March Digest

Axcess Monthly Digest

Welcome to our monthly digest, a newsletter released exclusively on

SlideShare for Axcess LinkedIn followers. As well as taking you

through the latest financial and business news, we also provide

updates from Axcess as a company.

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Mobile payments transforming travel

You can read the full ACI article here.

According to a report by ACI, apps have

overtaken mobile browsers when it comes to

booking travel online. According to the article,

"By 2015 that proportion [of leisure travellers]

had grown to 31%, according to Google, with

54% of business travelers having booked

travel on their smartphone."

Apparently, one touch booking and

personalised experiences on apps are in

demand, and merchants can adopt simple and

secure payment solutions.

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Single Market exit could spell disaster

Noyer has even predicted that the "entire EEA

concept would probably die" and that leaving

the single market could be a very real

"threat".

Now that it is confirmed that Britain is leaving

the EU, it has also been confirmed that this

will spell the end of the single market

membership for the UK. An article written by Christian Noyer for the Financial Times

predicts that leaving the single market could

have a disastrous impact on UK trade and

commerce.

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New videos on Axcess homepage

Visit the Axcess homepage to watch the new

videos we've put together for the site. The aim

of these videos are to really demonstrate

Axcess' services, and to increase

transparency of what our merchants can

expect from us.

We're consistently impressed at the hidden

acting abilities of our staff, and would like to

thank all involved for their input.

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New blog post on Axcess site

Check out our new blog post advising you on

the best fraud prevention practices and how to

stay safe. You can read it here.

Luckily, increased vigilance and ensuring your

security software is up to date can ensure that

you and your bank account are safeguarded

against scammers.

As payments and banking become more

technological and sophisticated, so do

fraudsters and scammers find an increasing

number of ways to try and trick people.

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Costs of eCommerce A recent article from The Guardian explained

how some retailers are moving away from

ecommerce due to to costs of delivery and

returns, as well as loss of customer interest.

The article states that "58% [of customers] said

a retailer’s returns policy has an effect on their

decision to make a purchase online." We think

that rather than give up on ecommerce,

merchants can easily adapt and make their

online shops more accessible and customer-

friendly.

Back in October, we published a handy guide

on minimising cart abandonment in

ecommerce. Read the guide here.

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Sweden: taxes and booze cruises

Sweden's government has recently

complained of a financial concern - that the

country is collecting too much tax!

The culprit? The high tax on alcohol leading to

cross border 'booze cruises to countries such

as Estonia. While taxing alcohol would

probably go down badly in the UK, the high

revenue collected by Sweden certainly has its

benefits!

Sweden has also been leading the way with

other initiatives such as recycling and greener

energy. Do you think we should follow suit?

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