
Are These Essential Elements Missing From Your Payments Environment?
Blog, Payments Environment
Payment systems have seen enormous growth in recent years. The acceleration of new technologies, a need for more robust security measures, and the rising adoption of alternative payments have led to a complex payments environment. Overwhelmed…

Expand Your Customer Base With Alternative Payment Solutions
Alternative Payments, Blog
For most merchants, getting paid is intrinsic to the success of their business. While how merchants handle payments was once a relatively straightforward process, now, customers have increased flexibility in how they choose to pay. Although…

Why You Need a Future-Ready Payment System
Blog, Payment System
Business environments are continually evolving, whether it’s due to new technologies or shifting customer demand, and a leading way to mitigate risk is by taking proactive steps toward future-proofing. Scalability is a particularly important…

Enabling Greater Payment System Security with a Next-Gen Switch Provider
Blog, Payment System Security
Consumers want to feel confident about the security of their financial data when they make a payment transaction. With high-profile security hacks making the news on a fairly regular basis, consumers want to know that the businesses they trust…

Why You Should Include Emerging and Alternative Payments In Your Payment System
Alternative Payments, Blog
Today’s consumers expect merchants to do more, specifically in the form of offering them access to a variety of payment methods. With more than half of Americans already using contactless payments, that number continues to grow year-over-year…

How a Payments Orchestration Partner is the Next-Gen Switch Provider
Blog, Payments Orchestration Partner
Merchant needs are continually evolving, in a constant crunch to keep up with both customer demands and an ever-increasing number of payment options. As merchants strive to implement payment forms and requirements, they often find that electronic…

OLS Payments Executive Spotlight: Andy Orrock
Blog, Contactless Payments, InComm Payments, Stand-In Protection, Store & ForwardIf you’ve ever had a conversation with Andy Orrock, you most likely walked away having learned something new and fascinating.
For more than 30 years, Andy Orrock has created and been chief operator of innovative enterprise-class payment systems for Fortune 500 retailers. As vice president, software engineering, Andy oversees the strategic direction, development and operation of the payments solutions that OLS Payments provides. He’s been chief architect of several OLS Payments services, holding a patent for a bridge service designed to maximize uptime for retailers.

Improving the Holiday Returns Process With Transaction-Based Payments Tokenization
Blog, Contactless Payments, Encryption, Omnichannel Payments, Payments Orchestration, Returns, TokenizationAccording to the National Retail Federation (NRF), consumers returned an estimated $428 billion in merchandise to retailers in 2020, approximately 10.6% of total U.S. retail sales in 2020. Following the 2021 holiday season, UPS says it is on track to process more than 60 million return packages between Nov. 14 and Jan. 22 – a 10% over last year. In addition, one in four Americans is expected to make a return.

Looking Ahead: 2022 Predictions for the Payments Industry
Blog, Contactless Payments, Cryptocurrency Payments, Directed Spend, Encryption, Payments Orchestration, QR Codes, Tokenization, VaultingIt’s hard to believe that another year has already passed. At OLS Payments, we have seen rapid changes and growth in 2021. Businesses looked to prioritize and overcome payments security challenges. We also saw merchants meet consumers’ growing demands for fast and contactless methods as a result of the pandemic.

Andy Orrock Shares 5 Retailer Payments Trends for 2022
Blog, Contactless Payments, Cryptocurrency Payments, Encryption, Omnichannel Payments, Payments Orchestration, QR Codes, Tokenization, Vaulting
Andy's article 5 2022 Payments Trends Retailers Need to Know is live on the Retail IT Insights website.