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JANUARY 31, 2017

The number of Mastercard cards increased 6 percent in the Americas in 2015, which compares to a 4 percent increase for Visa, but Visa still holds the spot as the largest card scheme in the region, reported RBR. According to RBR’s Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021 study, Visa had 43 percent of the 2.9

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JUNE 7, 2019

Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions have enjoyed widespread uptake in much of North America, and the region’s related market could see continued growth if solutions providers, government officials and other stakeholders play their cards right. Card payments are also popular in Canada, with credit comprising nearly 22.9

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In fact, according to The Business Research Company’s 2022 Payment Security Global Market Report , the payment security market is expected to reach $43 billion by 2026. A biometric payment is a point-of-sale technology that authenticates payments by pairing a payment card with a physical identifier of the cardholder.

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MAY 29, 2019

It’s not often that one gets to see a new form of retail emerge, but that’s what’s happening with, of all things, legal recreational cannabis. So far, this retail is taking a form that is big, feminine and even a bit luxurious. The retailer said it is launching The High End, a luxury cannabis lifestyle and wellness concept shop.

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MAY 17, 2017

The International Card Manufacturing Association (ICMA) is out with a new report that finds 70 percent of all financial cards have a chip embedded in them. In a press release issued Tuesday (May 16), the ICMA said chip cards account for 88.6 percent of revenue for cards globally manufactured in 2016. in revenue in 2016.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

To help shoppers check out without waiting in line, grocery retailers are rolling out entire stores centered around cashierless shopping experiences, enabling consumers to purchase fresh food and grocery items with a mobile payments app. The projected value of the global self-service market by 2023 is $13 billion.

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MAY 10, 2018

Mobile payment capabilities are on the forefront of retail executives and tech staff. In a survey by Zynstra , some 65 percent of retailers said they pegged mobile payments as their top priority for in-store technology, Chain Store Age reported. Global Wireless POS Market Growth. Card Payment Acceptance. Mobile Wallets.

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MAY 12, 2016

Chain Store Age shares that, according to a new study from Blackhawk Network (called “How America Pays”), cash remains the most popular payment method among U.S.

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JUNE 20, 2019

In a way, watching the emergence of legal retail marijuana in North America is like watching someone grow up. Not really a toddler or baby — even black-market sale of recreational and medicinal pot took on many traits of legitimate retail — but more like a once gawky teenager growing into a graceful, confident person.

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MARCH 11, 2016

In talking about global payment technology, emerging markets are an area of keen interest. Latin America is a land of opportunity, but it also presents challenges that demand an on-the-ground understanding of commerce and transacting within the various countries and cultures that it comprises. WHY GOING LOCAL MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

17) that it will enable tokenization services on all cards by 2020, as part of its Digital Commerce Solutions, a suite of offerings geared toward making online transactions speedier and more secure. Mastercard will work with Adyen, Digital River, Stripe, Square, Worldpay and its own eponymous gateway services to bring tokens to retailers.

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JULY 1, 2016

market after the company entered an agreement to buy Citi Prepaid Card Services. This marks the first venture of its kind to officially bring Wirecard into the North American market, a move the company has been discussing for some time. Wirecard is about to enter the U.S. trillion by 2022. trillion by 2022.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

A Mastercard survey revealed 76 percent of small businesses in North America said the pandemic prompted them to become more digital. Six key elements are examined: business strategy, management and operations, growth and marketing, getting paid, making payments and protecting employees and customers.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. Subscription companies based in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America experienced more than 300 percent growth in subscription sales from 2012 to 2019.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Help yourself: Unattended retail just got more seamless and widespread with USA Technologies ’ acquisition of Cantaloupe Systems, Inc. USA Technologies powers cashless and mobile payments in self-service retail settings – think Starbucks kiosks and Home Depot key-cutting machines, for example. Its existing customer base in the U.S.,

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Alibaba and Tencent , which are locked in a battle to win over consumers, have invested more than $10 billion in retailers since the beginning of 2017. As a result, retailers are taking sides, CNBC reported. They have to take a side. The investment will value Ele.me And, in the U.S.,

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JUNE 2, 2020

And for companies, the great leap to digital is currently underway, as consumer spending moves online, toward curbside pickup, card-not-present (CNP) transactions and payments done across mobile devices. Whether the recovery happens sooner, or more slowly, we need to accelerate it as best as we possibly can,” Seshadri said.

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JULY 15, 2016

The Children’s Place , the Secaucus, New Jersey-based retailer that is the “largest children’s pure-play specialty apparel retailer in North America,” revealed plans on Thursday (July 14) to team up with Alliance Data on a new loyalty-driven, private-label credit card program, the two companies announced in a joint statement.

