B
Evidence Grade B
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70%
70% -- merchants reporting lost sales for merchants (2026)
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70%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
spayz.io
Primary
Tier C
https://www.spayz.io/blog/alternative-payment-methods-essential-insights-for-businesses ↗
Source Article
Alternative payment methods for businesses: ewallets, QR code, crypto
The evolution of payment methods
Today, alternative payment methods (APMs) such as e-wallets, QR code payments, and crypto transactions are becoming a standard part of checkout experiences across digital businesses. The way consumers pay for goods and services is evolving at an unprecedented rate. T…
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spayz.io
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Merchant survey cited without named original source
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merchants: 70% merchants reporting lost sales. Source: spayz.io (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/merchants-lost-sales-payment-methods-70
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/merchants-lost-sales-payment-methods-70" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>70%</strong> -- merchants reporting lost sales for merchants<br><small>Source: spayz.io (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/merchants-lost-sales-payment-methods-70" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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