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Amazon Gains Ground In Holdout Markets

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Not every product launches smoothly (RIP Fire Phone ), not every new endeavor delivers (Amazon’s flirtations with offering a travel platform ended abruptly) and not every new market immediately yields. The degree to which consumers intend to continue shopping online seems to depend on the types of products and services they purchase.

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Fed Consumer Finance Survey Reveals Online Banking Usage, (Slightly) Higher Debt Burdens

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But they show an increasing interest in online banking, an attempt to grow savings — and a higher debt burden. Housing certainly contributed to a wealth boost, up more than 5 percent annually, while equity markets increased by double-digit percentages from 2016 to 2019. Online Banking . Overall, 98.7 Debt Burden .

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In Europe, Single Data Market Looms?

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tech firms’ dominance across online platforms, and the collection and use of data. The European Union is examining the creation of a single data market that would reportedly challenge tech firms such as Google and Facebook, as Reuters reported. million credit card customers.

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Deep Dive: How Payment Card Networks Win Merchants Over

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billion non-prepaid debit card transactions in 2018, solidifying debit as a staple payment type. They insert or swipe their debit cards at stores’ point-of-sale (POS) devices — or key in details online — and maybe enter PINs, but the behind-the-scenes processes through which transactions are routed are kept invisible.

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Marqeta Preps For IPO, Had $4.3B Valuation In May

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Marqeta’s business allows companies to issue credit and debit cards to their staff, and the pandemic has given it a huge boost as people everywhere rely more on online shopping and food delivery, Reuters reported. In May, Marqeta raised $150 million in a private funding round and doubled its value to $4.3

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i2c, Sightline Team Up For Cashless Cross-Channel Gaming 

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Founded in 2010, Sightline has experienced 744 percent revenue growth since 2015. Its client roster includes MGM Resorts, Caesars Resorts, and Hard Rock Hotel and Casino; the Oregon and Pennsylvania state lotteries; Churchill Downs; Golden Nugget online; and DraftKings, FanDuel, William Hill, and Rush Street sports, among others.

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Online Lending And A Tale Of Two Fed Studies

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Online consumer lending – in a variety of forms – has grown explosively over the last decade. In 2010, digital lenders originated $249 million in unsecured personal loans, and by 2016 that number had grown ninety-fold. So how did one branch of the Fed end up on such a different page from their counterparts? Cleveland’s Dark Outlook.

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