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AUGUST 2, 2016

In looking ahead at the near-term emergence of FinTech markets, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration said in its “ 2016 Top Markets Report Financial Technology ” that Asia will hold sway over other regions. percent and online borrowing at 5.6 percent and online borrowing at 5.6

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in recent years thanks to digital and mobile technology, along with online marketplace models. So-called peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has certainly faced challenges in certain markets. Despite lending £6.7

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

And while enthusiasm for expanding opportunities to access the Chinese market and its billion-plus consumers is as avid as it’s ever been — as evidenced by last week’s announcement of PayPal and UnionPay’s global payments partnership — the bigger commerce story has expanded beyond China in the last few years.

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MARCH 15, 2017

Still, AD has maintained a slow, shallow ascent since the beginning of 2017. percent from Monday’s close, but still up overall for the week with an estimated market cap over €26.1 Whole Food Market’s estimated market cap sat just a smidgen over $9 billion. per share with a market cap just over $26.64 billion ($27.8

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JULY 18, 2018

Investors from around the globe are flocking to Latin America — within the first half of 2018, deep-pocketed investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and DST Global have backed startups in the region. deals and dollars to latin america hit a high in 2017. Since 2012, investments into the region have nearly tripled.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Specifically, the Collisons aimed to more seamlessly connect online businesses and payment processors, allowing more businesses to accept online payments.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Volanty, an online Brazilian used car market startup, raised 70 million reais ($17.6 million reais ($630,000) in 2017, Reuters said. Launched in 2017, Volanty digitally connects second-hand car buyers and sellers. million) in funding, led by Japan’s SoftBank and Argentina’s Kaszek, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Aug.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

GoPay , Gojek’s app-based digital payments platform, acquired Indonesian group-saving network Mapan in 2017. Also in 2017, Gojek acquired two FinTech firms in Indonesia — Kartuku, the country’s largest offline payments-processing company; and Midtrans, a top online-payment gateway. The company said it has 7.1

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JUNE 17, 2020

The website is a re-branding of Middle Eastern eCommerce site Souq.com , which was acquired by Amazon in 2017, PYMNTS reported. Amazon’s moves in the Middle East have been said to solidify the company’s presence in the region and bolster its worldwide sales after a slump in the beginning of 2019.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Amazon is preparing to enter the mobile payments market, reportedly working to get retailers to accept Amazon Pay as a payment method. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported Amazon wants the service to be expanded beyond making payments online. Amazon wants to first gain market share in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. When the Southeast Asian online boom occurs, Amazon will already be nearby, established and ready to swoop in on emerging markets.

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APRIL 23, 2019

is a tough market – and getting tougher. While players both big and small were making digital investments like online ordering and delivery services, the report notes, Kroger lagged behind and stayed focused on its stores. Online purchases account for just 5 percent of the roughly $1 trillion U.S.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

customers feel that online-only banks are “less legitimate” than those with branches. But just earlier this month, a report found that the mass exodus of consumers to various digital channels has pushed the closure of 1,700 branches in the 12 months ending in June 2017 – the largest one-year decline on record. cut 12 percent.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

According to the study — which looks at ride-hailing, eCommerce, online media and online travel in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines — the internet economy will end this year with a market value of about $72 billion, which is 37 percent higher than a year earlier on a gross merchandise value basis.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

As PayPal reaches saturation points in Western markets, it wants to continue to expand internationally, especially in India, where the country’s 450 million mobile users make it an attractive target for retailers. We look at regions and then there are countries of importance?…?India India is a big market.

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JULY 17, 2019

Go-Jek’s Go-Pay is Indonesia’s market leader in mobile on-demand services and payments platform and wants to accelerate services across the 640 million underserved and unbanked consumers of Southeast Asia. Go-Jek’s Go-Pay payment system rolled out in 2017, accounting for over half of the startup’s transactions.

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JANUARY 15, 2018

China steps up its regulation of cryptocurrency trading by going after online platforms and mobile apps. The government is also going after companies and individuals who enable cryptocurrency trading by providing services such as market making, settlement and clearing. As of 2017, electricity demand for bitcoin mining rose to about 20.5

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MARCH 16, 2017

In the Asia-Pacific region specifically, there are varying degrees of shopping patterns. eMarketer’s latest research report titled Cross-Border Ecommerce 2017: A Country-by-Country Look at Consumer Behavior and Trends looked at cross-border shopping patterns across 16 markets globally.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Alibaba has striven to build a greater international footprint to balance out losses from a slowing domestic market. The region’s internet economy is projected to become a $278 billion market by 2025. In total, the region has about 150 million digital customers as of 2016. That’s coming for sure.”.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The store stocks thousands of items from fresh fruit to clams, and consumers will be able to buy 90 percent of those items online. The move comes a few days after Walmart inked a deal with Tencent to use WeChat Pay, its popular payment app, in all of its stores in the western region of China.

