PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

“With the busy holiday season upon us, we are proud to offer a truly multi-channel payment solution that has proven to bring new customers and increased sales to our retail partners,” Afterpay Global Chief Revenue Officer Melissa Davis said in the announcement. CEO Nick Molnar said in a past PYMNTS panel. And there's a huge opportunity.

Millennials 200

Millennials Retail United States National 200

PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

The online marketplace has disrupted any number of verticals, changing the way we shop and spend, and where we grab must-have items — from books to rugs to lamps, and sometimes from across international borders. We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers.

Online 101

Online Retail Branding Data 101

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

percent made voice-assisted purchases while shopping for groceries or retail goods in the last 24 hours. 35 percent of retail businesses have experienced an increase in demand. percent of millennials believe it is “very” important to receive payments in real time. percent made purchases via mobile in the last 24 hours.

Data 277

Data Innovation Payments Millennials 277

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

s most high-profile retailers is doing well in the U.S. and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. s fastest growing brick-and-mortar retailer, Wren Kitchens. And also in training our retail staff to offer the customer a fantastic service.”. expat effort.

Retail 132

Retail Marketing US Connecticut 132

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. NEW DATA: Consumers Like Cashier-less Retail But Retailers Aren’t Hitting The Mark. Trackers and Reports. million consumers or 6.9

Retail 141

Retail Cards Millennials Fraud 141

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Even as online shopping becomes more and more of the norm, 90 percent of consumers still prefer heading to brick-and-mortar stores to shop for and purchase food and other grocery products. That’s not to say online shopping and experiences aren’t becoming more important for grocery, however. Key Findings from the Latest Report.

Data 129

Data United States Millennials Online 129

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

As many as 72 percent of bridge millennials say mobile apps are important for accessing bank accounts. In a bit of granular detail, the authority will offer up two “full bank” licenses, which will allow non-banking companies to offer a gamut of services, including taking on deposits from retail customers.

Digital Banking 160

Digital Banking Millennials Mobile Regulation 160

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Drawing on figures from eMarketer , a new report said that “only one in eight Americans will do their holiday shopping online this year. For instance, Adobe has projected that eCommerce in the United States during the holiday period will increase 14.8 Most still prefer to get up off the couch and go to brick-and-mortar stores.”.

United States 140

United States Millennials Retail Online 140

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

4), a new service that will offer debit cards, bank accounts and other financial services to online merchants and vendors using Stripe’s payment processing platform. The acquisition will help Affirm expand its network of merchants in both Canada and the United States. Stripe announced Stripe Treasury on Thursday (Dec.

Payments 153

Payments Millennials United States Survey 153

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

The December edition of the Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker® explores how consumers’ shifts toward using BNPL solutions in stores and online accelerated during the holiday shopping season, as well as how this trend is poised to grow in the year ahead. The Latest Buy Now, Pay Later Developments. One study found that 41 percent of U.S.

Payments 276

Payments Trends Millennials United States 276

PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Flexible in-store payment plans that can help consumers handle both everyday and big-ticket purchases are gaining popularity in the United States, where the pandemic’s economic effects are causing consumers to temper their spending. A recent study sheds light on these subjects, polling approximately 1,200 U.S. About The Tracker .

Payments 181

Payments Report Retail Millennials 181

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Big retailers are opening smaller-format stores in major U.S. The store, which will be located in the Upper East Side, will be the first of its kind for IKEA in the United States. Already, the retailer has opened a Planning Studio across the pond in London in October. In the announcement, IKEA Retail U.S.

Retail 122

Retail San Francisco Arizona Los Angeles 122

PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

The region is also the home to more than 213 million millennials. It is a leading brand for gamers in Europe, China and the United States. The partnership exists for another reason as well: to facilitate the targeting of Southeast Asia’s unbanked populace, which is estimated at around 438 million.

Company 100

Company Online San Francisco Payments 100

PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2017

Generation Z are the next up-and-coming group of shoppers who retailers are turning to for the future of retail. Yes, those born between 1994 and 2002 are starting to push millennials over in terms of shaping commerce and eCommerce trends. Get ready, retailers.

social media 120

social media Millennials Retail Study 120

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Some 55 percent of millennials report being interested in giving digital gift cards this year, while 67 percent report hoping to receive one. Mao said 2020’s increased online shopping is also pushing up gift card demand among consumers looking for alternative ways to transact digitally. “We

Cards 291

Cards United States Strategy Retail 291

PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2019

Retailers are bolstering their supply chains in China as they seek to enhance their service and offer customers fresh products. The post also pointed out that the retailer invested over RMB 700 million – which is approximately $100 million – to create the South China Fresh Food Distribution Center. Other Brick-and-Mortar News.

Retail 101

Retail San Diego blockchain Phoenix 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2017

This stems from emerging markets like China, Russia and the United Arab Emirates starting to move into the luxury purchasing arena, with 70 percent of consumers increasing their spending. Within these emerging markets, we’ve seen retailers make large bets on luxury.

Millennials 122

Millennials Survey Retail social media 122

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Following a formidable start for its “ buy now, pay later ” service in the United States, Klarna intends to roll out in Australia and other markets next year. The course has been popular with millennials who have a preference for debit cards over credit cards.

