article thumbnail

Report: 80 Pct. Of NJ Gamblers Place Wagers Online

PYMNTS

Mobile sports betting is quickly growing to a point where New Jersey is close to topping Las Vegas as the country’s biggest market, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Sept. About 80 percent of gamblers are now betting online. Regardless of whether it’s legal, people are still able to place mobile sports bets on the black market.

NJ 108
article thumbnail

Citizens Access Targeting ‘Optimizers’ to Grow Deposits Beyond the Bank’s Footprint

Bank Innovation

Citizens Access, the digital-only arm of Rhode Island-based Citizens Financial Group, has grown to about $4 billion in deposits, mostly from new customers outside the bank's traditional footprint, since its launch in July 2018. If you build it, the optimizers will come.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

In Europe, Single Data Market Looms?

PYMNTS

tech firms’ dominance across online platforms, and the collection and use of data. The European Union is examining the creation of a single data market that would reportedly challenge tech firms such as Google and Facebook, as Reuters reported. In Europe, another regulatory salvo may be aimed at U.S.

Data 130
article thumbnail

The Digital Evolution Of The Online Gaming Ecosystem

PYMNTS

The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S. All in, counting online and in-person wagers, Super Bowl betting was worth roughly $6.8 In a microcosm of the national expansion, New Hampshire’s newly online sports gambling program raked in $2.31

Online 134
article thumbnail

Big Tech Antitrust Hearing Rescheduled For July 29

PYMNTS

The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law’s change is reflected in an online scheduled updated this weekend. The hearing’s official subject is: “Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 6: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google.”

article thumbnail

How Charitable Giving Boosts Online BNPL Sales, Customer Engagement

PYMNTS

When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March, Casely teamed up with Westerly, Rhode Island-based Ivory Ella , an online for-profit retail company that donates a percentage of profits to organizations, including Save the Elephants. But like the market, and like the country, we are changing as well,” Smith said. “We

Online 142
article thumbnail

NEW DATA: Why 66% Of Consumers Buy Their Clothes Online

PYMNTS

33 percent: Amount of consumers who have not made an online purchase in the last three months. In an interview with PYMNTS for the February 2018 Omni Usage Index feature story, Katherine Monasebian, the company’s head of eCommerce and marketing, explained how the company has worked to make those channels function well together.

Online 109