Lots of global payment news to cover, so let’s get right at it. We profiled 11 logistics leaders in last-mile delivery including Nuro, Boxbot, Amazon Scout, Starship, and Postmates Serve. The latest PULSE survey shows debit payments are growing and contactless is trending. Russian e-commerce ...
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US consumers are paying with debit more often, and in more ways, including online shopping, online bill payments, and person-to-person (P2P) payments and momentum is building according to the Discover Financial Services’ PULSE® debit network’s 2019 Debit Issuer Study, carried out in May 2019. E-commerce ...
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Last-mile delivery is one of the biggest logistics challenges in business and e-commerce, no matter if you’re Amazon or an agile startup. In fact, whether it’s groceries, the latest electronic gadget, pizza, or your favorite summer reading novel, last-mile delivery makes up 25% of the ...
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For decades, debt collection has relied on the same methods: repeated phone calls and letters to consumers. Not only does this take a lot of time and energy, it results in scores of complaints (debt collectors generate more complaints to the Federal Trade Commission than ...
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The Russian e-commerce market should total $22 billion by the end of 2019 and is poised for growth that could reach $50 billion by 2023, according to a new research study. East-West Digital News’ new study is the result of six months of in-depth analysis ...
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We’ve got our weekly global payments news roundup ready for your reading pleasure. We start with a look at ActiveViam research showing 71% of retailers are concerned about getting outpriced by Amazon. For the first time, alternate payments now make up 51% of all online ...
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A new research report from PPRO and Amadeus shows alternate payment transactions in the global travel industry have taken off and surpassed more than half of e-commerce travel transactions for the first time. Alberta, Canada Travelers now choose to pay for digital travel with alternative ...
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New research by ActiveViam shows nearly three-quarters of retailers are concerned about their ability to compete with Amazon pricing. 71% said that they are concerned about being outpriced by Amazon — with 41% saying they are “very concerned.” In addition, 49% of respondents were concerned ...
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TSB is the latest bank to enable bank account openings with a selfie, hoping to gain new bank customers, especially from the ranks of Generation Z, as well as Gen X, Millennials, “Cuspers”, and even a few smartphone-using Boomers. The bank partnered with Palo Alto, ...
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Consumers will open their digital wallets 40% more and spend nearly $790 billion this year across Europe and North America, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The study predicts the largest growth in 2019 will come from instore payments, with mobile contactless payments ...
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