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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Companies that participate in the program will also receive access to the eCommerce retailer’s broader brand protection offerings prior to the official issuance of their trademark registrations. IP Accelerator was rolled out in the United States last year. Patent and Trademark Office.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

To help merchants and promote Afterpay in-store payment services to individuals before the busy holiday shopping season, buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay and Simon have announced a national collaboration. Millennial and Gen Z shoppers are focusing on sustainable and ethical fashion and retail more than before.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

16), the retailer announced in a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The purchase process will involve scanning QR codes on mobile devices, CVS stated in the release. Customers at 8,200 CVS Pharmacy locations can use PayPal and Venmo to pay for purchases contact-free starting Monday (Nov. The partnership.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

On average apartment rent rates have gone up about 36 percent in the last decade according to retail data firm Yardi Matrix , and in particularly desirable marketplaces like Denver, Austin and Seattle rents have gone up by more than 70 percent. The average security deposit in the U.S.

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MAY 10, 2018

After nearly three years, the transition to EMV in the United States still has its challenges. In an interview with PYMNTS, National Business Systems VP David Riley noted a lack of awareness in the field for smaller firms across several verticals. Integrated payments at the register also add comfort for end users, he said.

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MAY 21, 2020

As politicians across the globe grapple with the pandemic’s continued economic fallout and the need to get stimulus funds to individuals, corporations and even local governments with speed and security, digital delivery of those dollars is likely to gain increasing traction. However, a retail CBDC accessible to all would be a game-changer.

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MAY 27, 2020

The retailer said it filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas – Dallas Division to pursue the reorganization. Tuesday Morning foresees shuttering roughly 230 of 687 retail locations, with the store closure process set to occur during the summer.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

The bill, which aims to create an Office of Critical Technologies and Security, was a bipartisan effort by U.S. competitiveness in emerging and dual-use technologies and address the Chinese threat by combating technology transfer from the United States.” To contend with technology threats from China, two U.S.

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JULY 22, 2019

But we want to take a few minutes to talk about pop-up shops, and how those temporary but often lucrative retail efforts are shaping commerce — and being shaped by payments — and what could be coming next. Even so, the company has certainly not given up on physical retail. Riding Retail Trends.

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JULY 16, 2018

New rules may loom for technology providers pertaining to privacy — on a national level. Microsoft President Brad Smith remarked ,“We believe Congress should create a bipartisan expert commission to assess the best way to regulate the use of facial recognition technology in the United States.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. Wells Fargo CEO Reorganizes Business Units. Is No-Factor Authentication Digital Security’s Future? Trackers and Reports.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

There’s arguably no more polarizing macroeconomic issue in the retail world than the fate of the American mall. The problems start with how retailers view and serve the customer. It was an amalgamation of numerous challenges, either ignored or wrongly addressed, that has led to the question of relevance plaguing the industry today.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Shoppers in the United States have long turned to credit cards to let them get the products now while delaying payments until they have a chance to save up. These plans fund retail purchases that consumers can then pay off over time in typically four installments. Learn more in the Tracker. About The Tracke r®.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

It’s been a busy 12 months since the last Money20/20, as new technologies and threats have disrupted the security space time and time again. Similarly, the continued steady global increase in the use of mobile devices helped fuel the development and release of new tools to security companies, as well as access to richer, deeper user data.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

3) that the tech giant has added another 17 firms in the United States that accept and work with Apple Pay. The total roster now claims more than 1,600 banks and credit unions domestically, said the site, even as 35 percent of retailers in the U.S. 9to5Mac said Tuesday (Jan. support Apple Pay. and Switzerland.

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MARCH 15, 2017

-based Euronet argues that it offers MoneyGram’s shareholders both a better buy price ($1 billion to Ant Financial’s $880 million) and an easier path to completion since they will not require approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a U.S. Euronet is the No.4

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JUNE 19, 2020

Amazon and Italian luxury brand Maison Valentino filed a lawsuit against a retailer Thursday (June 18), alleging the company sold counterfeit goods as the trade in the so-called “gray market” continues to draw attention. It’s run through Homeland Security’s National IP Rights Coordination Center.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Banks from the United States to Europe are closing bank branches as consumers embrace digital banking amid the pandemic. The financial institution said per the report that it would shutter approximately 100 locations throughout the nation, which would shrink its domestic offices to roughly 400.

