PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

Amazon ‘s investment in the India region over the past few years just may be paying off. According to data from 7ParkData , Amazon’s share of the mobile market is at 30.3 The eCommerce industry is a highly competitive arena. percent, while India-based Flipkart came in at 30.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2018

Ripple is eyeing the Chinese market, aiming to use blockchain technology to quicken cross-border payments. According to a report in CNBC , citing Jeremy Light, vice president of European Union (EU) strategic accounts at Ripple, the China market is a target for the company. In illustrative use cases, users can send dollars to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2019

Brazil is now Uber’s largest market outside the United States, with São Paulo boasting more Uber rides than any other city in the world. While the source wouldn’t comment on the terms of a possible deal, it would target the rideshare giant’s drivers and Banco’s more than 3 million clients.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

One PYMNTS study found that 59 percent of United States consumers would use instant payments because of their convenience, for example. In the February Disbursements Tracker ® , PYMNTS analyzes instant payments’ rise in the Nordics with a critical eye to how entities in other regions may be able to use it as a blueprint.

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

There has been a structural change in the market, and customers’ behavior is unlikely to go back to what it was before the pandemic.”. So, in the region there is an inequality in terms of the acceptance and regulation of open banking. However, it is not simply a technology or a regulation.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

In the United States, Shark vacuums run the market — it’s the top selling upright brand and owns 35 percent of the market. Not bad for a firm that in 2010 controlled only 1 percent of the market. and Europe over that last few years, and the firm “fully intend[s] to become UK market leader” in floor care.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

The parties rarely meet in person, presenting a trust issue that can become an even bigger problem when employers have to make payments across borders as payment preferences vary between regions. An employer based in the United States, for example, will most likely want pay for a job in U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2020

Launched amid the coronavirus crisis, Grab ’s new online grocery shopping delivery service is on its way to grabbing a sizable share of the Southeast Asian market on the heels of a major expansion. Grab said that its new service offers deliveries within an hour of ordering, or at pre-scheduled times. More than 35 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Three regional players in the organic food retail business — where Whole Foods and parent Amazon rule — have declared bankruptcy over the past month. food retailer to have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy so far this year — and, like predecessors Fairway and Lucky’s Market, it did so after trying to find a buyer. The number of U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

“[The] slump in the industry is largely driven by markets being in lockdown, consumers not stepping out due to fear of transmission and restaurants not opening up, even if the city is not in lockdown.”. At the same time, the privately held company reported , the annual net loss grew to $293 million from $277 million.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

Despite some signs of improvement this month, LVMH , the world’s biggest luxury goods group, admitted that its brick-and-mortar sales were erased by lockdowns across Europe and the United States in recent months, and that an immediate turnaround was unlikely. “We Spending in Asia-Pacific on luxury goods is set to contract by 3.4

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Also in Europe, the European financial markets regulator has said that it wants to spend one million euros to promote market stability in the region as pertains to cryptocurrencies and FinTechs. That document focuses on budgets and regulatory efforts across the region. Regulatory Fines, on a Global Scale.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Despite the economic damage inflicted by the pandemic, hoteliers expect sub-Saharan Africa to remain a hot market for big-time lodging development, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Oct. Global hotel chains are eyeing sub-Saharan Africa as underserved and expect both leisure and business travel will grow after the pandemic.

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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. It’s not just Asia-Pacific or the United States that are fueling the rise of apps, of course. and Brazil. and Brazil.

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PYMNTS

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

JANUARY 10, 2020

FlixMobility launched in the United States in 2018, challenging popular companies like Greyhound, and now operates with 100 destinations from coast to coast. India is a potential target market, and FlixMobility has begun regional recruiting, a company spokesman said, but it has not yet launched in the country of 1.3

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BankBazaar

APRIL 19, 2023

Amid the financial uncertainties, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapsed in March this year, sending shockwaves across the global financial markets. The US regional banks were under pressure as concern grew among customers and investors about the financial health of the banks in the country. Why did US banks collapse?

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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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TrustBank

JUNE 3, 2021

If you are looking to buy a house, you have likely observed that the real estate market is very competitive, with increased bidding activity leading to higher prices. One reason that the real estate market is so hot is that there is very low housing inventory available. Prices have continued a very strong increase thus far in 2021.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

As it joins the bevy of firms aiming to change the home rentals market, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered long-term room rental app Badi has rolled out in New York City. Badi had a pilot in November in New York and is now looking to grow in the United States. The company has notched $45 million in funding.

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CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Mr. Bettenhausen previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney. Pappalardo will serve as the Associate Director for Research, Markets and Regulations. On Monday, the CFPB announced the following additions to its executive team: Matthew R. Bettenhausen will serve as Senior Advisor and Counselor to the Director.

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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

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

MAY 28, 2018

To make sure they can compete with the United States and China, France and Germany want an EU-wide initiative that will fund innovation and research in tech startup projects across the region. According to Reuters , Europe has lagged behind the United States in developing new technologies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Such a move would see the United Kingdom exit the European Union and abandon the financial regulations that are in place in the region, and some FIs that have served both markets are now withdrawing to serve one or the other. customers to recipients in Asia and Europe.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

Regional expansion will take precedence over product expansion,” said Markus Gunter, chief executive officer of N26’s banking arm. N26 raised new funds in January with a view to expand into the United States and prying business away from more traditional financial institutions like JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

To lead strategic planning for the firm overall and in conjunction with its regional teams, Chris Newkirk is coming to Visa Inc. He served clients throughout tech, financial services and business intelligence in Europe as well as the United States. as its new chief strategy officer. and New York.

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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

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Paya became the newest FinTech to join the ranks of publicly traded firms, as it made its market debut on Monday (Oct. i2c has joined with Visa’s FinTech Fast Track Program in the United States, Canada and the CEMEA region as a new enablement partner, allowing for quicker connections with the payment giant’s many programs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As coronavirus cases surge in the United States, some supermarket retailers are re-instituting buying restrictions on specific products such as toilet paper, USA Today reported. H-E-B, for its part, supervises over 400 retail locations, primarily in Texas. Pennsylvania-based The Giant Co.

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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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Pay in 4 is currently live in the United States, with expansion plans in the works. And that global interest in payments in increasingly being pursued worldwide by regional players on top of either the hyper-locally focused or large global tech firms. Who will win the race with a BNPL product that dominates its market?

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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 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

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. How intertwined? billion that year).

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