PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2018

Kroger might expand on a ban on Visa credit cards imposed by its unit in California — proof that retailers are ready to fight back against the $90 billion they pay in swipe fees every year. Visa’s rates and fees are among the highest of any credit card brand,” Foods Co. This week, Foods Co., This week, Foods Co.,

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Accenture

MAY 30, 2019

Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Banks appear optimistic about the economic outlook but expect more moderate growth than 2018. Key themes. New partnerships.

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JULY 3, 2019

million from investors including Partech, Axeleo Capital, Lafayette Plug and Play and others to further develop its loyalty program integrated into credit or debit cards. Founded in 2018, Joko’s loyalty program already works with dozens of major retailers including McDonald’s, Uber, Starbucks, Zara and more.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Capital One ’s domestic card loans increased 8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 , the bank said on Tuesday (Jan. 22) as company executives gave an update of its card deal with Walmart. The financial institution (FI) said that, as of the end of Q4, the domestic card loans ending balance stood at $107.4

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2018

To meet consumers where they want to shop, retailers are taking an omnichannel approach to their offerings. And retailers are taking notice: Walmart , for example, recently introduced meal kits in its stores after selling them exclusively online. Retailers, after all, have an average satisfaction score of 37.9

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APRIL 10, 2020

Fruit Street – a virtual one-stop-shop specializing in digital diabetes diagnosis and treatment – has partnered with vegetarian meal kit purveyor Purple Carrot to add a retail angle to its health advisory service. We support billing, scheduling, credit card processing, unlimited training and customer support.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In today’s top retail news, holiday spending is expected to be flat this year, Bed Bath & Beyond rolls out same-day delivery and Target goes up against Amazon Prime Day with “Deal Days.” Q4 Outlook: Consumer Mindset Is The Wild Card. Also, J2 Global has agreed to buy RetailMeNot. But these are the easy points.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Venmo, the peer-to-peer (P2P) payments platform from PayPal, is rolling out a cash-back rewards program for its Venmo Mastercard debit card at certain retailers, Venmo announced in a press release on Tuesday (Oct. The Venmo Mastercard debit card was launched in 2018.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

This marks a change for Target — a retailer that had, up to this point, enabled mobile pay only for its own mobile wallet app and the Target-branded REDcard linked to it. For the How We Will Pay 2018 Edition , PYMNTS and Visa conducted its annual study of U.S. stores over the next several weeks. Creating Contactless Momentum.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

First Data’s 2018 Prepaid Consumer Insights Study found that the average consumer is spending $59 more than the original value of their gift card, marking an increase from $21 a year ago. In a press release , First Data said the report shows a significant lift is being generated from gift card spending.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2018

Another year, another chance for mobile wallet players to convince consumers to give up their plastic cards and utilize the phone as a payments form factor. Literally every business and brand in China is plugged into this ecosystem.”. It hasn’t been easy. The most-used mobile wallet in the U.S. percent to be exact).

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MAY 2, 2018

Synchrony , the financial services company, announced news on Wednesday (May 2) that customers can now use voice commands to manage their Amazon.com Store Card. In a press release , Synchrony said it is making this happen via a new skill for Alexa, dubbed the Store Card skill.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

According to Market Watch , a new report by Piper Jaffray found that teens would rather have those items than cash or gift cards. percent of teen’s wish lists, with the top four consumer brands being the iPhone, Apple Watch, MacBooks and Airpods. The next closest brand is Gucci , which only accounted for 0.6 The top item on U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2018

However, when it comes to retail in those spaces, it doesn’t always work out. Retail at the gym may look like a smart business move from the outside, but it often ends up eating more space and effort than it’s worth. Enter unattended retail. Fitness centers are all about working out. Everybody knows time is money.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2019

However, they are also hesitant to pay for those new experiences with credit cards or other traditional financing options. Retailers must accommodate financial flexibility, which is leading many to explore alternative solutions — such as Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later Worl d.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

With Burberry launching a social experience at its brick-and-mortar Shenzhen store and social platforms like Facebook pushing their commerce capabilities, new startups are popping up and established brands are catching up to capture this newest area of the digital shift. Brands and Mastercard. 4) with Tuli. On Tuesday (Aug. ”

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JUNE 7, 2019

That, in turn, reportedly provides another opportunity for the emerging and growing legal cannabis retail sector. Yet the growth of the legal cannabis retail industry demonstrates that many consumers will, or might soon, shift their intoxication methods. Take luxury retail , for instance. consumers are drinking less beer.

