One thing we can safely say about last year: no one was bored! Across industries, businesses grappled with a number of challenges. Customers and boardrooms dealt with rising inflation, hurting both wallets and bottom lines. From the stock market to a changing job environment, the economy looked a lot gloomier by the end of the […]
The cannabis industry is one of the nation’s fastest-growing, with more and more states moving to fully legalize it for medical and recreational use. The roughly $10 billion market is expected to maintain an average growth rate of roughly 15% through the 2020’s, an exciting prospect for investors and entrepreneurs looking to enter the industry. […]
Who doesn’t love a discount? For both merchants and customers, cash discounting is a powerful tool to add more value in every transaction. It enables merchants to provide a promotional discount and minimize the cost that each customer pays. While COCARD leverages its deep relationships and innovative technology solutions to provide our merchants the best […]
We know that surcharges for using a card can add up to a big bill every year for businesses. It makes sense to pass some of that cost along to the customers that incur them, not the ones who pay in cash. NCAs (non-cash adjustments) are gaining steam among merchants, and in most of the […]
There’s never a dull moment in our industry. We have to constantly adapt to new technologies, tastes, and policies. So far, this decade is already bringing us a whole lot of change, with antitrust action shaping up to be the year’s game-changer. There’s a piece of proposed legislation, making its rounds through Washington, that could […]
From gadgets to groceries, people have more ways than ever to pay in easy pieces. The buy now, pay later (BNPL) revolution is taking off around the world, largely driven by digital platforms. Though slower to gain traction in the United States, the revolution is coming here too. In a recent survey, the number of […]
When the pandemic first hit, the panic was the gut reaction across the country. It may feel much longer than two years ago when we crowded into grocery stores for toilet paper and disinfectants. Before we knew it, we were walled off from the friends we love. The luckiest among us were walled in with […]
Every day, we’re inundated with chilling news of data breaches, as well as damning allegations of our favorite companies basically spying on us. While customer data is giving companies unprecedented insight into how to better serve their clientele, it also opens the door to serious breaches of public security, privacy, and trust. In this environment, […]
Every time a customer engages with us, they speak volumes about what works and what doesn’t. They tell us how to better reach and serve them. They give us a wealth of information, often without saying a word. Now and certainly in the future, leading businesses are defined by how well they can hear this […]
How has the pandemic impacted your professional life? If things are a little out of whack since 2020 began, you’re certainly not alone. At COCARD, we see opportunity in any change, even the seismic shift of the last couple of years. We turned a challenge into an opportunity, growing our member-owned network by over 40% […]