Holiday Spending Statistics
Holiday shoppers are frantically running around, picking up last-minute gifts for their friends and family. Consumers spend a great deal of money trying to meet the needs of their loved ones. To see...
View ArticleCourt Rules Online Retailers Can Require Personal Data
The California Supreme Court ruled that online merchants like Apple can require consumers to give personal information, such as home address and phone number, for verification when they make credit...
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Should I Store Credit Card Information Online?
Nearly everyone has shopped online at some point in time. While many people are concerned about their credit card information being stolen, the majority of people place orders online all the time and...
View ArticlePayPal Competitor BlueSnap Expands Its Reach
BlueSnap is an online payment processor that is seeking to offer a smarter, faster and more secure alternative to PayPal. The company recently expanded from a small office in California to a large...
View ArticlePayPal Now Accepts Prepaid Gift Cards for Online Shopping
With its wide range of uses, PayPal is considered one of the most versatile payment platforms for online shopping. But one thing that always bothered some users about this payment processor was that it...
View ArticleSpecial Benefits of a Prepaid Card
Just about anyone can get a prepaid card, but many people believe they are only used as a gift or by people who cannot quality for a credit card. You may not realize some of the special benefits that...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–January 31, 2014
Were You Charged $9.84? It Might Be Fraud Be on the lookout for a recent $9.84 charge on your debit or credit card. It might be part of a massive, worldwide scam. Thieves are using stolen payment cards...
View ArticleSafari’s Credit Card Storage Speeds Up Online Shopping
Safari users may now be able to check out faster online, thanks to the web browser's credit card storage services. If you use Safari in OS X Mavericks, you could use Apple's Secure Credit Card storage...
View ArticleRetail Stores Post Gains in Customer Satisfaction; Online Shoppers Less...
According to a report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index, brick and mortar stores have significantly improved in customer satisfaction in the last year. Online retailers, on the other hand,...
View ArticleWallaby’s Chrome Extension Recommends Credit Cards for Online Shopping
Wallaby's credit card rewards optimization program has now made its way to Google Chrome. The company has developed an extension that tells consumers which credit card to use when shopping online so...
View ArticleConsumer Survey Shows Growing Concern over Security of Financial Information
According to the Unisys Security Index Report, an increasing number of Americans are "very" concerned about the security of their financial information. Only 28% of Americans said they were "very"...
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LowCards Exclusive Study: Identity Theft Concerns Shifting Shopping Habits of...
Identity theft has become a major concern for the American consumer and is now having a significant impact on their shopping habits. These are the findings of an exclusive survey conducted on over 400...
View ArticleSmartphones Now Account for 1/3 of Online Shopping Traffic
There is a significant shift in the way people research and buy products online--more and more consumers are using mobile devices rather than personal computers. Smartphones accounted for 34% of the...
View ArticleGoogle to Launch “Buy” Buttons to Compete with Amazon, eBay
The long rumored development of a Google marketplace may finally be taking form. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google will be adding "Buy" buttons to search results on mobile devices, thereby...
View ArticleReports Show Black Friday Shopping Moved to the Internet
Consumers were more inclined to shop online for Black Friday deals this year than they were to head to the store, according to a new report from the National Retail Federation. In fact, the entire...
View ArticleBlack Friday’s Hottest Online Products and Sales Data
Consumers spent $4.45 billion online on Thanksgiving and Black Friday this year, and electronics and toys were tops in sales. The five best selling electronic products were Samsung 4KTVs, the Apple...
View ArticleSecurity Expert Offers Five Tips for Safe Online Shopping
Americans spend billions of dollars in November and December each year, which makes this a busy season for retailers and cybercriminals. According to the National Retail Federation, over 183 million...
View ArticleSeven Naughty And Nice Holiday Spending Tips
Have you been naughty or nice this holiday season with your credit card spending? If you haven't been keeping track, you'll most certainly find out when your credit card statements come in January....
View ArticleOnline Merchants Lose Sales Due to Poor Checkout Experience
Consumers have been buying and selling online for years, but some online merchants still have not perfected the purchasing experience. This is a substantial problem, because an inadequate checkout...
View ArticleMobile Shopping Revenue Soars Over Thanksgiving Weekend
According to the 2015 Mobile Holiday Shopping Report from Moovweb, mobile shopping increased tremendously over Thanksgiving weekend. Black Friday mobile revenues were up 95% over year-ago levels, and...
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