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New India e-commerce rules upend industry

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 local retailers from their marketplace platforms or only selling products from preferred suppliers. Local Indian businesses have ...
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Nearly half billion US personal records stolen in 2018

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 of US data breaches decreased from a 2017 all-time high of 1,632 breaches by 23% to 1,244 ...
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Feb 1 Payments News
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Feb 1 Global payments news roundup

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 dispute. In India, Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart are scrambling to respond to new stringent e-commerce regulations on ...
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Juniper Research shopper's journey
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Reducing shopper pain points for e-retail success

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 eRetail – Juniper Research identifies seven stages in the sometimes-bumpy road in today’s online shopper journey: In ...
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Fast payments roll out nationally down under

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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Payments NEXT news
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Jan 25 Global payments news roundup

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 Visa battle for Earthport while we wonder how 50+ consumers will make payments in the future. Microsoft ...
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Amazon Scout: Robot delivery to your front door

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 started testing deliveries in Snohomish County, just north of Amazon’s Seattle head office. Initially, the six-wheeled robot ...
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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
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How will 50+ consumers make payments in the future?

Americans aged 50+ make up 35% of the population according to 2018 US Census figures. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) estimates these older consumers spend $0.51 of every dollar spent annually in the US. By 2030, these consumers will also spend as much ...
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2018 Top 10 US e-commerce sales
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Do you measure up to the Top 10 US e-commerce sites?

When it comes to e-commerce, new research shows two critical things: the big online sellers dominate and e-commerce is a growing and critical part of business now and in the future. New analysis of the top 10 US e-commerce sellers by Internet Retailer provides valuable ...
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Jan 18 Global Payments News Roundup

Lots of payments industry news to cover as business picks up speed in January. The new Square business debit card doesn’t require a bank account and should get banks concerned. Fiserv acquires First Data for $22 billion in the biggest payments industry transaction ever. AMEX ...
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