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Retail lost 101,000 jobs in 2017
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US retail news roundup: A rugged ride

Since shopping and payments are like hand in glove, let’s look at the latest trends in US retail. It’s a rugged ride. Struggling retailers list grows More than 5,000 US stores closed in 2017 and the list of struggling retailers in the US is growing. ...
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Voice shopping is growing
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Hey Google: How much will voice shopping be worth by 2022?

OC&C Strategy Consultants predicts voice shopping in the US and UK will reach $40 billion by 2022. ...
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Bank of Amazon? Stay tuned

The Bank of Amazon? According to new research, it may not be as far-fetched as you think. ...
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Walmart e-commerce and payments news roundup

Here’s a Walmart e-commerce and payments news roundup to wrap up your week. Despite e-commerce sales up 23% in Q4 2017 and 16% in 2017 overall, analysts were expecting even bigger results from the company’s acquisitions and investments in e-commerce. Walmart is innovating on a ...
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Mobile payments: global news roundup

We’ve got a roundup of the latest mobile payments news, innovations and developments from key markets around the globe to wrap up your weekly reading. Mobile Payments in US to Reach $3 Trillion Within Two Years The biggest number here is a comparative: in 2015, ...
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Mobile World Congress Keynote: Christopher Young, CEO McAfee

With the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 underway in Barcelona through March 1, we’ve got highlights of McAfee CEO Christopher Young’s keynote presentation. Young offers an inspiring message about using quality management to solve security problems. He opened with a look back in security history ...
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Google Pay launches new combo payments app

Google launched Google Pay on Tuesday – its effort to consolidate and compete directly with Apple Pay and other global mobile payments competitors. The new Google Pay app replaces Android Pay, used to pay at checkouts, and Google Wallet, which let users send money to ...
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Global e-commerce will reach $3.3 trillion in 2018

Juniper Research predicts $3.3 trillion in global e-commerce sales in 2018, along with EU challenges. ...
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Who are the top 10 cashless countries?

Who are the top ten cashless societies in the world? There are a couple of surprises. ...
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New merchant payments options: PayByCar and Litecoin

Today’s newsletter looks at several new consumer and merchant payments options. The first is PayByCar which brings new meaning to the phrase “auto”  payments with its new in-vehicle payments service. The second story is about new merchant payment options using cryptocurrency and Litecoin payments in ...
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