First Data has some fascinating research on 2018 gift card preferences, growth and trends in the UK. If you’re a retailer or online seller using gift cards as ...
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In China, more than 580 million people made a payment with their mobile phone last year and 68% used a mobile wallet for off-line payments. In many cases, ...
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In the US, fast food is a $200 billion industry. The on-demand food delivery business is also growing fast and is now estimated to be a $2 billion-plus ...
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Welcome to Payments NEXT’s weekly global payments news roundup. The week started with a bang with the planned $43 billion FIS/Worldpay merger. We covered several new product launches ...
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The payday loans industry is rightly criticized for contributing to a vicious cycle of poverty from its outrageous payments practices and high interest rates for low-wage workers who ...
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If you’re curious about the state of e-commerce in the Western EU, a new report from Internet Retailer says sales of the top Europe 500 online retailers and ...
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To help small and midsize business respond more effectively and reduce losses due to chargebacks, Verifi launched a new cloud-based service called Self-Service Chargeback Representment (SSCR). Chargebacks cost ...
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ZestFinance, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) software for credit, today launched ZAML Fair™, a new software tool to reduce bias and discrimination in lending. Following market tests ...
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Fidelity National Information Services’ (FIS) $43-billion cash-and-stock deal to merge with payments processor Worldpay Inc is another step in the sweeping shakeout and repositioning happening within the global ...
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A new study from Juniper Research shows financial institutions will save an estimated $209 million in 2019 by using chatbots for customer service. By 2023, those savings could ...
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