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JULY 5, 2020

In 2018, SoftBank ’s Vision Fund and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Bloomberg reported America’s largest internet corporations are eyeing Asia where the region is exploding with smartphones and tech-savvy residents. The Indonesian eCommerce retailer backed by SoftBank Group Corp. ’s s Vision Fund has also met with Facebook Inc.

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JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. the region. Growing interest in open banking typically coincides with the expanding use of online financial platforms and tools.

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JULY 24, 2020

Open banking is often associated with the European Union (EU) almost by default as the region pushes the envelope further on regulation than anywhere, partly to encourage — but also to keep up with — imaginative FinTech innovators going to market throughout the Eurozone. FinTechs Flourishing. Similarities To The EU.

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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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OCTOBER 8, 2018

It’s not surprising, then, that for many businesses, the in-person networking events are more popular than online networking platforms. peers when it comes to turning online for building professional connections and engaging new buyers or suppliers,” he recently told PYMNTS. .

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Given IBM’s experiences helping clients accelerate their digital transformation journey with Cloud and AI, we’re particularly excited that “Enabling the digital economy” is the Sibos 2018 conference theme. Jim Brill, IBM Financial Services Marketing. IBM at Sibos 2018. Stay tuned for more blogs on Sibos 2018!

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

According to one recent estimate , consumers globally in the third quarter of 2018 downloaded 29 million apps from Apple and Google app stores, up 10 percent year over year. As reported by PYMNTS , in the third quarter of 2018, Apple ’s App Store came out on top in a big way, earning nearly 93 percent more app revenue than Google Play.

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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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MAY 3, 2019

online delivery market has so far been dominated by Amazon, but a popular new player, Ocado, has warehouse robots that travel three times the speed of Amazon’s, according to a report by Bloomberg. Shares in the online-only grocer have more grown about 72 percent in 2019 so far, after jumping almost 50 percent in 2018.

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JULY 21, 2020

Open banking is appealing to financial institutions (FIs) and regulators in many markets, even as the pandemic sweeps across the world. Regulators in other regions, including Latin America, are also shaping and announcing plans to enable open banking and better support digital financial systems. Around The Data Protection World.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

The goal is to increase the number of retailers in the region, which boasts 650 million consumers. Patel added that Finaxar is currently looking into expanding to two additional markets, which would include launches with Lazada and could happen before the end of 2018.

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JUNE 29, 2020

The rise of online and contactless transactions in the European Union, for example, has meant that many merchants are making the bulk of their sales away from brick-and-mortar stores. The health crisis has brought about changes to this rule, however, and these may have long-term implications for payment standards and regulations.

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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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JUNE 17, 2020

Bezos owns The Washington Post, whose journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Arabia’s government, was murdered in October 2018. 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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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. Since 2012, investments into the region have nearly tripled. Want the 12-page report for free? at the time.

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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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APRIL 2, 2019

percent in the first quarter — up from a year earlier but unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2018. As the retail sector continues to undergo restructuring, a number of retail real estate markets face more vacancies and falling rents. On the regional front, Reis said the vacancy rate at regional malls increased 0.3

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Volanty, an online Brazilian used car market startup, raised 70 million reais ($17.6 More than 14 million used cars were sold in 2018. More than 14 million used cars were sold in 2018. SoftBank launched a $5 billion Latin America fund in March, the largest investment of venture capital funds the region has seen.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

The company matches freelance writers and translators — he described UReed as a one-stop-shop for linguistic needs — and has a focus on the Middle Eastern and North Africa region (MENA). The reliance on cash in many of the markets served by UReed, Alhassan said. “The The linguistic market in MENA is extremely fragmented,” he said.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Latin America is becoming a new weak spot for Uber, showing a 2 percent growth, the lowest of any region for the ride-hailing company, Reuters reported on Monday (Nov. Increased competition in Latin America, mainly from the Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing, is being blamed for Uber’s growth slowdown in that region.

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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. The platform to bring malls online — or create a virtual mall — is being led by an Alibaba-owned company called Lazada. shopping destinations.

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MAY 6, 2019

Bigbasket, the Indian online grocery store operator, raised $150 million in a fresh round of venture funding, valuing the company at more than $1 billion. Alibaba is currently Bigbasket’s largest shareholder, leading a $300 million round of funding in 2018. CDC, the U.K.’s billion when it was complete.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The amount consumers spend at restaurants is also on the rise, according to research from First Data’s “2018 Payments and Commerce Mid-Year Review.” percent in Q2 2018, outpacing grocery store spending. According to First Data’s SpendTrend Report, ticket size has been on the rise in recent years, particularly in 2018.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

In a move that could grow its services into a populous new market, Amazon has reportedly held discussions with Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek on a partnership per unnamed sources in a published report. As it stands, Amazon would be tapping into a populus market by expanding into Indonesia. billion in 2018.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

In May, a joint effort involving the Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP) and Sweden-based FinTech firm Trustly are developing a solution so airlines can accept instant online bank payments for consumers’ ticket purchases. Payments is another issue where airlines are changing it up.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

By being more transparent with in-store technology, brands can help dispel some of the negative connotations around ‘push marketing.’ The market is growing and will reach some $10.2 percent since 2018. They check the prices of what they want (also known as showrooming), then buy the item online where it’s cheaper.

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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.

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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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MARCH 12, 2020

Amazon has introduced a new voice shopping feature thats powered by Alexa in India, in a bid to increase its presence in the country’s eCommerce market, according to a report by TechCrunch. It reportedly has an understanding of proper nouns as well as regional words. “As Google has invested about $5.5

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MARCH 12, 2020

Payment processors expanding their operations into new industries and markets have their work cut out for them, however. Buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) purchasing is one example. That sector more often suffers from customers falsely claiming chargebacks for online deliveries, he said. . Attuning To New Markets .

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Experts estimate that total fraud losses in 2018 totaled $3.9 Digital fraud is particularly threatening in Southeast Asia, despite the fact that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) eCommerce market is projected to exceed $200 billion in value by 2025. The network found that Australia’s 2018 card fraud rate was 72.8

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Amazon had record sales on Cyber Monday orders, but had to contend with regional winter storms. Amazon launched one-day delivery in April, prompting FedEx to cancel its agreement with the online retailer. However, deliveries were still on time, with Amazon calling the ShipMatrix data “inaccurate.”. ShipMatrix said that 93.7

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

The purchase builds on a strategic partnership and investment made in 2018, where Visa invested in the firm back then. I think in terms of market recognition, 2020 was the breakout year — [and] in terms of commercial adoption, 2021 will be more like it,” Harris said. Ant’s March To The Biggest IPO Shows Power Of (Online) Commerce.

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2018

MercadoLibre currently holds the top spot in the eCommerce market in Brazil, while Amazon.com.br Amazon has been working hard to boost its presence in the region. The move represents an early play by Amazon on the world’s fourth-largest market for beauty products. The only nations that see more beauty sales are the U.S.,

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AUGUST 17, 2018

Beyond that, the hearing will also look into the ways blockchain can help improve the online security of computer systems that are linked to the energy system itself. In terms of regional concentration, Asia Pacific will be the biggest market in 2023. The private segment will likely be the fastest growing subsegment there.

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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. Just last July, online retailer JD.com announced plans for 5,000 small, unmanned shops using smart shelves.

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