PYMNTS

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. Last year, the company converted Souq’s website in the United Arab Emirates to an Amazon-branded one, amazon.ae. Bin Salman denied the claim, saying it was rogue operators who committed the crime.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Investors in this Series D round include Visa, Recruit Strategic Partners, Brand Capital, and others, the Economic Times reports. . Visa’s tactical investment enhances its successful partnership with PayMate in India and the recent expansion of their relationship in the CEMEA region. “We

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Walmart is keen to get a strong brand backing its eCommerce business, while Tata Group wants a global name and an established player in the online space,” a source told Mint. If the deal is signed, it would represent India’s largest retail space ever, eclipsing Walmart’s 2018 purchase of a 66 percent stake in Flipkart for $16 billion. .

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

But a new eCommerce platform coming out of the Alibaba Group in Southeast Asia is bringing a unique business model to malls in that region, one that could provide a blueprint for struggling U.S. Its virtual mall solution is called LazMall , which was launched in August 2018. shopping destinations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Late last month the company announced it was expanding its partnership with Visa to include five new regions in 24 markets including Canada, Japan, Singapore and the U.S. As part of the newly expanded partnership, Revolut will primarily issue Visa-branded cards in the global expansion. banking licence.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Vickers, who previously worked at eBike rental company Jump, which Uber acquired in 2018 and has since sold, announced in a LinkedIn post that he would be moving to Amazon. and Canada this year alone, among them regional air hubs, sorting centers and delivery stations, to keep up with the rampant demand of the pandemic.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

billion in April and brought in $920 million in additional liquidity via amendments to its co-brand credit card agreements in May. Marriott CEO and President Arne Sorenson said on a Monday (May 11) earnings call that, overall, “negative trends appear to have bottomed in most regions around the world. trillion in revenue in 2018.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

It reportedly has an understanding of proper nouns as well as regional words. “As Recognizing the opportunities, several well-known brands have enabled voice-activated search, including ride sharing apps , e-commerce sites , telcos , and car brands , to name a few.”. Google has invested about $5.5

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

Popular for its branded green vehicles, in 2019, FlixMobility expanded into Ukraine. FlixMobility launched in the United States in 2018, challenging popular companies like Greyhound, and now operates with 100 destinations from coast to coast. FlixMobility is operating in 30 countries. billion people.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

“We’re talking about tens of thousands of merchants who are really excited about the opportunity that Alipay provides them to tap into those wealthy and middle-class consumers, who are traveling to see the world and want to buy great brands from Europe,” said Roland Palmer, head of Europe for Alipay, according to CNBC. in the previous year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It offers savings on products from small businesses and top brands for Prime members. Prime boasts more than 150 million Prime members, about 50 million members since 2018, the newspaper reported. Analysts estimated the initiative, scheduled for Oct. 13 and 14 has the potential to break its fourth-quarter earnings record. For $12.99

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

percent in the first quarter — up from a year earlier but unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2018. On the regional front, Reis said the vacancy rate at regional malls increased 0.3 To address the vacancies, some real estate companies have been repurposing the space to showcase direct-to-consumer internet brands.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2018

New research shows that Google gained ground on Amazon ’s global smart speaker share for the second quarter of 2018. The research shows that Amazon’s shipments fell to 41 percent in Q2 2018 from 44 percent in Q1, and from 76 percent in Q2 of last year.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 13, 2018

Investors have poured nearly $600M into coffee startups in 2018 to date, more than 4x all funding in 2017. Deal count is on the rise — with 56 deals to date (as of 8/1/18), we’re on track to cross 90 deals by the end of 2018, compared to 66 deals in 2017. Coffee deals & dollars. Luckin raised a $200M Series A in June.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

India-based eCommerce marketplace Paytm Mall wants to work more closely with regional retailers and team up with eCommerce grocery service BigBasket to compete with Flipkart and Amazon, according to recent Reuters reports. throughout 2018.”. It is currently the third-largest company competing in the country’s retail space. “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2018

In an effort to better compete in China, H&M has rolled out its core brand on Alibaba ’s Tmall. The move marks the first time H&M has sold its main brand through a third-party retailer, trade publication Business of Fashion reported. The Swedish retailer entered China’s online retail market with its own eCommerce store in 2014.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

Latin America showed the strongest growth and offset declines in the Asia Pacific region and in the U.S. We also saw more leading global brands turn to Western Union for our unique cross-border capabilities. The company had roughly 12,000 employees at the end of 2018, according to regulatory filings. domestic market.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

It launched out of beta in December 2018, and in the intervening months, it’s garnered support from brands like Brex, Segment, Caviar, Zumper, and others.”. In Q3 2018, 35.6 Reasons given for participating in the gig economy shifted throughout 2018. Fewer in Q4 2018 reported saving for life events (22.9 Driver Pay.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

One of Kroger ’s most powerful competitive advantages is the company’s own brand products, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rodney McMullen said in the company’s first-quarter 2019 earnings conference call. During the first quarter, for instance, it introduced 219 our brand items. Omnichannel Retail. customer fulfillment centers.)

