PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2017

A day in the life of a strategy officer involves a great deal of communication with and listening to the concerns and interests of industry analysts, media and customers (along with a healthy dose of strategizing, of course). SW: Today I was working with engineering on sizing an opportunity to enter a new B2B market.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

billion a year from a widespread legal sports betting market, largely as the result of increased fan engagement, and data from this survey show that bettors are more likely to engage with the league, its media partners and with other fans,” the trade group said. Payments, of course, are a vital part of the whole legal betting process.

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CB Insights

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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2019

The mind casts back to press reports of hammers that cost hundreds of dollars, for example, or grumblings that tax dollars, in general, are not being used efficiently on the most vital of services. Think of government spending, and the first word to come to mind might decidedly not be this one: efficient. One-Stop Shop.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

As reported, the launch covers 30 markets globally. The transactions between businesses are done on an account-to-account basis, as opposed to using the existing correspondent banking network — which, of course, relies on intermediaries. Those options span vouchers, eWallets, as well as online and offline banking.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

The rules mandate that eCommerce marketplaces operated by tech juggernauts such as Amazon and Flipkart (and, by extension, Walmart , which owns 77 percent of Flipkart) won’t be able to sell offerings that come from companies in which they have equity stakes – translating into part-ownership, of course. In tandem, more than 1.1

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Imran Khan, who spent three years at Snap as chief strategy officer, has created a new retail company, Verishop , which aims to “bring joy back to online shopping, and do it at scale with the ease of online purchasing and fast delivery we’ve all come to expect.” The challenge, of course, is significant. High-End Retail.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Consumers have come to expect on-demand service when they watch movies, make online purchases or hail rides, for example, but this practice contrasts with how most employees are paid. Numerous economic, social and technological trends are rendering this system more outdated, however. The Flexible Pay Imperative And On-Staff Workers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In a recent column featured in Forbes , the thinking goes that online retail has managed to disrupt the lives of many a brick-and-mortar retailer. There’s another existential threat here, as online retailers must grapple with other online retailers. Some numbers belie the pressures at hand.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

As well, the development and deployment of smaller, more efficient point-of-sale systems also serves to encourage the growth of online retail and services. In Africa , he said, three out of four online services rendered – or 75 percent – usually end up not being paid for in full, or remain completely unpaid. Transparency Push.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2018

Rumors circulated that FICO might be losing its monopoly in the mortgage market as the FHFA is considering allowing lenders to consider an alternative. Credit Karma said yes to early tax refunds for consumers – for free. Good Tax Lending Karma. Additional perks include free early direct deposit and free online bill pay.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Who doesn’t love an ironically named collection of shampoos, facial cleansers and body wash — especially when it comes cruelty-free and (according to their marketing) purged of hundreds of “potentially harmful ingredients” like sulfates, phosphates and parabens. But Brandless thinks it has a good handle on what customers really want.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Lookiero is an online shopping platform that asks customers to fill out a brief online questionnaire to assess their personal style, and then turns that data over to both its in-house staff of personal stylists and its proprietary learning algorithm. Of course they have some strengths, they have a lot more money than us.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We make that statement a bit tongue in cheek, of course. As has been widely reported, there are a few inquiries ongoing into how Apple’s online app store works with – or doesn’t – other tech firms that offer competing products and services. When is a monopoly not a threat? Maybe when you’re the monopoly.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

Compliance and regulatory issues remain top of mind, of course, but so does the overall experience of both buyers and sellers. In an interview with PYMNTS, Marie Perrin-Largilliere, senior manager of global product marketing at HomeAway, got a bit more granular on how the firm seeks to engage both sides of the transaction.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

We make that statement a bit tongue in cheek, of course. As has been widely reported, there are a few inquiries ongoing into how Apple’s online app store works with – or doesn’t – other tech firms that offer competing products and services. . When is a monopoly not a threat? Maybe when you’re the monopoly.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Online sales are up this year — and brick-and-mortar foot traffic is down — meaning Walmart is about to find out in real time if its billions invested in leveling up its e-commerce capacity is making a dent in Amazon’s online dominance. percent during the same time period. per cent compared with Amazon’s 3.2 of any retailer.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

percent, online and mail-order retail sales increased 0.8 The boost in consumer spending is due to a tightening labor market, which is gradually pushing up wages. In addition, tax cuts and higher savings are also playing a role in the rise in retail sales. “The Service stations saw receipts that went up 0.8

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

One of the latest, ongoing trends is the rise of online luxury resale commerce. Not only that, but the luxury online consignment retailer opened a brick-and-mortar store on New York City’s famed Madison Avenue. But even without traditional physical stores, luxury retail is finding new homes — and not just online.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

