Tagged: Black Friday

November 16, 2025 @ 1:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Ravelin is warning e-commerce merchants to urgently review their payment strategy ahead of Black Friday, as new research reveals a global drop in frictionless authentication rates, threatening sales conversions during one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. Ravelin’s Global Payments Report 2026 reveals… Read More

December 9, 2024 @ 11:03 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Data from BNPL provider Clearpay and Square have released data showing significant rises in some important Black Friday shopping metrics in the United Kingdom. Total transactions rose 25%, in-person transactions surged 30% and online buys inched up 5%. Nov. 29 at precisely 8:02 a.m. was… Read More

December 5, 2024 @ 12:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Payments Fintech Zilch has distributed information on Black Friday shopping activity. Zilch, based in the UK, is “direct-to-consumer, ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN).” Black Friday is one of the largest consumer purchasing dates of the year. Zilch reports that Black Friday saw its sales more than… Read More

December 2, 2024 @ 4:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumers valued various special deals this Black Friday, as digital commerce revenue grew +14.6% compared to 2023, according to an update from Mastercard (NYSE: MA). As noted in the preliminary insights from Mastercard SpendingPulse, U.S. retail sales excluding automotive were “up +3.4% on Black Friday,… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 8:03 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Klarna, a global payments provider and shopping assistant, is reporting that 96% of BNPL purchases made during the 2023 Black Friday weekend in the United States were paid on time or early. Notably, 30% of American purchases were paid off early, ahead of their due… Read More