Here’s the best global payments news that crossed our desk this week, all curated and quickly accessed for your weekend reading enjoyment. We start with PayPal’s acquisition of iZettle for $2.2 billion. Amazon’s Alexa introduces six new products, hoping to dominate the voice shopping market. ...
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A new report from Internet Retailer suggests US 2018 holiday retail sales could grow by 15.5% this year. US shoppers are expected to spend $119.99 billion in online shopping in November and December 2018 compared with $103.80 billion spent during the same timeframe last year. ...
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The business world has become more competitive than ever. Not only is there increased pressure on companies to be profitable, but also to keep information safe. For many companies, cybersecurity is an area that’s easy to cut back on, but that can prove to be ...
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Along with the disruption in the financial market by technology are the growing burdens of compliance and its impact on the financial industry. A new whitepaper from Juniper Research projects spending on Regtech platforms will exceed $115 billion by 2023, up from an estimated $18 billion ...
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Our weekly email newsletter includes an in-depth look at the latest cybercrime trends in the ThreatMetrix Q2 2018 Cybercrime Report including the dramatic rise in mobile fraud transactions. A new Pulse Networks research study shows that PayPal still maintains the lead in online payments, but ...
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We’ve got a payments news roundup with news you can use from around the globe. Pulse Network looks at some of the reasons Apple Pay is gaining with credit card issuers. We’ve got a payments processor showdown between Stripe and PayPal as well as a ...
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A new research study of debit card issuers by Pulse Network shows that 12.2% of debit cards were enrolled in Apple Pay as of January 2018, an increase of 6.3% from January 2017. Mobile and contactless payments are slowly growing for other networks such as ...
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We all know the impact of the rapid rise of mobile transactions on e-commerce businesses. According to ThreatMetrix, in the last three years, mobile transactions have grown three times more than desktop transactions. By the middle of this year, mobile transactions, including new accounts, logins and ...
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In this week’s global Payments NEXT newsletter, US startup Zippin is showcasing its next-generation checkout-free technology. Walmart is testing an innovative crowdsourcing delivery program that could take off. IBM has now made its blockchain-based bank payments and clearing technology available. Amazon Pay entered the challenging ...
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Here’s what caught our attention in global payments news this week. IBM has now launched its blockchain payment clearing network for banks. Check out how cashierless stores are impacting retail. Amazon Pay enters the Japanese market in partnership with Nippon Pay and Instagram is building ...
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