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JUNE 14, 2016

Retailers are struggling to keep tabs on shoplifters who are increasingly becoming their top source of loss, averaging $377 per incidence, up $60 from the year before. billion loss across the United States, according to NRF’s 2016 National Retail Security survey. The new numbers reflect a $1.2

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

Elder financial exploitation and elder fraud are rising at an alarming rate as they continue to be serious crimes in the United States. According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA) this heartless crime is most likely under-reported due to the victims’ fear, shame and embarrassment. The under-reported and growing crime.

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JUNE 19, 2016

Home Depot doesn’t think the “chip”cards on offer today in the United States are living up to the hype – the hype being the security levels enjoyed by European merchants who are currently using EMV. It’s the latest large retailer to raise the security concerns, with a lawsuit filed this week in U.S.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A recent report released by the United Nations found that 132 out of 194 countries have now introduced data protection regulations of some kind, all varying in terms of what type of information they protect and the severity of their restrictions.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

22) that it is working to modify its debit routing policies, saying that it has “modified and clarified” its rules to boost EMV chip card adoption in the United States. As has been widely reported, EMV transactions are more secure than “swiped” transactions, as they require a PIN to complete a purchase. Visa said Tuesday (Nov.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

As we continue probing the digital-first trends taking hold online and off, PYMNTS recent Global Digital Shopping Index found that “top-performing merchants distinguish themselves by offering many digital features while also prioritizing customers’ convenience and security. Customers ‘Enthusiastic’ About QR.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Sports are big business around the globe, so it comes as no surprise that retail innovation constantly takes place within that industry, and in combination with payments. However, mobile concession ordering apps like FanFood still encounter their fair share of security and logistical challenges. Working from the Bottom Up.

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MARCH 2, 2020

Retailers often need additional coverage during peak holiday shopping periods, hospitals may need substitutes for nurses on paternity leave and construction companies might need to increase staff for sizable projects. The United States’ tight labor market exacerbates competitive tensions for such agencies, though.

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JULY 16, 2018

“Visa cardholder spending data during the FIFA World Cup illustrates the growth of contactless payments in Russia and fans’ reliance on quick and secure payments so that they can spend less time in line and more time focused on the pitch.”. Fans from Russia were the biggest spenders, followed by visitors from the United States and Mexico.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

According to sources in the report safe manufacturers in the European Union nation “are operating near their limits.”. Research indicates that the vast majority of German retail transactions (roughly 80 percent) are conducted in cash, nearly twice the rate of cash usage in the United States. About the Index.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

BMO on Taking a Digital-First Approach to Retail Banking. eCommerce promises to bring more subscription services as well as retail into our daily lives. Visa ’s fiscal first-quarter results displayed an acceleration of cross-border volumes, while contactless payments continued to gain traction in the United States and beyond.

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AUGUST 17, 2019

There is no set national date for the beginning of school in the United States because there is no set date to go back to school. We’re expecting record spending and retailers are ready to provide students with all the items they need for a successful school year.”. have already gone back to school. record set in 2017.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Despite Papyrus’ Closing, Stationery Retail Is Not All Doom-And-Gloom. Visa’s Chief Risk Officer On Securing Commerce In The 2020s. Why State And Local Governments Struggle To Shred The Paper Check. There were also New York Post reports that the technology might make an appearance at Whole Food checkouts this year.

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MAY 4, 2016

With the focus on making cross-border commerce as fluid and intuitive for consumers as it can be for the retailers themselves, it can be more than a little jarring to be reminded that actual borders exist underneath it all. Like the retail economy that rests on it, potential geopolitical instability is a global problem. percent tax.

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JULY 15, 2019

PayPal’s customers in those nations are able to use their login credentials to send money directly across borders and into recipients’ bank accounts, or for cash pickup and delivery through Xoom. The company said “the service will benefit millions,” including more than nine million people living in the U.K., business stand at $50,000. “We

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JUNE 13, 2019

In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. Because where there is high demand, there is the possibility of scale.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of previously owned homes declined 2.4% Census Bureau reports advanced estimates that retail sales were down 1.2% These figures represent a national sample of approximately 130 million accounts that comprise FICO® Advisors’ Risk Benchmarking solution. by the end of 2023.

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JULY 5, 2017

citizens’ data or national security. The company has some enviable market share in its home base of Britain, where it processes about 40 percent of all retail transactions, The New York Times reported Wednesday – and in total processes about 36 million transactions daily.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

Gov’t Fights States’ Bid To Block Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Saying Move Would Slow 5G. A group of state attorneys is joining together to fight a merger of Sprint and T-Mobile that the United States Justice Department supports. Uber was ordered to stop securing business in Colombia via its popular ride-hailing app.

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