PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2017

India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest smartphone market. According to news from a report by Canalys , smartphone shipments in India grew 23 percent year over year in Q3 2017 to reach just over 40 million units, making the country the world’s second largest smartphone market after China.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

At a time when the pandemic has seen a massive shift toward digital commerce, the Mexican arm of Walmart – the world’s largest retailer – is looking to leverage the river of remittances that its customers receive from the United States, and to keep more of that cash in-store. The remaining revenue comes from in-store purchases.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The company said that of that tally, PayPal Credit total payment volume in the United States alone was roughly $10 billion, and logged more than $2 billion across November and December. PayPal has said that PayPal Credit has led to sales increases and also to customer loyalty: As measured by the firm, when middle market U.S.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

PYMNTS has embarked on an ambitious global study of four key markets around the world — the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and Brazil — to assess the impact of these regional conditions and what they mean for merchants, whether they are based in one of these countries or looking to expand their presence there.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

But that doesn’t mean other types of apps aren’t finding increasing use among consumers — one of the changes going on that relate to the future earning and marketing power of apps and app stores. Recently, Feelunique , an online retailer of cosmetics and related products, joined the WeChat mini program world. and Brazil. and Brazil.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

The rise of online and contactless transactions in the European Union, for example, has meant that many merchants are making the bulk of their sales away from brick-and-mortar stores. The health crisis has brought about changes to this rule, however, and these may have long-term implications for payment standards and regulations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

This week saw the latest big entry into the field as Indian firm PayU Finance rolled out BNPL platform LazyPlus, designed to give Indian consumers easier access to credit across both online and offline commerce platforms. Pay in 4 is currently live in the United States, with expansion plans in the works.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

European challenger banks like Monzo and N26 are expanding to new markets and an increasing number of other financial players are launching suites of products and services designed to entice customers away from their traditional financial institutions (FIs). For more on these stories, visit the Tracker’s News and Trends.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2017

After all, service industries make up more than three-quarters of the United States’ total GDP — and four out of five jobs. Why should merchants be the only ones who get to leverage the speed, convenience and low-friction environment of the online marketplace? As it turns out, they aren’t. Again, building a business is hard.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where the number of fundraising deals in the Southeast Asian region were higher in 2020, as measured through the second quarter — more than 60 percent higher over the second quarter of last year, in fact, to 184 deals as measured by DealStreetAsia.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

The largest bank in the United States, J.P. A study from AppsFlyer and Google found that global ATM use had decreased by 50 percent since the beginning of the outbreak as social distancing and stay-at-home orders have increased customers’ reliance on mobile apps and online banking options rather than ATMs.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The disputes over Taiwan may rage on, but the fact remains that the two consumer-driven juggernauts are dependent upon one another for markets, demand and economic livelihoods. In an online push of its own, Macy’s has a 65 percent stake in an online retailer, JV Fung Retailing Ltd., How intertwined? billion that year).

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AUGUST 17, 2018

Blockchain gets scrutiny on all sides, and in one looming examination, the United States Senate will examine the impact blockchain has on the energy ecosystem — specifically, how it affects the use of electricity. In terms of regional concentration, Asia Pacific will be the biggest market in 2023.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

Called sMALL Surprises , the curated box of goods from several of PREIT’s mall properties is a nod to subscription-based boxes, as well as one of the first examples of a REIT acting as an online vendor. Twenty-eight percent of PREIT’s portfolio consists of local and regional tenants.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

Implementing any new standards during the pandemic was off the table for many markets, though some regulators were left scrambling to figure out how the rules they already passed would adapt to life in lockdown. Around The Data Protection World. where regulators have been workshopping potential rules for several years.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Marks & Spencer is in discussions with online supermarket Ocado that would offer the British retailer a food delivery service for the first time. Ocado launched online grocery deliveries 20 years ago with Waitrose, but their latest agreement is set to end next year. giving it an entry in the U.S. As the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Cross-border online commerce — awash with opportunities to claim new customers and, of course, grow top lines — should quicken the collective pulse of U.S. To capitalize on that aforementioned eCommerce growth in emerging markets and log sales in those regions, U.S. Villegas noted that in markets beyond the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2016

The enhanced functionality — including contactless payments for Android users in the United States — integrates payments and new services, such as paying with points and purchase alerts. In terms of the global rollout, the United States will be the first market, followed by Europe, the Middle East and Africa by the end of this year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

First we changed the game for CBD products, then we created tremendous opportunity for farmers and their regional economies throughout the Caribbean,” said David in a press release. percent bitcoin back on all online purchases at Safeway.com. Safeway has 894 locations across 17 states.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

In terms of regions, Mexico saw the most toy industry growth at 15 percent for the first half of the year. Brazil and the United States closely followed, with 11 percent and 7 percent growth respectively. Amid toys in the collectibles market, L.O.L. Growth in the United States.

