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BOPIS fraud up 250%
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Buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS) fraud is up 250%. Why?

Why buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS) fraud is up 250% and how to prevent it. ...
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Vend transaction value by industry
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2018 Global Retail Research Benchmark Results Are In

A new survey by point-of-sale expert Vend identifies key benchmarks and provides valuable business metrics for the retail industry. ...
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Payments NEXT news roundup
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PaymentsNEXT: July 4 sales, Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Ashley Madison

Our newsletter this week has a feature report on dating site Ashley Madison” unique gift card payments program designed to protect client anonymity. As well, we look at Berlin fintech solarisBank’s launch of online banking services for cryptocurrency businesses and consumers. Finally, we got our ...
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Payments news roundup: July 4 holiday sales, Walmart, Amazon, Target, more

We’ve got the latest global payments news, trends and innovations for your weekend reading. Lots of news with Fourth of July consumer sales projections, retail technology, home deliveries, an Amazon acquisition and home delivery strategy, and key retailer updates. A ‘Hump Day’ Fourth of July ...
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Ashley Madison payments with gift cards
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Ashley Madison dating site offers unique, anonymous payment solution

  What you do when you want to pay anonymously for services like discreet dating sites, VPN, email, and other online services or you want to protect your identity? Whatever you think of Ashley Madison, the dating site for married people, you’ve got to admit ...
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Speaking of conversational commerce: It’s growing says Capgemini

A new global survey of 5,000 consumers by Capgemini shows that conversational commerce is finding its voice with online shoppers. The research highlights the opportunities ahead for retailers who provide voice shopping as a way to engage in a growing new e-commerce channel with consumers. ...
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2018 Global Retail Report
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Technology insights: 2018 Global Retail Research Study

A new retail research report from Honeywell/PlanetRetail provides valuable insight into the impact of digital transformation on retailers in the challenges of providing customers with a seamless in-store and online shopping experience. Fears over losing technology edge have risen sharply Retailers said meeting high customer ...
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mobile phone apps key marketing channel
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Research: What do customers want from your brand app?

A new research report from digital app developer WillowTree offers valuable insight into consumers’ use of brand apps, their expectations for value, and the impact their experiences have on brand loyalty. The good news is 85% of customers have had mostly positive experience with brand ...
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Payments industry news roundup from around the world

Here are the payments industry news stories we’re reading this week along with the payments trends and innovations we’re watching from around the world. PayPal and Temasek invest $125m in India’s Pine Labs PayPal’s shopping spree continues as the US behemoth makes its third investment ...
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Amazon Echo owners spend more
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Amazon Echo reverberates with sales

With more than 50 million Amazon Echo smart speakers sold, the voice shopping use case is rapidly expanding. Is there an impact on sales by Echo owners? A new research report from InfoScout and Alpine.AI, shows consumers increased the frequency of their consumer package goods ...
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