PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2018

Though you might not realize it looking at a weather forecast in various parts of the nation – as it seems the temperature might never actually break 40 degrees – spring is upon us; the season for new beginnings is here. Apple’s New Chip Groove. The change, according to sources, could be online as early as 2020.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Online spending will increase nearly 15 percent compared with last year, reaching $124.1 percent, according to an estimate from the National Retail Federation. percent growth the retail market saw one year ago. That might explain some of the anticipated Q4 slowdown for major online retailers — but not all of it.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

With so many companies giving their employees Election Day off, it could be an opportunity for a one-day sales event both online and in-store. 28), which is supported by American Express nationally. It’s also an area where the big six or other retailers won’t play this year, focusing instead on regional and national media.

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MARCH 15, 2018

New rules loom in the European Union for tech giants like Apple , Amazon and Google, Reuters reported. The European Commission is at work on a new proposal that aims to shape how online platforms — spanning eCommerce and mobile apps — rank search results.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

According to Market Watch , a new report by Piper Jaffray found that teens would rather have those items than cash or gift cards. teenagers’ wish list is Apple ’s latest iPhone. percent of teen’s wish lists, with the top four consumer brands being the iPhone, Apple Watch, MacBooks and Airpods. The top item on U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Consumers reportedly have downloaded one million mini programs since their launch in early 2017 — that’s just less than half the size of the Apple App Store. 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.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The Apple Card’s Big Launch. Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. According to issuer Goldman Sachs , they have opened up about $10 billion in credit lines in just over month for the Apple Card.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2016

It’s been nearly two years – 20 months to be precise — since it was launched after significant investments in engineering, marketing and promotion. This, everyone, is the Apple Pay story, 20 months post-launch. . We now have observations every quarter since the launch of Apple Pay.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Meanwhile, Amazon is opening its first branded grocery store , and there are questions about discrimination and the Apple Card. Goldman Denies Discriminatory Apple Card Practices, Says It Will Reassess Limits. Suddenly, there was this incredibly powerful technological tool with which to launch all of these new online capabilities.

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JULY 11, 2022

When online shopping, if a retailer has a partnership with a BNPL platform, the customer can choose it as their payment method when placing their order at checkout. Fintech enthusiasts should also keep a close watch on Apple’s newly unveiled BNPL system, Apple Pay Later.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

To help merchants and promote Afterpay in-store payment services to individuals before the busy holiday shopping season, buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay and Simon have announced a national collaboration. However, these purchases can be viewed as too costly in a market full of less expensive alternatives.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

The services are not currently registered as distinct entities, although they are provided to users in the nation. The news comes as a new Indian equalization measure came into existence in 2020 that puts a 2 percent tax on every digital transaction that foreign online shopping firms conduct.

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JUNE 20, 2018

Online retailer Brandless has expanded its offerings in its clean beauty product line. Launched in 2017, Brandless is an online platform where everything is off-brand, and it all costs $3 or less. The beauty line is offered in scents like green apple, grapefruit, coconut and mint.

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MAY 20, 2015

When the Apple Watch hits retail shelves within the next few weeks, chief technology officers and developers at financial institutions will be working to make sure that their mobile app translates to the latest wearable tech. Then the marketers must promote that message to both existing and potential customers.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

California lawmakers are moving quickly to create a financial watchdog agency as a new department of their state government, as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates financial crime across the nation. Apple Faces Continued Struggles With Gaming Lawsuit. Germany Launches Investigation Into Amazon.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Roughly one in every 10 consumers today uses voice-enabled devices and apps to browse, shop and buy goods online. In fact, the eCommerce operator is itself facing more competition for the smart home market. IKEA will certainly face brutal competition on its quest to be a player in the smart home market. And that’s not all.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

A representative for the eCommerce retailer told Reuters that the company calls for an international approach in lieu of taxes levied by different nations. MEPs are putting the finishing touches on invites to Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Google for a digital hearing to talk about tax and competition. 21, according to the report. .

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JULY 1, 2020

PEPSI promises to rival not only the two credit card giants, but also other financial technology companies including Google , Apple , Alipay and WeChat Pay. . A so-called “scheme manager” will be the central governing body, the online news service reported.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

Throughout the six-plus-hour grilling, the stock prices of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google were all up — and stayed that way throughout the day. Between the close of business on Tuesday and end of day on Friday, though, Barron’s reported that Alphabet, Apple, Amazon and Facebook collectively added $370 billion to their market caps.

