While 2018 holiday shopping retail results were up a solid 5.2%, it’s the buy online pickup in-store (BOPIS) sales jump of 46% that got industry analysts attention. A new report from Bell & Howell and OrderDynamics has some answers on why shoppers are embracing BOPIS, ...
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It’s Friday and we’ve got a solid lineup of global payments news starting with a brand perspective on voice ordering, FedEx robot delivery tests, and a point-of-sale loan partnership between fintech Affirm and Walmart. Check JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s props for Square and a view ...
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Walmart and Silicon Valley lender Affirm announced plans to offer the 4000-store retailer’s customers loans at the point-of-sale (POS) online and in-store at most US Walmart locations. The companies hope a simple, point-of-sale purchase and POS loan will appeal to consumers tired of excessive credit ...
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New research from Nosto and an analysis of more than 1.2 billion site visits across online fashion retailers, provides valuable insight into the state of fashion e-commerce in 2019. With a “retail first” approach, the most successful online fashion retailers are finding new ways to ...
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In our bustling e-commerce landscape – today’s most competitive market – it’s hard to believe that many online merchants, particularly those based in the U.S., avoid access to global transactions. When considering U.S. cross border e-commerce is expected to bring in $203 billion by 2021, ...
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Spring still seems far away in many parts of the country, so let’s warm up with the best of this week’s global payments news. Research from CompareCards.com says consumers are still looking for more credit card rates protection. Apple and Goldman Sachs have teamed up ...
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Ten years after President Barack Obama signed the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Credit CARD Act), research by CompareCards.com shows consumers want more credit card protection. The act provided some key consumer protections. It limited banks’ ability to increase interest rates ...
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by Ned Hayes, General Manager, SureID It’s Monday, and you need a little brain fuel in the form of caffeine intake. When you pull up to the ordering station, you name your drink. When you order, you tap the kiosk with one finger. A moment ...
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What a busy week in payments news around the globe! Amazon has canceled plans for a New York HQ. US retailers lost $300 billion in sales in 2018 due to markdowns. SWIFT plans to open access to its KYC database for corporate entities. PPRO sees ...
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It’s Valentine’s Day and romance may be in the air but so are financial scams, according to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In 2018, more than 21,000 US residents were victimized financially by romance scams totaling more than $143 million according to the FTC’s ...
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