The global payments news is just about as busy as the impeachment proceedings in the US but we’ve got important payments news to share. Lightico research looks at what Gen Z wants from their bank and it’s way more digital than their Dad’s bank. Juniper ...
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Let’s start with what Gen Z and younger consumers want from their banks. They want digital, mobile, and instant banking services. In other words, not their parent’s bank. What they’ve got right now from an entrenched banking system is too much paperwork, too many off-line ...
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If you’re like most e-commerce and online sellers, online shopping cart abandonment may be causing you to lose between 60% and 80% of potential sales in addition to other problems caused by fulfillment order challenges. Here are 10 e-commerce shopping cart and order fulfillment stats ...
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So how big is the mobile financial services market in emerging markets? According to a new study from Juniper Research, the mobile financial services market will be worth more than $1 trillion by 2024, up 70% from an estimated value of $580 billion in 2019. ...
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As the critical Festival shopping season begins, India’s Paytm Mall, the e-commerce subsidiary of payments and financial services company Paytm, is getting closer to profitability after several years of losses typical for a startup in the e-commerce business. “Paytm Mall business is close to break-even, ...
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Welcome to this week’s global payments news roundup. We unwrap holiday sales predictions for the UK – up 3.5%-4%, according to Coresight and the US up 3.8%-4.2% expected by the National Retail Federation. When it comes to converting clicks to bricks, a new report from ...
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The impact of digital on bricks and mortar retail is developing fast with some occasional surprising twists and turns. While e-commerce only makes up 11% of total US retail sales, that’s changing fast and retailers need to be nimble in finding new ways to convert ...
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and online sales all throughout the Empire. The good news according to the latest findings from Coresight Research is that 2019 holiday sales are expected to be up 3.5% to 4% compared with last year. That puts ...
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Welcome to the weekly global payments news roundup where it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas sales predictions. At least according to the National Retail Federation, which says holiday sales should be up 3.8%-4.2% over last year. We profile a new banking app Cleo ...
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The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts sales this holiday season should be up 3.8%-4.2% over last year. Despite concerns about a hangover from China-US tariff disputes, the NRF is hoping US holiday sales will reach between $727.9 billion and $730.7 billion, excluding auto, gasoline and ...
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