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IoT payments a novelty now but will reach $410 billion by 2023

Internet of Things (IoT) payments will total an estimated $24.5 billion in 2018 but Juniper Research predicts the IoT payments market will grow at an impressive average of 75% per annum over the next 5 years, reaching $410 billion by 2023. A large portion of ...
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Singles Day hits $30.8 billion sales
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Alibaba’s Singles Day makes double-digit record sales of $30.8 billion

Another year, another Alibaba’s Singles Day sales record with sales reaching $30.8 billion (RMB213.5 billion), up 27% for the one-day e-commerce extravaganza. Last year, sales were $25.3 billion for the promotion, also known as Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival. The company said it handled more ...
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Nov 10 Payments NEXT Global Payments Newsletter

Welcome to this week’s Payments NEXT newsletter with lots of pre-Black Friday and holiday sales data and predictions, including a 14% increase in spending this year and online sales expected to reach $124 billion. We’ve got a look at how Sears missed the e-commerce and ...
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Nov 9 Global payments news roundup

Here’s the global payments news that got our attention this week, curated and provided for your weekend reading. Look for plenty of pre-Black Friday and holiday sales data and predictions, including a 14% increase in spending this year. Check out the estimated $30 billion organized ...
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Christmas shoppers will spend 14% more in 2018
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Experian says 2018 holiday shoppers plan to spend 14% more

Experian‘s 2018 Holiday Survey shows holiday shoppers are in a generally positive mood about holiday shopping and plan to spend 14% more this year than in 2017. The 2018 survey provides useful insight into shoppers’ thoughts on spending plans, budgets and interesting differences between the shopper ...
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Why Sears sagged in the e-commerce economy

Founded in Chicago in 1892, Sears, Roebuck & Company began business as a mail order catalog company. It began opening stores in the US in 1925 with its first store in Evansville, Indiana and was the largest-selling US retailer until Walmart surpassed it in 1989. ...
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7-Eleven mobile payments app
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7-Eleven introduces hybrid mobile cashierless checkout

In 14 stores in its Dallas headquarters market, 7-Eleven is testing a mobile cashierless checkout app called Scan and Pay. Customers can pick up a Slurpee, snacks and other items, scan the product barcodes with a mobile app, pay by your favorite payment provider, display ...
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Adobe predicts record holiday sales
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US online holiday sales will reach a record $124 billion

Adobe is forecasting a record $124 billion in US online sales during the 2018 holiday sales season. Based on Adobe Analytics data, Adobe says online sales will increase by 14.8%, totaling $124.1 billion, while offline retail spending is expected to increase a modest 2.7%. Cyber ...
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Nov 2 Global payments news roundup

The pace of payments news picked up dramatically as we get closer to Black Friday and holiday sales. Here’s the global payments news that caught our attention starting with Adobe’s prediction of a record $124 billion holiday e-commerce season. Eight US retailers including Sears, Claire’s ...
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Connected car commerce will zoom to $265 billion by 2023

When you connect car lovers with e-commerce, you end up with a potential marketplace of $265 billion by 2023, according to the latest Juniper Research report. The report predicts the number of connected vehicles will jump from 330 million in 2018 to more than 775 ...
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