Advocates of the move towards cashless payments are excited about its possibilities but there’s push back from critics who say it disenfranchises people without access to banking services. New Jersey lawmakers voted to ban cash-free stores and the order simply needs the governor’s signature to ...
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Our global payments news roundup is truly worldwide this week. Visa and MasterCard reported solid year-end financials, although both cards remain locked out of China during the trade dispute. In India, Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart are scrambling to respond to new stringent e-commerce regulations on ...
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New research identifies key ways online retailers can increase sales by reducing friction and making the shopper journey smoother. In the whitepaper – Addressing the Pain Points in eRetail – Juniper Research identifies seven stages in the sometimes-bumpy road in today’s online shopper journey: In ...
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Happy Friday. As always, we’ve got a roundup of the week’s best global payments news to keep you up-to-date and one step ahead of the competition. MasterCard and Visa battle for Earthport while we wonder how 50+ consumers will make payments in the future. Microsoft ...
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A new NPR/Edison Research report provides valuable insight into the fast-growing US smart speaker market. The total number of smart speakers in US households grew 78% to 118.5 million devices in December 2018 from December 2017. That means 21% of US consumers aged 18-plus now own ...
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It’s a busy time of year, so we’ll make today’s newsletter a quick one with a fast roundup of 2019 payments industry predictions from the experts. Perfect for reading on your mobile or while you’re in between making your last-minute online orders. Four Payment Tech ...
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Digital wallet Google Pay announced 29 US banks and credit unions will join its mobile payments network this month. These financial institutions join a growing list of international banks on board with the growing payments platform. Norwegian Danske Bank also added Google Pay for its ...
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New research from the University of Phoenix shows consumers have heightened concern for their online security during the busy holiday shopping season. The recent data breach of 500 million Marriott Hotel customer accounts adds to the anxiety level of consumers about their online identity and ...
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We’ve got our popular Friday fast roundup of the global payments news you should know about. There’s a report on mobile shopping and mobile payments, Cyber Monday sales records, Jet.com’s sales slide, Marriott’s 500 million accounts data breach, a coffee cup with contactless payments, and ...
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Cyber Monday sales numbers are in and it’s a $7.9 billion online sales record. According to Adobe Analytics, Cyber Monday sales grew 19.3% from last year. Black Friday recorded a record $6.2 billion in sales and Thanksgiving Day sales reached $3.7 billion. Consumers are confident ...
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