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B2B Payments Drive Instant Payments, Crypto Innovation

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New payment rails are once again in the spotlight as real-time payments and cryptocurrency emerge as the top focuses for innovators. In this week’s look at payment rails innovation, the European Union begins paving the way for greater crypto adoption, while Mastercard expands its own crypto accelerator initiative.

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Goldman Sachs Forecasts Acceleration In eCommerce Sales

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Goldman Sachs has predicted that online shopping will expand by 19 percent each year during the next three years to come, which marks a rise from its past forecast of 16 percent. Goldman Sachs also noted that eCommerce penetration rose to more than 40 percent in May from 16 percent of retail spending domestically in the first quarter of 2019.

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How Regulatory Concerns Are Sparking Digital Innovation

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While that happens, the payments industry is upping its game against counterfeit goods sold online. 534 billion: Projected value of the IoT healthcare market by 2025. As the U.S. federal government tries to stem fraud and other losses in benefit programs, a new mobile app might just provide a way to do that.

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Odds Are That Online Sportsbook Wins Big Post-COVID

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Online sportsbooks have been beneficiaries of that dictum ever since COVID-19 eradicated most live sports, leaving millions of fans and a great many bettors potentially mired in boredom. How much potential does online gambling have? billion by 2025. billion by 2025. It’s been said that “gamblers find things to gamble on.”

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Jumia Encounters New eCommerce Rivals In Africa Amid Pandemic

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As the coronavirus has led to greater popularity of eCommerce deliveries, Jumia Technologies AG is encountering new rivalry from upstarts in the online shopping and transportation space in Africa. Jumia is reportedly viewed as an innovator in eCommerce in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Virtual Cards Help Companies Manage Spend In Real Time

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Most are encouraging employees to work from home while also moving their back-office operations online, and payments operations are no exception. It is no longer feasible to wait until the end of the month to handle expense reports and supplier payments, forcing firms to search for digital innovations that can keep their cash flow in check.

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CUs Use AI, Cloud-Based Tools To Drive Member Engagement

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The global contactless payment market is projected to reach $18 billion by 2025, in fact, up from $10 billion last year — a nearly 12 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR). CU members who reported shopping online at least several times a week increased by nearly 50 percent since the pandemic began last spring.

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