McKinsey’s new research report, with insight on shifting consumer sentiment over a five-week timeframe of the global pandemic in 42 countries is an eye-opener. Researchers gauged consumer sentiment ...
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Fraud prevention and payments leader Forter is closely monitoring the buying trends of consumers and the incidence of fraud during the pandemic and looking ahead to the future. ...
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US Department of Commerce statistics showed a worst-ever record 9% decrease in April 2020 US retail sales as COVID-19 stay-at-home orders hit the retail sector hard. One small ...
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Global fraud prevention company Forter is tracking weekly online spending and the results during the COVID-19 crisis have proved fascinating. Based on Forter data tracking in the past ...
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While most US small businesses are shut down, unable to operate online, and facing possible permanent closures, some companies have seen dramatic sales growth during the coronavirus pandemic. ...
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The week raced by with payments, fintech and e-commerce news from around the world mostly revolving around coronavirus with some interesting standouts in addition. Here are the key ...
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It’s a sad reality that so many businesses have closed, laid-off employees, seen massive revenue decreases, and suffered other harsh impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. Many businesses have ...
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Other than hospitals, no one is harder hit than retailers around the world and online. Merchants face growing challenges with their supply chain, overwhelming consumer demand or lack ...
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While US payments, fintech, and e-commerce are our focus, we tend to look globally for insight and business intelligence. Six weeks ago we took an early look at ...
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We’ve got our usual Friday weekly roundup of global payments news. The theme this week is COVID-19 and it’s growing impact on business evident in the lineup of ...
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