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CB Insights

JULY 18, 2018

Investors from around the globe are flocking to Latin America — within the first half of 2018, deep-pocketed investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and DST Global have backed startups in the region. Since 2012, investments into the region have nearly tripled. Want the 12-page report for free? at the time.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

It is the need of the hour for businesses that depend a lot on online tools that accept only credit cards. This partnership is a boost for Open as we look to expand our customer base to other markets in the Asia Pacific region, United States and the Middle East in the coming months.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Providing onboarding services in the Latin American market is both an exciting opportunity and a challenging one. If a firm needs to digitally onboard someone and verify them, we can help that company do that fairly seamlessly,” Samer Atassi, regional director, Latin America and Caribbean for Jumio, told PYMNTS in a recent conversation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

First we changed the game for CBD products, then we created tremendous opportunity for farmers and their regional economies throughout the Caribbean,” said David in a press release. percent bitcoin back on all online purchases at Safeway.com. Safeway has 894 locations across 17 states.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In the United States, anyway. As for the “quaint relic” mindset – well, that may have been the prevailing consensus here in the States, where the codes had been slow to take off. Up until recently, QR might have been an acronym for: Quaint Relic. But indications hint at a change.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

As an indication of that, when the market started to tank in February, stocks of the company that pioneered internet-connected home exercise equipment rose. Major fitness center chains in the United States have already conferred with one another to develop contingency plans in case the virus spreads here. percent and 2.2

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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. United States Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Eccrine Systems $3.96

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The final phase is in regards to the Asia Pacific region. Facebook is rolling out its Facebook Financial group, which will go after online shopping and payments opportunities. Instacart-Walmart Delivery Pact Heats Up Online Grocery Wars. Google’s move to the cloud-based services of SAP Ariba is scheduled to finish Aug.

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JULY 11, 2018

Citizens Access safely and securely offers Member FDIC-insured online savings and CD accounts with attractive rates and no fees to customers across the United States. Citizens Financial Group announced the launch of its nationwide, direct-to-consumer digital bank.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Financial institutions (FIs) need to keep watch for newer schemes as they seek to prevent different forms of fraud, such as money laundering, on their online platforms. Regulators as well as banks are searching for ways to keep launderers and other fraudsters out of online banking. Around the Digital Banking World.

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PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2016

The leader of tech giant Apple is planning to visit China later this month, with the aim of meeting with highly placed officials in the country’s government, as the firm is “facing setbacks” in its biggest market outside the United States, The Guardian reported on Friday (May 6), citing unnamed sources in contact with Reuters.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

That’s the amount that Klook — a startup based in Hong Kong, which focuses on the travel industry — raised in funding earlier this month, eyeing a continued push into the United States and Europe. The market opportunity is a sizable one. The users themselves come from more than 80 countries and regions, he said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2017

After it became illegal in the United States through the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, the business of selling cannabis went mostly underground. Now that cannabis is recreationally legal in eight states and medically legal in another 19 states, it may not be too much longer until it’s legal through the entire United States.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

The movement toward digital and mobile, cashless payments is an immutable one, and Worldpay, as you might know, provides payment processing for online and brick-and-mortar transactions in more than 140 countries. For Vantiv there is value in going beyond the United States, boosting footprint and gaining scale.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

He notes that the growth numbers in emerging markets, like China, Vietnam and Nepal, are “really strong” (and similar to corridors into Australia and New Zealand, where Flywire was already operating). Having a strong regional director to help with local expertise is “critical,” says Massaro.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

Financial Times framed the battle as one that mirrors “the broad competition among Alibaba , Tencent and JD.com to dominate China’s eCommerce market, which churned out revenue of Rmb7.18tn ($1tn) last year, according to the commerce ministry.” For one, consumers outside the biggest cities are buying more online.

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