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APRIL 1, 2020

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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MARCH 11, 2020

The advance of Amazon’s cashierless technology is not a new story to the retail beat as of 2020. We’re not trying to replace them,” Cameron Janes, vice president of Amazon’s physical retail division, told CNBC. “I Shoppers enter the store using a credit card. Have other retailers signed on with the service?

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JULY 27, 2020

“Given the seismic shift to digital, the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing retail to achieve innovation in three to six months that would otherwise have taken three to five years. Startup brands are taking advantage, and established players are catching up. Payments Drive Digital Experiences for Brands (and Consumers). is investing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Developments From The World Of Digital Fraud.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In the course of just three days, we’ve gone from Walmart the slumbering retail giant to Walmart the savvy retailer that’s now Amazon’s number one rival — one that’s even making Amazon sweat — well-positioned to challenge Amazon ’s retail rampage. Of course, the Amazon/Walmart rivalry has always made for good media sport.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Since we would hate for anyone to go into the end of 2018 behind the eight ball, we decided to pay tribute to both a great bit and a great deal of news with our own top 10 list of the biggest news of summer 2018. It is not an exaggeration to say that 2018 has been the summer of movie subscription service MoviePass ’ discontent.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Merchants may be able to deliver the best experiences to their customers through their own apps, but not all customers want to take up hundreds of megabytes on their phones — unless they really love the brand. To stay on trend, retailers and merchants can turn to existing apps like Facebook Messenger or Apple’s iMessage to drive sales.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

As a high-profile American brand, Subway may have some luck with its plans for international expansion — it plans to open more than 1,000 locations abroad this year — but it appears that America has already moved on. Some experts called the brand “tired” and in need of an update. Any brand that doesn’t keep up will get left behind.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Here at PYMNTS our resident expert in thinking outside of the lines as laid out by conventional wisdom is Karen Webster — and summer 2018 has been a particularly good time for drawing long and unexpected lines way outside the box, and into a rapidly changing future. Retailers are where these consumers go to find these new products.

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MARCH 19, 2018

As growth of Target -branded payment cards has slowed, the retailer is beginning to experiment with a new rewards program: Dubbed “Target Red,” the new program will not be linked to a debit or credit card , The Star Tribune reported. “We So, we want to find a way to grow our relationship and affinity with those guests.”.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. On another note, retailers like Costco and Target are increasing their own sales quicker than those of iconic American names.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind the scenes for stock and quality control, as well as to provide product information to customers with smartphones. don’t rely on swiping or chip card readers. cards use chip-and-signature and chip-and-PIN methods. However, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

Both Walmart and Amazon made some big add-ons and/or acquisitions this week as they attempt to widen their sphere of retail influence in a post-pandemic world. billion as of 2018, but a sale now would likely reflect a reduced valuation due to the rough first half of 2020. “We Zoox was valued at $3.2 We believe $1.1

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound. Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the whole, with some notable exceptions, retail has landed on our Fizzle list more often than the Sizzle list in recent memory.

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PYMNTS

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.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

It was a record-breaking first quarter for retailers in the U.S. According to a report issued by Moody’s earlier this week, the retail sector managed to notch a record number of defaults during Q1 2013, with nine retailers defaulting on their debt. As a result of the series of retail fails, the default rate of high-risk U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

They are eyeing juicy targets such as gift cards and loyalty programs, both of which are of increasing importance to merchants’ holiday revenues. They are setting up fences and other methods to sell stolen goods — as well as rewards points and those gift cards — and win paydays. It’s the Amazon effect.”. Account Takeovers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2020

A retail veteran, who previously worked at Yum Brands in Thailand and United Kingdom retailer Sainsbury’s in London, Aggarwal joined Walmart India in April 2018 as chief strategy and administration officer. This is Aggarwal’s second promotion in less than two years at Walmart India.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 25, 2018

most banks and retailers seemed to have given up on contactless cards with the 2011 demise of the much-publicized Chase Blink brand. But the payment format is making a strong comeback in 2018. In the U.S.,

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