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DECEMBER 31, 2020

Key Data Points: Consumers are performing 12 percent more activities at home in 2020 than they did in 2019 and making purchases during 12 percent of those activities, on average. percent made voice-assisted purchases while shopping for groceries or retail goods in the last 24 hours. percent trust that their information is secure.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. If one measures success for digital currencies in buzz — and in price appreciation for many of the marquee names — then 2020 stands out as a banner year. Here are some of cryptos’ key developments for 2020: Bitcoin Goes Higher And Higher.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

And when Lincoln declared Thanksgiving, it was to be celebrated on the last Thursday of November, something Franklin Delano Roosevelt changed during the Great Depression to the fourth Thursday in November to extend that holiday shopping season for hard-hit retailers during the Great Depression. The Very Modified Travel Scene.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Atlanta payments encryption firm Bluefin is partnering with New York mobile payments processor PAAY to advance eCommerce security. Founded in 2007 by Miles and John Perry, who serves as chief executive officer, Bluefin specializes in encryption and tokenization payment and data security. . Each $1 of fraud costs retailers $3.13. .

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

This Year was brought to you by the number 2020 and the letters W, T and F” – Big Bird (more or less). Sit back and enjoy our take on the best and worst of banking in 2020 as you celebrate the holidays. Most Oft-Heard Statements of 2020. Kudos to blazing new trails that many institutions are taking on in 2020.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Barney’s has given way to Saks Fifth Avenue, directing shoppers to the latter’s sites in these last days of the year, one of the latest changes in luxury retail in 2019. The luxury retailer has stopped eCommerce transactions on its Barneys.com and Barneyswarehouse.com websites. Luxury Consolidation. billion or $135 a share in cash.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

retail jewelry industry. Goldiam now hopes to make new avenues in its digital push, securing more business on better payment terms and a better margin profile, the report says. On Friday, Goldiam's stocks were trading in the green, an India Infoline report said.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

The dreaded returns season has hit retail with a predictable but painful thud. In fact, forward-thinking retailers are looking at the return process as a chance to create a positive customer experience. In the brick-and-mortar retail era it was a nuisance to be avoided. Now that number tops 50 percent.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The holiday shopping season is the most wonderful time of the year for the retail industry. Brick-and-mortar merchants and online retailers alike often rely on end-of-year sales to generate up to 40 percent of their annual revenues and start the new year on a positive note. A notable $730 billion in U.S. A notable $730 billion in U.S.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Mastercard revealed that 79 percent of its cardholders around the world now prefer contactless transactions, and there was a 40 percent increase in such transactions during Q1 2020. Many businesses, including French sporting goods retailer Decathlon , which has 1,647 stores worldwide and two in the U.S., despite the pandemic. “The

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

Though 2020 was full of volatility, the B2B FinTech landscape persevered with venture capitalists and other investors for a lucrative year. Highlighting the increasing interest in this startup space is this week's B2B venture capital roundup, which recaps the final two weeks of 2020 in B2B FinTech investments. Deliveristo. Brightpearl.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Payment trends are expected to continue to tilt toward eCommerce through the remainder of 2020 as well, with some experts predicting that more than 2.1 trillion opportunity for eCommerce retailers. Why Automated Tools Can Add Security To Online, CNP Transactions. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

market for initial public offerings (IPOs) had a banner year in 2020 despite the pandemic — or perhaps because of it. billion during 2020’s first nine months. percent during 2020’s first nine months to $1.75 billion — not bad, but far below what other major online retailers are seeing. percent year over year to $37.9

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MARCH 27, 2020

Around The Data Protection And Security World. The state’s lawmakers are examining small changes to the procedures that companies are required to provide consumers on their websites to opt-in to data collection, among others, with the proposed changes coming just a few months after the CCPA went into effect at the beginning of 2020.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

The heightened risk to merchants and issuers is being keenly felt – someone pays when cybercrooks succeed, and it’s often the retailer. The PYMNTS January 2020 Digital Identity Tracker examines the issues, as well as advances in mobile biometric security, “deepfake” detection and more. and it’s happening, albeit slowly.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

But top industry experts told Karen Webster during PYMNTS’ latest “On The Agenda” panel that the hurdles for retailers are only beginning. He said the shipping infrastructure nearly buckled earlier this year, and retailers are now being highly conservative when it comes to managing deliveries. “We Doing It Better In The New Year .

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

He said friendly fraud is hard to spot, nearly impossible to predict and expensive for retailers not only in terms of lost goods and revenue but in terms of their merchant risk scores. Gluck said he doesn’t know how likely it is that we’ll see that shift in security perspective.

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JULY 9, 2019

Those three words strike at the heart of identity, and mean so very much when it comes to the efficient operation of the global digital economy and its continuing growth, whether via retail, payments, financial services, healthcare or other areas. ID Data Points. Everything is moving toward digital.”.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

8), the Securities and Exchange Commission ’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance and Examinations (OCIE) offered up a list of its priorities for the year that has just dawned. Examinations will, in 2020, focus on how that data is used to provide services to investors and other stakeholders. In documents released Tuesday (Jan.

