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The Historic Push For PPE

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billion in annual spending on PPE projected by 2027. As a result, digital and integrated payments, including credit cards, are gaining more traction in the B2B space,” R.J. Ancona , vice president and general manager, National Client Group B2B, American Express , told PYMNTS. But making more PPE isn’t the only issue.

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Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?

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And insofar as they shopped online, cards (credit and debit) were preferred by nearly three-quarters of respondents. In the intervening several years, several forces, most notably the Japanese government, have actively pushed to get the nation off its cash addiction — and into digital payments. percent).

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Retailers Team With Providers For eCommerce Payments’ Tear

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Etsy is hardly alone: eCommerce is experiencing year-over-year growth of 14 percent, according to the Payments Powering Platforms Tracker , and merchants looking to capitalize on this rise must accept the preferred payment methods of their customers, which include everything from credit cards to PayPal to Venmo and everything outside and in between.

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The Why Behind So Many Healthcare Payment Buys

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Healthcare spending has grown from $75 billion in 1970, as measured by Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of National Health Expenditure Data , to as much as $3.5 It’s not going to get any easier, either, as healthcare spending may reach $6 trillion by 2027, as noted by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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