A study by Coresight Research and Celect estimates non-grocery retailers lost more than 12% of annual sales or more than $300 billion due to markdowns in 2018. Just ...
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In this week’s payments news, we’ve got an NRF prediction for 2019 retail sales growth of 4.4%. The Anti-Phishing Working Group says 38% of phishing attacks targeted payments ...
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Advocates of the move towards cashless payments are excited about its possibilities but there’s push back from critics who say it disenfranchises people without access to banking services. ...
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New Feb 1 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulations on e-commerce have the online selling business in turmoil in India. The new government regulations prohibit foreign-owned companies from restricting ...
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There’s good news and bad news about identity theft in 2018 according to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The good news is the number ...
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Our global payments news roundup is truly worldwide this week. Visa and MasterCard reported solid year-end financials, although both cards remain locked out of China during the trade ...
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New research identifies key ways online retailers can increase sales by reducing friction and making the shopper journey smoother. In the whitepaper – Addressing the Pain Points in ...
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The four major Australian banks reached a tipping point in the roll out of fast payments via the country’s new payments platform (NPP). ...
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Happy Friday. As always, we’ve got a roundup of the week’s best global payments news to keep you up-to-date and one step ahead of the competition. MasterCard and ...
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It’s official. Amazon announced a pilot program for Amazon Scout – a robot that will deliver your Amazon purchases to your front door. Six of the cooler-sized robots ...
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