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JULY 5, 2018

Much of North America remains anchored to major-brand credit cards. As digital technology keeps bringing new efficiencies to transactions, and more consumers around the world turn to eCommerce for retail and other purchases, an accompanying trend is making life interesting for merchants and payment providers.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

The technology of SafetyPay lets those who don’t have cards and consumers who are worried about fraud take part in the digital marketplace through cash or bank transfer. According to the announcement, the platform paves the way for online retailers to reach a wider array of customers by taking alternative payment methods.

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Digital is the new reality in Latin America. In Latin America the major milestones in Digital development we had seen were Nubank (Brazil – Market Cap $500M) and Bankaool (Mexico – ~$142M in assets), until March of 2016 when Banco Original (~$1,67Bn in assets) launched in Brazil.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

“Chevron updated its branded mobile applications to offer consumers access to Venmo to pay for fuel and car washes at the pump from their mobile devices,” said Bill Miner, Chevron’s general manager of Americas Marketing Sales & Services. About 40 million people use Venmo in the U.S., The offers for cash back will rotate.

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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. Retail sales are up 5.9

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Mastercard came out ahead of Wall Street’s forecasts when its Q3 earnings report hit the wires before the markets opened yesterday – notching a beat on both earnings and revenue, with significant growth in transaction volume and global market share. Markets rewarded the good news with a 1.8 directly to their debit cards.

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JUNE 13, 2018

Barclays announced that it has appointed Shane Holdaway as the company’s CEO of its cards and payments division in the U.S. For the past five years, Holdaway was the president of Capital One’s Canadian division, and played a leading role in the company becoming the exclusive credit card issuer for Costco Wholesale Canada.

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APRIL 30, 2018

The sandwich chain will be redirecting its focus to international expansion even as it loses market share in the U.S. We’re focused now on strengthening market share.”. It’s just not what people want anymore,” Bob Phibbs, CEO of New York consultancy The Retail Doctor, told The Washington Post. “If

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It will apply to everything including parking, concessions, retail, mobile ordering and other such things, the release says. And Visa pre-paid cards dispensed in the stadium will also work outside the stadium. And Visa pre-paid cards dispensed in the stadium will also work outside the stadium.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

“Cardholders in FIS’ Premium Payback loyalty network will soon be able to easily link their reward[s] points to their account[s] with PayPal, enabling mutual customers to use their eligible rewards points to pay for eligible purchases via PayPal at their favorite retail brands.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Visa President Ryan McInerney said that beyond the core card business there remains the opportunity to “capture new flows of money using our expanding network of networks.” McInerney also pointed to government to consumer (G2C), which is a “more nascent” market, with presence in government benefits and tax refunds. B2B Potential.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

Although it is built for retail eCommerce, Tuli will start with restaurants. It also includes an online ordering solution at what the company says is an industry-low 10 percent commission, including credit card fees. Soon, Tuli will offer the same service to a variety of retailers across North America. ”

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JUNE 22, 2020

Many businesses today see selling products in new markets as a growth opportunity. Expanding into a new market — even one as geographically close as Mexico, for example — would present a number of logistical hurdles that many businesses may not be equipped to handle. Appealing to a wider array of customers within the U.S.

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JULY 14, 2020

billion rise in credit reserves and a decline in cards purchase sales of 24 percent. North America consumer-banking revenues fell 5 percent year on year to $4.7 Equity-markets revenue likewise fell 3 percent to $770 million. Equity-markets revenue likewise fell 3 percent to $770 million. All told, Citi reported $19.8

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MARCH 12, 2019

Linq3, founded in 2007 in Atlanta, develops, builds and markets traditional and digital lottery products. The company uses new technologies aimed toward customer satisfaction, and attempts to attract customers at retail point of sale (POS) systems. “By Linq3 was also involved in Ohio’s debut of its “first mobile-enabled lottery card.”

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

percent of consumers, this customer base may represent a marketing opportunity for C-stores. According to Thorntons, the ability to provide consumers with a loyalty-focused mobile solution has “changed the game for our marketing efforts.”. While apps are used for gas station payments by only 4.5 Almost half – or 49.4

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JUNE 5, 2019

While some markets may be seeing relatively slower adoption of mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) than others, there’s no denying that the overall popularity of mobile and contactless payments are growing fast among consumers. Deep Dive: The State of mPOS in North America. In markets like the U.S., In markets like the U.S.,

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JULY 23, 2020

Open banking has been picking up steam in Latin America for more than two years. It may not seem like the pandemic is significantly affecting open banking in Latin America, but further research reveals that it is. The Pandemic’s Delayed Effects On Latin America. The creation of open banking initiatives in the E.U.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

Wall Street being Wall Street was focused, at least in part, on trading and asset management revenues, which rebounded strongly in the fourth quarter, up double-digit percentages in most cases amid record high stock markets. In reference to overall consumer spending at Bank of America, total credit and debit spend was $167.2

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