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APRIL 10, 2019

Fifteen percent of in-store, point-of-sale (POS) transactions are expected to be made through contactless payments by 2020, according to the latest PYMNTS mPOS Tracker. While the pharmacy retailer had slowly brought the functionality to its brick-and-mortar stores, the rollout was subsequently publicized. Businesses pay 2.75

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MAY 8, 2020

But even the most enthusiastic futurist or technologist couldn’t have forecast that by the first week of May 2020 the world would no longer be going digital so much as gone digital in response to black swan events that radically hit reset on our working, commerce and personal lives nearly overnight.

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JUNE 3, 2020

the wear-to-work retailer for women, warned it may file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the nationwide chain has been crippled by the COVID-19 crisis, CNBC reported. The company operates more than 385 retail and outlet locations in 33 states, according to its website. The parent company of New York & Co. ,

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JULY 23, 2020

72%: Increase in FinTech app usage in Q1 2020. 40%: Share of ATMs that run on Windows XP, which no longer receives security upgrades from Microsoft. All this, Today in Data. 50%: Decline in automated teller machine (ATM) use since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. 10: Number of categories of livestreaming shows on Popshop. $3M:

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JUNE 19, 2019

The connected vehicle ecosystem is taking shape, and that brings new opportunities to retail. But challenges remain, not the least of which include securing the emerging ecosystem for those connected cards and trucks. Some of the latest developments from the retail side of the ecosystem come from the world of QSRs.

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MARCH 13, 2019

Digital banking customers are looking for an institution that can keep their data safe, with security mishaps creating the possibility that they can move to other apps. 183 billion: The amount the global market for travel activities is expected to reach by 2020. In addition, Stitch Fix Inc. Data: $370.3 60 percent: The share of U.S.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

Make sure you give your best smile when you are shopping in 2020. That’s because cameras are playing a much bigger role in retail, a trend that will keep gaining steam in the new decade. Security Cameras. Security cameras are another area of innovation. “We are now looking to follow suit.”.

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MARCH 25, 2019

Approximately 20 billion IoT-enabled devices will be connected by 2020. Thus, IoT security is becoming an essential part of modern conversations. Thus, IoT security is becoming an essential part of modern conversations. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and data security and privacy practice chair of D.C.-based

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

PSCU’s Lumin Digital has converted over 10,000 Mutual Security Credit Union digital users to a cloud-based platform, Lumin Digital said in a press release on Tuesday (Dec. Expected to go live in the spring of 2020, UICCU will have more than 21,000 active users on the platform.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Financial institutions must understand the new journey customers and colleagues have embraced in 2020 and begin to change their strategy from FI-focused to customer-focused for both the front and back office. This will now be the ‘new normal” for customer onboarding across all products and services, whether retail and commercial.

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JANUARY 1, 2020

In short, CES will help set the payments and commerce agenda for 2020 and likely beyond. That remains to be seen, but it’s clear that 5G is going to significantly impact not only retail and payments, but manufacturing, healthcare, transportation and other vital areas. This year’s event takes place Jan. Smart Homes.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Bed Bath & Beyond said it has finished its sale of Cost Plus World Market (CPWM) to a private equity firm, while Starbucks will help Washington state with the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Riley Securities Inc. Plus, Office Depot has rejected a $2.1 Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. The count of U.S.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Fraudsters have redoubled their attacks on eCommerce channels, however, making consumers more concerned about data security. Shoppers may be reluctant to hand over their card details to every online retailer, as each transaction represents another risk that consumers’ information could be exposed in a breach.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

Verizon , Verizon’s Skyward unit and UPS Flight Forward are teaming up to provide drone delivery for retail products using Verizon’s 4G LTE and 5G networks. We will need the ability to manage and support multiple drones, flying simultaneously, dispatched from a centralized location, operating in a secure and safe environment. “We

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JULY 1, 2020

billion non-cash goodwill charge before tax, as the retailer’s long-haul forecast and market capitalization shifted, mainly due to the coronavirus health crisis. The department store retailer also recognized an $80 million long-lived asset impairment charge, according to a first-quarter financial results announcement. Macy’s Inc.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

By 2020, there will be an estimated 26 billion Intelligence of Things (IoT)-connected devices active around the world. That said, IoT device creators and consumers are looking at IoT security with a higher level of scrutiny. Alias Creators on Security, GDPR and Data as the New Oil. Around the IoT World. About the Tracker.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The development of a COVID-19 vaccine is positive news for retailers as they find themselves once again on the front lines of the surge in the pandemic. During the first series of lockdowns in April and May, “essential” retailers were allowed to stay open. If a retailer sold food, it was essential. based but global in scope.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

The Transportation Security Administration said 616,469 people flew on Christmas Day, about 23 percent of the number of passengers who took to the skies the previous year. For most holiday travelers, the decision to drive is no longer primarily influenced by cost or convenience, but safety and security.”.

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