You're already selling internationally, but worried that your customers can't sign-up for your service because they don't have access to payment cards. That concern is all too real in today's global eCommerce market.
During this session, we'll have a conversation with Russ Jones of Glenbrook Partners to talk about:
-How merchants can INCREASE CUSTOMER ACQUISITION through support of domestic payment methods.
-Similarities and differences in HOW PEOPLE BUY in various markets around the world.
-Best payment practices for REACHING NEW BUYERS in cash-centric markets.
You'll walk away from this session with a new understanding of how to use payments to increase your customer reach around the world.
To download the audio associated with this webinar, please visit www.vindicia.com to do so.
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Meet The Perceived Customer
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Meet The Actual Customer
Source: Young, 2011
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Alternative Payment Examples
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Alternative Payments Around The World
Source: Worldpay, 2012
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Merchant Acceptance Example: Brazil
Online Payment Methods Accepted by Top 35 eRetailers in Brazil
Source: Internet Retailer Top 300 Latin America Report, 2012; Glenbrook Analysis
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Global eCommerce is More Than Cards
International Card Purchase Volume Penetration, 2011
Source: Digital River, Chase Paymentech, Javelin, Glenbrook estimates
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Common Global Online Payment Methods
Tender Type Definition
International
Payment Cards
Branded credit and debit cards from Visa, MasterCard,
American Express, Diners Club, JCB and UnionPay can be
used globally and are referred to as international cards
Domestic
Payment Cards
Domestically issued credit, debit, and prepaid cards
operate similar to international cards except they
authorize, clear, and settle in the country of issue
Credit Transfers Consumer “push” money to the merchant; credit transfers
are categorized as “offline”, “online”, and “real-time”; a
credit transfer is sometimes called a “giro” in Europe
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Common Global Online Payment Methods
Tender Type Definition
Direct Debit Pull transaction initiated by the merchant against current
funds in the customer’s bank account; formal consumer
authorization (if required) is referred to as the “mandate”
eWallets A broad category of domestic, regional, and global
alternative payment methods that hide the actual funding
source from the merchant
Bill to Mobile Enables consumers to add purchases to their monthly
mobile bill; multiple models based on direct carrier billing,
premium SMS, and home phone billing
Cash Cash on delivery (COD) and cash on order (COO) are
common in certain countries
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Final Thoughts
Global eCommerce is build around international
payment cards
But international card usage varies by market, and is
particularly weak in emerging markets
Use of alternative payment methods can provide
access to incremental buyers that don’t have cards
Global Payment Service Providers (PSPs) can help
implement country specific strategies