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APRIL 9, 2020

Though they’ve overcome serious technical hurdles, work well, and are now in the hands of billions of smartphone-owning consumers, mobile wallets including those from Big Tech players Apple and Google are starving for share as Q1 2020 usage slipped below an unimpressive 2019. Apple Pay, Walmart Pay Go Unused Amid COVID-19 Frenzy.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Never in the history of payments has there been such a media-frenzied, corporate disrupting and consumer-captivating moment as last week’s unveiling of Apple Pay as part of this week’s release of the iPhone 6. Apple shrewdly coopted its greatest weakness as an inexperienced new entrant. Where does it go from here? No one really knows.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2017

The company has added Alexa to its Dash Wand product, making it smarter and more capable than ever – and strategically positioning itself to own the emerging online grocery market. “If As consumers continue to get more comfortable ordering food online, Amazon is positioning itself at the bleeding edge of that market shift.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

percent market rate reported by the National Retail Federation (NRF). Despite six fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2019 than in 2018, PSCU owner credit unions saw nearly double the year-over-year market growth rate in sales,” he said. That’s a big upswing from the 4.1 Of that number, there was a 9.5

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. Two of its nations (Indonesia and Thailand) are ranked in the top 20 economies by their GDP.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With the two-headed Facebook-Instagram giant now bustling online marketplaces and not just social sharing platforms anymore, stakes are getting higher faster. Within four years there will be 800 million smartphones in-market with facial recognition scanning capabilities. Add those to the 4.6 Passports aside, the U.S.

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JUNE 30, 2019

Opendoor , the startup that operates an online platform for buying and selling homes, “is reshuffling staff and scaling back on a time-honored startup perk: free lunch,” according to a report from Bloomberg. The report went on to say that “Opendoor, most recently valued at $3.8

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Paytm may have surrendered UPI market share to Google Pay and PhonePe, but the Noida-based licensed payments bank offers consumers many payment modes across wallets and bank accounts. Paytm told ET it has around 70 percent of the market share in overall digital payments across online and offline merchants. . “We

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

The competitive landscape, she told PYMNTS, shifted “the moment that the banks and Apple ended up on a stage together [for Apple Pay].” Often, these smaller FIs are inundated with projects that are specific to the legacy products they have offered to the market, said Davis.

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

First National Bank of Milaca. Lamar National Bank. This year has been a busy one for Google Pay, as it tries to gain prominence in a crowded market with competitors like Apple Pay , Samsung Pay and even Walmart Pay. The system lets customers make online or in-store payments, all using the mobile app. McClain Bank.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Two words might explain Tuesday’s stock market action: "Relief rally." Apple, for example, is up 56 percent year to date; Mastercard is up a bit more than 11 percent, as is Visa. As noted in this space this week, the National Retail Federation (NRF) has estimated that retail sales across the U.S. will rise between 3.6

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The nation’s top 10 shopping apps had a strong showing in Apple’s App Store during the Black Friday shopping weekend, with the combined apps adding half a million first-time users. According to market research firm Sensor Tower , the shopping app saw 16.3 percent growth compared to Black Friday of 2017. billion.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2018

Through platforms such as Slice , small pizzerias can tap into technology that allows their customers to order pizza online for pickup or delivery — just like the larger national chains. Digital orders for local pizzerias is a largely untapped market. Mobile wallets such as Apple Pay and Android Pay are also accepted.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

But the report noted that “the most common reason managers don’t like features like self-service kiosks and online ordering is that they believe customers don’t like them.” percent of QSR customers see online/app ordering as key to a QSR’s future success. now support Apple Pay. Roughly 83.6

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

EU: Apple Pay May Be Stifling Payments Competition. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said multiple grievances have been filed with the European Commission regarding Apple Pay and its negative effect on competition in the payments space. Ex-Uber CEO Kalanick’s Startup Lands $400M From Saudi Fund.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Faster payment schemes are advancing worldwide, with the global real-time payments market expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32 percent between 2019 and 2025. The payment, sent instantly to Mexico, was made by food production company Mustard Foods , and saved the company both time and money. Elsewhere in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The “wearables” market is a hot one with many barriers to entry and even more to maintaining footing. Apple, Fitbit, Garmin, Pebble, Jawbone all have a stake in the game, while Microsoft may have lost its standing with the removal of the Band from online shelves. Eccrine Systems, Inc. just raised $5.5 Eccrine Systems, Inc.

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MAY 18, 2017

The startup, based in San Francisco, was founded by an ex-Apple employee. While the majority of commerce transactions still take place in physical stores, online retail is growing its market share. It also incorporates real-time weather data into the analysis to boot.

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