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

“We’re on a mission to transform real estate by creating a seamless experience through Zillow Offers — no more open houses or worrying about when your home will sell,” Zillow Brand President Jeremy Wacksman said in the release. Home sellers can check eligibility to participate by typing their address into Zillow.com. .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

A better consumer environment for the most part of 2018 combined with compelling products later in the year helped drive iPhone growth in these regions. We note that iPhone shipments in the U.S. and Japan cycled up in CY18, with U.S. shipments growing 8 percent year over year in CY18,” Hall told his clients in a note. “A

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

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. Fraudsters are looking to falsify these promotions, however, putting merchants in an untenable situation that requires a brand-new approach to fix.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

In terms of regions, Mexico saw the most toy industry growth at 15 percent for the first half of the year. And brands have helped to fuel that strong growth. In terms of regions, North America – driven by the United States – is the largest part of the world for toy sales. billion in the first half of 2018.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

These concerns are a focus for Global Payments, a worldwide payments processor that includes eCommerce payment processing brands eWay and Ezidebit in Australia and New Zealand. Using the large data flows that international payment processing sees can give you great local and regional and international forewarning of behaviors.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

billion Mastercard and Maestro-branded cards issued globally as of year-end. In Latin America, he continued, “We are cautiously optimistic that economic growth in that region in 2018 will be similar to 2017.”. In addition, the number of switched transactions was up 17 percent to 16.7 The company also counted 2.4 Without the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

What’s more, Visa said it will play a role in further elevating women’s football and the regional tournaments. Visa said the tournaments provide an opportunity for the payment company to build upon the success it saw at 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. Visa said it brought contactless payment technology to 12 tournament stadiums.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

The evolution began with brands like Folgers and Maxwell House, which made ground coffee available to the masses. They also might not ask the right questions or be overwhelmed by different brands as well as value propositions. They know about different flavor profiles by region or by roast level, Lackman said, and they seek variety.

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 23, 2019

For the calendar first quarter 2019 they had a 1.22% ROA, which was down from 1.31% in fiscal 2018 (ORIT is on a different fiscal year). Bank Brand Value You may recall I wrote about the value of brand in a post entitled: Bank Brand Value: Calculated! Their efficiency ratio. fuggetaboutit! Yet received a lower valuation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

“In the months ahead, we will continue to launch new partnerships with different products and price points to further broaden our geographic reach, introduce the Blue Apron brand to new consumer segments and expand our total addressable market,” Dickerson said. “In The company will sell them under the “WW Healthy Kitchen” brand name.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Amazon has been working hard to boost its presence in the region. In addition, Amazon is also said to be heavily recruiting Grupo Boticário and Natura Cosmeticos — two rising brands in Brazilian beauty — to sell via its Brazil platform. The only nations that see more beauty sales are the U.S., China and Japan. billion reais ($13.7

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

The privately-held appliances brand sells vacuum cleaners under the Shark logo, while its line of food processors, coffee makers, pressure cookers and blenders are sold under the Ninja branding. In the United States, Shark vacuums run the market — it’s the top selling upright brand and owns 35 percent of the market.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

The next step will be to invite banks from other countries and this is why we want to concentrate our efforts right now on our region, central Europe.” . BLIK is popular in Poland, with around 91 million transactions in 2018, which is up from 2 million. . The company is not, however, considering going public, according to Mazurkiewicz.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The fourth quarter of 2018 was kind to Venmo and Zelle , the two big peer-to-peer (P2P) services that are battling for consumer loyalty and market supremacy — a fight that pits PayPal , the owner of Venmo, against the banks that operate Zelle. 31, 2018, with a year-end goal of 300 million.) P2P Numbers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

Amid the headline numbers, the company has noted that average order sizes were up 3 percent year over year, with a boost in mix across all brands served. Amid the organic growth and the LevelUp news, the firm’s guidance now comes in above the Street, with 2018’s top line at $966 million to $983 million, versus the $961 million consensus.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

By being more transparent with in-store technology, brands can help dispel some of the negative connotations around ‘push marketing.’ percent since 2018. Owing to the early adoption of technology and presence of major players in the region, North America is expected to acquire the majority share during the forecast period.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

Investors were eager to see if the brand’s efforts to streamline its special offerings, and efforts for holiday 2018, had brewed up a merrier picture. Overall, sales were up 3 percent, and transactions were up 1 percent in the Asia-Pacific region as a whole. The brand is also forecasting net income between $2.32

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

Drilling down into the consumer profile a bit, Citi said that in North America, total revenues from consumer banking in this region came to $5.2 Revenue from branded cards came to $2.2 Average loans held on branded cards, said the firm, were up 2 percent to $89 billion in the U.S.,

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