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Getting real about real-time payments in the United States

Accenture

The global real-time payments market is projected to reach about $26 billion by 2023. ². The United States is an instant payments laggard compared to the rest of the world. Getting there is complicated by a number of factors that are unique to this market. 4 And the US market is far from monolithic. It is a hydra.

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RILA On How United States Retailers Are Responding To Changing Privacy Rules

PYMNTS

Retailers rely on access to online buying, browsing and purchasing habits to market their goods or services and personalize existing customers’ experiences. Every interaction is increasingly important because you are not just appearing as a retailer interacting with the market [or] just competing against fellow retailers.

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Market Commentary: Week of June 29, 2020

SWBC's LenderHub

The equity and corporate bond markets have banked heavily on the V-shaped recovery and what we are seeing is, the United States is not ready to materially reopen the economy without significant public health damage.

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Mortgage Applications Skyrocket As Housing Market Rebounds

PYMNTS

Homebuyer mortgage applications surged as June turned into July, in yet another sign of the housing market ’s surprisingly strong rebound after the coronavirus-triggered shutdown this spring. That has increased competition for available homes, with the average mortgage size increasing to $365,700 to reflect the rise in prices, the MBA noted.

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FTC Officials Look Into Amazon’s Use Of Market Power

PYMNTS

To find out if Amazon is utilizing its market power to hurt competition, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) team of investigators has started to interview small businesses that sell items on Amazon. 11), citing unnamed merchants. They’re spending lots of time with witnesses and trying to really understand what they’re saying.”.

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Qudian Wins the U.S. Stock Market

Bank Innovation

billion, Chinese peer-to-peer lender Qudian is now the largest Chinese company listed in the United States. It is also the fourth biggest IPO in the United States this year. Valued at $11.7

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Alternative Payments, In A United State, For US Merchants

PYMNTS

Especially when it comes to doing business in far-flung markets. based firm looking to do business in those far-flung markets. Easier said than done: As Webster posited, there are several local payment methods – she noted that PPRO connects to more than 140 of them – tantamount to domestic market schemes.