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MAY 15, 2019

Hatton National Bank PLC unveiled the rollout of HNB Solo in Sri Lanka , personal remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) are on the rise in the Philippines , and Canadian bank CIBC is launching a new small business platform called CIBC SmartBanking for Business. Clients can also link the app to their bank account or card.

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APRIL 9, 2020

Though they’ve overcome serious technical hurdles, work well, and are now in the hands of billions of smartphone-owning consumers, mobile wallets including those from Big Tech players Apple and Google are starving for share as Q1 2020 usage slipped below an unimpressive 2019. percent in 2019.”. percent in 2019. up from 39.3

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JULY 6, 2020

If your business touches retail in any way, it might pay to follow a few important breadcrumbs. million in sales from selling 15,000 cases since its launch in 2019 — to build a strong digital presence. Worse yet, some analysts fear the triggering of break-lease clauses for retailers in malls if anchor stores leave.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The closes over $10,000 haven't been this high in some time, according to a chart from CoinDesk, with the only dates close being 28 days in July 2019 and 25 days in June 2019. In other news, CoinFlip will now offer a bitcoin-enabled gift card marketplace, according to a report by Bitcoin Magazine.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank Is Doing to Drive Virtual Card Adoption. Accounts payable (AP) professionals and vendors still have reservations about adopting virtual cards despite their many benefits.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

The shift from magnetic stripe to EMV chip cards marked one of the 21 st century’s most widespread payment developments. Chip cards have been heralded for their improved functionality and security, but they have still failed to address critical authentication problems, leaving retailers to bear the brunt of these vulnerabilities.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

The launch of EMV chip cards in the U.S. Despite their success, the use of EMV cards with no required PIN codes has left a door unlocked for crooks. The heightened risk to merchants and issuers is being keenly felt – someone pays when cybercrooks succeed, and it’s often the retailer. It’s not all good news.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

PSCU’s Data & Analytics and Advisors Plus workforces collected and examined information from credit unions that harnessed PSCU for credit and/or debit processing during the 2020 and 2019 holiday seasons to calculate the 2020 holiday data. 27 in the retail goods space among the organization’s owner credit unions were up 26.2

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

regulators to secure a national bank charter, in turn clearing the runway for the entity to accept consumer deposits. Double-digit growth in eCommerce is expected to continue, as the retailer sees 30 percent gains in the current fiscal year. Data breaches: MGM has admitted to a 2019 hack , where 10.6 Elsewhere, the U.S.

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MAY 14, 2019

Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain, said that data from upwards of 460,000 customer accounts was compromised by hackers from April 23 to May 10, according to a report by CNBC. The retailer has asked customers to create new passwords that are harder to guess to lower the chances of getting hacked.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

On the positive side is the retailing trade group the National Retail Federation ( NRF ). For example, College Hill Custom Threads, which supplies logo-based goods for universities and collegiate student groups, told the Advertising Specialty Institute that sales could be off as much as 50 percent vs 2019. negotiations.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The Nation: “Amazon’s many tentacles provide it with novel ways to strong-arm suppliers.”. percent of retail spend. billion in 2019. billion in 2019. In Q2 2019, it took in $10.9 percent in 2019. In Q2 2019, it clocked in at 38.7 1; in 2019, its take was $710 million. In 2016, it logged $20.5

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AUGUST 25, 2019

Kohl’s is following a retail movement to offer curated collections so shoppers can explore new trends. Kohl’s own curated lines will roll out in October with brands Adore Me and pop-up card designer Lovepop. Kohl’s CEO Michelle Gass said she wants to keep physical retail significant in the age of online shopping dominance.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

With the app, Affirm users can shop at almost any retailer by creating a onetime-use virtual card instead of being limited to shops that have Affirm integrated at checkout. . Affirm says that 67 percent of consumers are looking to avoid credit cards this holiday season. .

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JUNE 3, 2020

Consumers are also rethinking whether they should be paying for goods with cash, credit cards or debit cards. The price of oil plunged into the negative in late April before making a lukewarm recovery, reaching a national average of $1.80 per gallon — more than a dollar short of the average price during the same period in 2019.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2020

In less than a week, “national engagement season” will be over. And for those saying something to the effect of “there is no such thing as national engagement season,” we would point out the data begs to differ. All in, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), Americans will drop about $27.4 In total $1.7

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

All that’s left now, more or less, is the rush of returns that will all but overwhelm some retailers. However, after almost 50 years, it began to fade in the 1980s, disrupted by the emergence of store-branded credit cards. So, what kinds of products will people be getting this year? Top Sellers. It’s getting cold out there,” he said.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

A recent National Restaurant Association (NRA) survey found that 43 percent of consumers want to order via app, but only 18 percent of NRA members have it on the menu. Credit/debit card pilferage is their core trade, so naturally, they’ve latched onto gift cards in a big way. Would You Like Hacking with That?

