Your guide to the payment gateway paradox

Although the online marketplace was already thriving before the pandemic, there’s no question that e-commerce has grown at a staggering and exponential rate in the last few years. The competition between e-retailers is fierce, and success often depends on providing your customers with numerous payment options that are processed accurately and efficiently. So it’s no wonder that payment gateways–cloud software that operates as a point-of-sale between customer and online merchant–have become essential to that success. But like most things in life, payment gateways come with their own set of problems.