As technology advances and New Zealand – along with the rest of the world – becomes increasingly dependent on e-services, your pharmacy could greatly benefit by embracing eCommerce. Advantages of having an online pharmacy Let’s look at the top 10 reasons your pharmacy should consider selling online. 1. Attract more customers This is the first and most obvious advantage of …
What is a credit card surcharge? How many times have you gone up to buy something online, and at the final stage of the process there’s a small note in fine print: “Please note, if you are paying by credit card there will be a 2% surcharge.” You may have a similar notice on your website or next to the …
Faced with economic uncertainty, New Zealanders are being wily with their hard-earned cash and are avoiding getting into more credit card debt, while still supporting local online businesses with direct payments. In the past three months the total amount owed to banks that operate credit cards plummeted by around $1 billion, as Kiwis opted out of using their credit cards …
An opinion by Allister Hunter Allister Hunter is a payments expert and has worked in the banking industry as well as Merco Ltd, the New Zealand distributor of the POLi Payment service where he is Chairman and Director of Payments Strategy. Merco Ltd is a registered third-party Standards User of the Payments NZ API Centre and Allister is a member …
The impact of COVID-19 is likely to be felt by New Zealand retailers and shoppers for the foreseeable future. Investing in your Shopify store is critical but something that is often missed is considering the payment preferences and circumstances of your customers . The default position of offering credit card facilities only needs to be challenged. Here are 9 extremely …
New Zealand may once have lagged behind the rest of the world in the rise of e-commerce, but that is no longer the case. In 2018, local online shopping growth vastly outpaced in-store shopping by 14%, according to an NZ Post report, with 1.8 million Kiwis spending a collective $4.2 billion on online goods. Entrepreneurs are taking notice of our …
It’s still early days when it comes to the ‘digital economy’ and yet I’m sure you agree that the rate of change is daunting. I must admit it’s exciting to be an innovator in e-commerce, an area that will continue to have transformative impacts on the way we live and work. From my comfy leather seat in Auckland, it’s easy …
There are many online payment solutions out there for e-commerce merchants hoping to provide versatile payment options to their customers. One of the more recent launches in this space, particularly in New Zealand, is Google Pay. So what is Google Pay? Is it right for your e-commerce store? Let’s discuss. What is Google Pay? Google Pay is a broad name …
For a small country, New Zealand still represents a huge potential market in the world of e-commerce. Nielsen data suggests that as recently as 2016, 66% of Kiwis used online shopping, with that figure projected to hit 83% by 2026.As merchants of all shapes and sizes continue to embrace the online marketplace (utilising e-commerce store development solutions such as Woocommerce, …
iBill, OfficeTorque’s extremely successful electronic billing service, is now even better. Now, instead of having to pay invoices straight away, payees can opt to schedule the payment for a future date at the click of a button. We could all do with one less thing to remember to do later, right? The service will even automatically preload relevant details such …