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Retailers are certainly in the swing of things. The retailer is also planning events based on popular culture, with Pokémon, Frozen and Star Wars on the roster. Aiming to attract more kids and parents to the store, the retailer is aiming to make the experience as enjoyable as possible.

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JUNE 12, 2020

Apple Preps Installment Pay Plans On Apple Card . Apple will reportedly let buyers divvy up payments in an interest-free fashion on the Apple Card, giving them the ability to pay for items like Macs and iPads in monthly installments. late in 2019. . Uber Eats Gets Out Of The Ghost Kitchen. Citi has now become the first U.S.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. Nearly 90 percent of millennials have credit cards, yet still seek new ways to finance their online purchases.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Payments and banking products were pushed to the head of the digital-first line thanks to the pandemic, leading to the acceleration of contactless and card-not-present commerce. Those processors will in turn work with issuing banks to offer near-instant issuance of cards.”. Superconnected Homes as Digital-First Command Center.

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APRIL 15, 2019

To help build customer loyalty, eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers have a myriad of tools on hand: Cashiers can sign customers up for loyalty cards at brick-and-mortar stores, and eCommerce sites can send customers special offers and coupons by email. The machine also has a 21-inch screen that allows consumers to interact.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The continuing push by the country’s government may find friction, with debit cards as the epicenter — making the cards, essentially, free for merchants to accept may have repercussions elsewhere in the payments ecosystem, as others shoulder the cost. Of that tally, as many as 500 million of the cards are RuPay cards.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

billion in global sales from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, a 60 percent increase over 2019 sales for the same period. A new PYMNTS study of a national sample of 2,000 U.S. DATA: Retailers Battle for Remaining 40 Pct Of Consumer Holiday Spend. Amazon Sellers Cash in With $4.8 Billion in Holiday Sales Worldwide.

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MAY 31, 2019

Perhaps at this point it might be better to ask which retailers, if any, are not shuttering stores. continue to mount, touching more than 7,150 locations announced by a slew of firms thus far into 2019. and China (and now, other nations such as Mexico). Doubts that the card would be profitable. The reason?

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JUNE 18, 2020

The London-based trade group for Europe’s ePayments community is waiting for the European Banking Authority , the European Union (EU) banking regulator, to provide the 27-nation bloc with an update on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Credit cards typically contain a chip or require a PIN.

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JULY 14, 2020

The response to the Covid-19 pandemic has included closure of retail outlets and social distancing. This gives a near-real time read on consumer spending, without the publication lags associated with national accounts consumption data. The second week of March 2020 records a similar relative level of spending to 2019.

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

And you can see it in the hustle by retailers and brands large and small to pivot their businesses and business models — and the disclaimers on just about every retail site starting a week or more ago that orders placed online might not make it in time for Christmas. percent of all retail sales. consumers — 47.2 Share of U.S.

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JUNE 7, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions have enjoyed widespread uptake in much of North America, and the region’s related market could see continued growth if solutions providers, government officials and other stakeholders play their cards right. Card payments are also popular in Canada, with credit comprising nearly 22.9

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JULY 23, 2020

Brazilian lawmakers have been developing open banking plans since 2019, for example, outlining rough guidelines to be enacted late this year. Just 13 percent of Brazil’s population subscribes to broadband internet services, for example, and more than 45 million of the nation’s adults remain unbanked.

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APRIL 30, 2020

The international eCommerce market grew to $412 billion by the end of 2019 — a 4 percent improvement over the previous year. Buyers used local payment methods for 77 percent of worldwide eCommerce in 2019, and that figure is projected to reach 82 percent by 2024. Cards can be critical to serving the U.K. and Scandinavia.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The money that comes into retailers’ coffers at brick-and-mortar locations will filter up to pay the landlord; the landlord will stay afloat. Contactless Cards: PSCU is anticipating a strong embrace of contactless cards in the coming year. Perhaps not. There is a big bet riding on that “perhaps not.”.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has acquired National Gift Card , one of the biggest North American prepaid tech and card companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The cards are called "Giving Good" cards and work at various restaurants and retail locations.

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JANUARY 31, 2018

The case has become an unusual confluence meetup of varied interests tied to how American Express conducts its business and how consumers and merchants interact with credit card companies … and all manner of companies across all manner of two-sided market verticals. Last month, retail associations filed a joint amicus brief in the case.

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DECEMBER 24, 2019

For the annual holiday exercise at PYMNTS (describing the 12 main or most exciting ways to pay in 2019), it is clear that what has happened this year will have big implications for the new decade. Here are the 2019 payment trends that made the biggest splash, and promise to make even bigger splashes in the new decade. #1:

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Rumors of Amazon entering the market using the human hand as a payments form factor first emerged in late 2019, when news reports and a patent filing alerted watchers that something might be afoot. card issuers to get the project off the ground. Subscriptions in the service grew 50 percent in 2019, the company said.

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