Marketing 132

Marketing United States Millennials Fintech 132

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Founded in Singapore in 2012, the company’s solutions are used today by major digital retailers such as Rakuten and ASOS to simplify product searching for some 250 million daily active users. Last September, ViSenze closed a $10.5 Last September, ViSenze closed a $10.5

United States 136

United States Millennials Retail Capital 136

PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Shoppers in the United States have long turned to credit cards to let them get the products now while delaying payments until they have a chance to save up. These plans fund retail purchases that consumers can then pay off over time in typically four installments.

Payments 185

Payments Tools Retail Cards 185

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The company said that gift cards can be purchased in “any denomination” and can be used at more than 700 spots in the United States. As previously noted in this space, gift cards are winning the season when consumers go online. Gen Xers and bridge millennials led the way, with 34.7 1 and Feb.

Cards 144

Cards United States Millennials Survey 144

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

BNPL solutions are the fastest-growing online payment methods in the United States as well as Australia, Brazil, the United Kingdom and more, and their market share is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 28 percent over the next five years.

Exercises 165

Exercises Payments Millennials Cards 165

PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2016

According to the reigning data experts on the subject – The Knot – a little under 70 percent of the people who are going to get married in the United States this year will be getting married between April and October. In a big way. But will consumers be drawn to it? The experts aren’t so sure.

Retail 100

Retail social media United States New York City 100

PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2018

Find any human being raised in the United States between 1978 and 1992, and ask them to sing the song. Though, as countless have pointed out over the last five years or so, millennials did make a valiant effort holding off that process by having their mothers do their laundry for as long as possible.

US 105

US Millennials Branding Retail 105

PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

consumers who had shopped in a physical retail location during the previous week. billion in sales in 2015 — a number that had grown to almost $47 billion by 2019 — the report states that “… sales projections are expected to climb modestly to $52.7 percent of total retail sales, excluding online and vehicle sales.”.

Mobile 140

Mobile Apple Cards Millennials 140

PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

It was one year ago today that the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the United States. Bridge millennials expressed the highest levels of concern, with 44.1 percent of millennials and 37.4 percent of millennials and 24.7 percent of consumers who have shifted to digital for retail product shopping, 46.2

Millennials 179

Millennials Data Survey Seattle 179

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

billion in domestic sales — Starbucks is far and away the most successful mobile payments platform in the United States. billion in domestic sales — To expand its delivery reach, Taco Bell — along with KFC — has recently tapped Grubhub to provide delivery and online ordering. Starbucks’ $18.4 million active members.

Online 101

Online US Payments Mobile 101

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Streaming is by far the most common subscription service (70 percent), while online games (30.6 percent of the United States’ gross domestic product (GDP). The online gaming market is valued at approximately $15.3 The online gaming market is valued at approximately $15.3 percent) and online gaming (83.3

Millennials 141

Millennials eBook Online Study 141

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

The clothing rental market in the United States is projected to reach $4.4 billion by 2028 and millennial women are leading the charge, according to Brittany Johnson, CEO and co-founder of online subscription-based clothing service FashionPass.

Innovation 134

Innovation United States Online Millennials 134

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

This is a popular strategy — DoorDash handled a full 35 percent of all meal deliveries in the United States in 2018, and Grubhub closely trailed on its heels, claiming 30 percent of orders. based QSRs draw millennials consumers, with half of this age group reporting that they place more deliveries now than they did two years ago.

Millennials 232

Millennials Trends Strategy United States 232

PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2019

With abundant choices in many aspects of their lives, consumers expect a range of options when it comes to online shopping, ranging from picking out clothes to making travel plans. Half of global online transactions are expected to take place in Asia this year. By 2021, close to 90 million – or 86.5 Just under $3 billion – or $2.7

Apple 159

Apple Mobile Fraud Branding 159

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

The lockdown of the United States economy quickly and radically changed the way consumers browsed, shopped and paid for services as well as goods — and not all small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) were prepared. Retailing 2020: Five Things To Watch. Millennials Are Facing Their Second ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Financial Crash .

Maine 130

Maine ATM Innovation Millennials 130

PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2017

For those who’ve never had the experience of being the victim of a backdoor buccaneer, it is quite simply when one orders a package online, sees the notice of a delivery, but when you get to the place on the porch where it is supposed to be — nothing. The southeastern United States captures that crown, with an average monthly spend of $238.

Online 134

Online Fraud Retail Survey 134

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Between 1983 and 1984, three retailers opened in the United States that would drastically alter the landscape by introducing a new business model to consumers. The retailers were Costco, Sam’s Club and BJ’s and the mode was wholesale club for consumers. Building Tomorrow’s Customer Base.

Retail 136

Retail Millennials United States Technology 136

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

No offense against Groupon, the relatively longstanding online discount provider, but the spotlight hasn’t been shining so brightly on the Chicago-based company in recent years. A study by eMarketer shows that most people, especially millennials , prefer to chat or message instead of calling on the phone. More Losses.

Cards 100

Cards United States Online Chicago 100

PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

Online games and eSports are becoming an important segment for payment providers: Gaming now accounts for more than $12 billion of PayPal ’s total payment volume worldwide, for example. In the United States, for example, only 12 percent of those surveyed said they would prefer to own tangible copies of their music. In the U.S.,

Payments 102

Payments Survey eBook United States 102

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

If pre-season estimates were correct, this holiday season was worth $1 trillion in the United States alone. And, Garg noted, as millennials and Gen Z consumers are aging into their prime spending years, he believes it will push them to an ever-greater global scale going forward. consumers from their Great Britain launch in 2019.

Cards 143

Cards Millennials Regulation United States 143