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De!ciencies of Credit Card Payments and
The need for Alternative E-commerce
Payments
Traditional credit cards are still the dominating
method of payment for online purchase although
alternative methods such as Paypal and mobile
payments
Many of users will come from countries outside the
United States, where the use of credit cards is not as
prevalent and Many users are also likely to be
younger and have less access to credit and debit
cards
The potential for fraud is high when credit cards are
used online
Merchants are responsible for fraudulent charges because
online credit card purchases are treated as “card-not-
present” transactions
A large amount of fraud with online credit card shopping
occurs that results in chargebacks to the merchants
Many purchases they make will be micropayments
(<$10)
The need for peer-to-peer payment methods and
paying via mobile devices.