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The Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA) is the premier multi-industry trade association advancing the future of commerce through collaboration, education and standards in card-linking, mobile wallets and financial data.

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2022 DCA Industry Study Shows Strong Annual Growth

The Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA) released its latest research revealing data and insights driving our industry. This must-read report—the 7th annual—is anticipated each year by card-linking, mobile wallet, and financial data leaders worldwide.

Among the global trade association’s findings in 2022?

  • Respondents increasingly count on card-linking programs to drive customer engagement.
  • As the pandemic recedes, restaurants regained their number two position as the merchant category most likely to use card-linking.
  • The idea that data should be owned by consumers is gaining ground.
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Timely industry insights and analysis from newsmakers around the world—brought to you each week in easy-to-access 15-minute episodes.

Episode 156: Laying Foundation for the Next Generation of e-Commerce

This week on Commerce Code we speak with Alistair Cotton, Founder & CEO of Integrated Finance. Alistair and his team say their mission is to create infrastructure that enables the next generation of fintechs to build the future of financial services. Stay tuned for lowering barriers in fintech, a dive into some of the nitty-gritty of what Integrated Finance does, and a look at the future of fintech from Alistair’s perspective.

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Who We Are

The Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA) is the premier, multi-industry trade association advancing the future of commerce through collaboration, education and standards in card-linking, mobile wallets and financial data.

The Digital Commerce Alliance, formerly The Cardlinx Association, is the premier multi-industry trade association advancing the future of commerce through collaboration, education and standards in card-linking, mobile wallets and financial data.

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Trade for Good

The Digital Commerce Alliance’s motto is Trade for Good. These three simple words sum up the mission of our non-profit trade association: DCA drives the future of trade and commerce, by making it a more socially positive, more friction-free experience for all parties, including consumers.

We believe that trade can be one of the most powerful forces for good. Our aim is to help merchants, card issuers, payment companies, fin-tech organizations, and consumers benefit in multiple ways from innovation enabled by digital commerce technology.

Members are empowered by DCA—and its 3 divisions, the CardLinx Forum, the Mobile Wallet Forum and the Financial Data Forum—to do all they can to make every aspect of trade good for both buyers and sellers, as well as their companies and the communities they serve.

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Commerce Feed: Issue No. 8 – September 2021

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Featured Insights

June 1, 2023 in Commerce Conversation, Data

Will New Data Yield Better Offers?

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May 25, 2023 in Banks, Commerce Conversation

Friction in Digital Commerce

We've had several recent conversations with DCA members about reducing friction. But do we always want to reduce friction? Low-friction commerce is good. We see products we like, we transact with a…
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May 4, 2023 in Commerce Conversations, Commerce Feed, Digital Commerce, Economy, Newsletter

Commerce Conversations Roundup: April 2023

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