MENTOR, Ohio, March 31, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - CardinalCommerce announces that they are offering selected wallets in their Universal Wallet at no charge. Merchants can add Google Wallet, MasterCard MasterPass and Visa Checkout to their online checkout with this introductory offer.
Cardinal's proprietary Universal Wallet - enables leading wallets and payment brands in today's eCommerce industry. With One Connection to Cardinal, merchants can add multiple digital wallets to their checkout with ease, via an API that FutureProofs payment needs. For merchants, digital wallets provide the payment types consumers want, fraud reduction, transaction reporting and higher authorization conversion rates. For consumers, they offer shopping convenience and security, with the ability to store multiple debit and credit cards for purchasing. Consumers can also pre-store shipping destinations to complete their frictionless checkout experience in just a few clicks from a PC, mobile phone or tablet.
According to Tim Sherwin, Cardinal's co-founder and Executive Vice President, "With our Universal Wallet, merchants can try some of the industry's leading digital wallets for free, and offer their consumers flexibility and convenience in their online shopping with a more secure way to pay. It's a win-win for everyone!"
Digital wallet usage among consumers is on the rise. According to a June, 2014 survey by Statista, 70% of consumers using digital wallets used them for transactions up to $30, and 33% of users used them at least weekly. The under 43 age group represents 81% of digital wallet users.
For merchants interested in other digital wallets in the Universal Wallet suite, we offer PayPal, Alipay, and Amazon Payments. One Connection to Cardinal allows access to these digital wallets.
About CardinalCommerce
CardinalCommerce is a pioneer and global leader in enabling authenticated payment transactions in the card-not-present payments industry since 1999. Through One Connection to the proprietary Cardinal SafeCloudTM payment platform, we enable friction-free, technology-neutral authentication and alternative payment services (including digital wallets and mobile commerce services). Cardinal services, partners with and complements most providers in the marketplace to deliver their One Connection solution to secure transactions. In accommodating this growing number of payment brands and methods, Cardinal's platforms serve as universal switches, supporting virtually all merchant platforms, wallets, legacy processing systems and authentication methodologies.
CardinalCommerce is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and services a worldwide Customer base from facilities in the United States, Europe and Africa. For more information, visit http://www.cardinalcommerce.com.
Media Contact:
Tara Lavelle
Vice President, Marketing
CardinalCommerce Corporation
877.352.8444
tlavelle(at)cardinalcommerce(dot)com
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