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William Mills

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Major trade shows occur throughout the year, and it can be overwhelming to keep track of them all, which is why William Mills Agency has compiled its 2017 Trade Show Directory, which can be downloaded here. One is the 6th annual Bank Innovation 2017 , March 6-7 in San Jose, Calif., But don’t always focus on the biggest trade events.

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JULY 26, 2017

With one of the larger online retail presences, Walmart is taking aim at a lucrative eCommerce market — China. As PYMNTS reported earlier this week, China’s online sales have recently seen a massive increase with in-country online shopping activities boosted by 33 percent. omnichannel shopping festival.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

So far, the results have been mixed; in China, the market appears to be deflating, while in the U.K. this seemingly high-tech format is being adopted (and adapted) by smaller, regional stores without Amazon-sized budgets. In 2017, Alibaba launched a supermarket chain called Freshippo, also known as Hema Xiansheng, to much fanfare.

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JULY 18, 2017

In its 2017 UPS Business Monitor Export Index Latin America report, released last week , UPS found SMEs across Latin America are eager for global business. Comprising more than 90 percent of the region’s companies, Latin American SMEs could serve as a significant opportunity for suppliers across borders.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

They also managed to surprise those analysts, since Apple was widely expected to post lackluster iPhone sales due to the somewhat unusual 2017 device rollout schedule. This year, the new iPhone 8 , which has been on the market since Sept. “We’re getting similar reports across that region.” currently underway.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2017

The market for automation technology in warehouses are set to take off in the next five years due to sustained growth in the eCommerce industry and demand for enhanced quality, according to a new report from Research and Markets. percent between 2017 and 2022. percent between 2017 and 2022.

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AUGUST 25, 2019

Launched in August 2018, Wanwu Xinxuan is an online retail platform selling children’s apparel, shoes and accessories. Look Who’s Charging Founder Stuart Grover added: “We are extremely excited to combine the technology and data we have built to support the Australian banks with Experian’s market-leading open data technology.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The company, which operates its own eCommerce marketplace, has built its own supply chain, according to reports, and has recently expanded into the Mumbai and Pune regions, with perishables delivered the same day. Separately, RentoMojo, an online appliance and furniture rental platform, reported a Series C funding round worth as much as $3.8

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JANUARY 14, 2019

The ingredients for a revolution in payments across the region, fueled by demographics and technology, seem to be there. You can imagine how all of these factors will come together to drive eCommerce across the region.”. Africa as next great eCommerce frontier? Consider the fact that eCommerce generated $16.5

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

“As the retailer has dealt with deteriorating finances and a heavy debt load, it has been facing fortified competition from larger retailers that have the resources to invest in their online businesses,” that report added. The move comes amid growth in the larger maternity market, however, with sales of that apparel expected to reach $7.7

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JUNE 2, 2020

We’ve been down this road before, when, in 2017, Ant Financial Services Group struck a pact to acquire MoneyGram. Back then the deal was predicated on Ant’s drive to expand in growing markets, cross-border, beyond China. That deal fell apart amid scrutiny from U.S. regulators.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

The firms said in an announcement on Friday (August 24) that they are working together on “new digital payment experiences” that, in turn, seek to offer consumers in that country more options as they transact in-store or online. The firms noted that in 2017, the eCommerce market in Japan grew 9.1 percent year over year to 16.5

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

may take its place alongside markets in Asia and, say, Brazil (where instant payments can be done across PIX, and all wallets that use QR codes are interoperable). Visa and other payments networks, stretching back a few years to 2017, had debuted the world’s first interoperable QR code acceptance solution in India.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

As reported, the Banking Made Easy Initiative traces its genesis to last year and had sought in part to minimize “regulatory frictions” encountered in onboarding and online finance activities. billion as of June 30 of this year and as measured since the August 2017 launch. Cash invested on the platform, said the company, stands at $2.7

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APRIL 5, 2018

retailers (or any foreign players) to establish a strong presence in the Chinese market. billion worth of emerging market stocks and bonds were purchased by foreign investors in March — an “ impressive ” investment value according to the Institute of International Finance , considering what a volatile month it proved to be.

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MARCH 22, 2018

The Swedish retailer entered China’s online retail market with its own eCommerce store in 2014. As a result, Magnus Olsson, H&M’s China country manager, told Business of Fashion that the retailer needs to meet customers where they shop — on those online retail platforms. The scale of the reduction will surprise some today.

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JULY 14, 2016

In terms of the global rollout, the United States will be the first market, followed by Europe, the Middle East and Africa by the end of this year. Moving into 2017, the additional physical locations will dot those areas, plus the Asia-Pacific region.

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