investment in technology to better compete with Amazon. Meanwhile, 29% of retailers haven’t even changed their data collection and analysis processes as a result of Amazon’s influence.