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Deep Dive: The State Of mPOS In North America

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Mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solutions have enjoyed widespread uptake in much of North America, and the region’s related market could see continued growth if solutions providers, government officials and other stakeholders play their cards right. percent between 2017 and 2026. percent between 2017 and 2026.

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The Rapid Rise Of Social Credit Scores 

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Since roughly 2014, the Chinese government has been working on the system, which is designed to be a “method to perfect the socialist market economy system, accelerating and innovating social governance,” according to a State Council notice from 2014. The most common association with the term “social credit score” is with China.

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Is India’s ATM Disappearing Act A Digital Payments Boon?

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Since then, critics have noted the lack of effectiveness in achieving at least some of Modi’s stated goals, namely, combating black market activity. (By The domestic digital payments market is projected to rise to a value of $1 trillion by 2023 , as estimated by Credit Suisse , up fivefold from recent tallies.

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Are Private Labels The Key To Cracking The Profitability Indian eCommerce?

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In 2016, 95 percent of transactions in in India were done in cash and there were approximately 60 million online shoppers – representing about 14 percent of the internet using base of the nation, according to a late 2017 report by Morgan Stanley. The consensus on that is evolving – and in an interesting way.

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Walmart Seals The Deal With Flipkart For $16 Billion

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“India is one of the most attractive retail markets in the world, given its size and growth rate, and our investment is an opportunity to partner with the company that is leading transformation of eCommerce in the market,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a statement. What the Deal Will Mean.

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Ericsson Says 5G Uptake Is Accelerating; COVID Highlights Need For Connectivity

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However, by 2026, Ericsson said the 5G subscription number is now expected to exceed 3.5 billion users, accounting for about a 40 percent market share. will catch up and overtake China in the race to roll out high-speed mobile technology, forecasting that North America will account for 80 percent of global 5G subscriptions by 2026.

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Take Me Out To The (Payments) Ball Game

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But baseball, particularly in the minors, is not quite as nineteenth-century pastoral as George Carlin once assumed — in fact, according to Minor League Baseball’s Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer David Wright, the minors have some major-league ambitions when it comes to the future of upgrading baseball for the twenty-first century. “We

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