They tend to like quality, have a strong preference for shopping online and enjoy a good bargain – but when it comes to buying from a specific brand? It was an insight that pushed Brandless CEO and Co-founder Tina Sharkey to rethink an online commerce offering in a very fundamental way, by eliminating what she calls the “ brand tax.”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Nothing Amazon does exists in a vacuum, of course, and that applies to real estate. Redfin also said that “online views of homes currently for sale in Crystal City and Long Island City on Redfin.com have skyrocketed. As one can imagine, and as PYMNTS reported, the Amazon move comes with significant incentives. Alexa Apology.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2018

Soon, however, the payments industry will be able to tap into that market legally, thanks to a recent decision by the Supreme Court to axe a federal law that prohibited gambling on sports in most U.S. Around 20 states have already passed laws or have pending legislation around online gaming and sports wagering. Fraud Isn’t A Problem.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

As The Financial Times put it, Vestager “said that the preliminary probe focused on the online retailer’s dual role as a competitor, but also host, to third-party merchants.”. Last week it announced Souq, an online retail and marketplace website in Saudi Arabia, is launching the Amazon Global Store. European Tone.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The sale and delivery of fresh food — whether in person or via online and mobile channels — is going through some noteworthy change of late. Sure, consumers who can get to good grocery stores or farmers’ markets (not all shoppers can) or can afford to subscribe to meal-kit delivery services, are assured of a steady supply of nutritious eats.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

As noted in this space this past week, SCA has goals that are laudable by any measure, as the SCA requirement seeks to reduce fraud and make online card-not-present (CNP) transactions more secure. That’s important in a world where commerce is increasingly moving online. Retail Sales: Rally 1.6 Facebook: Data as a weapon?

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

With the additions, Prime delivery is now online in 75 U.S. The eCommerce company further announced it has expanded its grocery pickup to Whole Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio — bringing the total number of pickup markets to 30. Of course, we won’t undertake such experiments cavalierly. told Adweek. It could be bigger.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

That new industry is growing, and new services, including online ordering and delivery, are rising to meet consumer demands for legal pot. Navigating corporate ownership can be complex, particularly for companies that have operations outside of their domestic markets and set up separate entities for many legitimate reasons.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Put the finishing touches on those late-year marketing plans. 26 will bring online spending of $7.7 Last year, “a credit card system glitch prevented Macy’s from handling credit and gift card processing both in-store and online from noon until early evening on Black Friday,” according to a report. “In billion, up 17.6

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

As a result of the relative lag in technology adoption, organizations are less adept at getting all the information they need to streamline those supplier relationships, such as tax information or other crucial items that he said “cry for information … it’s a very risky process to pay the wrong people.”.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And of course, the new year is roughly only a month old. The stock market has been sluggish and weak — and getting more so — as it is looking increasingly like the coronavirus will shut down large segment of the world’s second largest economy for the immediately foreseeable future. So what did we learn this week?

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Tech and Finance

JUNE 5, 2017

Swedish shoppers didn’t like using their credit cards online, and they wanted to see that a store sent the right color and proper size before they paid. Of course it helped that in Sweden that was enough information to get a person’s income and so Klarna could run risk assessment. We comply with each market.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

By some estimates, total dollars spent online through the holidays should grow by about 14 percent, to as much as $143.7 And in the wake of all those sales lies a pressing issue for merchants plying their trades online: figuring out the tax liabilities. States have been defining their parameters for economic nexuses.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2018

percent, online and mail-order retail sales increased 0.8 The boost in consumer spending is due to a tightening labor market, which is gradually pushing up wages. In addition, tax cuts and higher savings are also playing a role in the rise in retail sales. Not every retailer is experiencing good times, of course.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2017

The online portal allows the customer to craft their cigar from start to finish, completely from scratch. They ignite the process online by designing their cigar band — a name, a picture, a logo, anything of that sort — and then choose their cigar. But the business is really the marriage of cigars, technology, marketing and branding.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Those ambitions, of course, include the goal of bringing financial services to more than 1 billion individuals across the world, known as the unbanked or underbanked. dollar is an excellent currency as a means of accounts, and it serves all needs — except it’s really bad for tax evasion,” and a host of other crimes. The Crime Factor.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Those ambitions, of course, include the goal of bringing financial services to more than 1 billion individuals across the world, known as the unbanked or underbanked. dollar is an excellent currency as a means of accounts, and it serves all needs — except it’s really bad for tax evasion,” and a host of other crimes. The Crime Factor.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2018

retailers (or any foreign players) to establish a strong presence in the Chinese market. Of course, all these efforts will be affected by the escalating trade war between the two countries, and likely not for the better. For China, the tax hikes target everything from soybeans to aircrafts. For the U.S., In 2016, $2.19

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