PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

Seattle-based Amazon is ramping up its operations in India’s growing market by launching Amazon Food, which will deliver prepared meals. Competitors include online food delivery platform Zomato and Swiggy , which raised $43 million from investors last month in a bid to expand into new businesses. PYMNTS surveyed 2,047 U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Meanwhile, luxury brand Burberry has teamed up with Tencent in China to offer a “social retail” store to take advantage of China’s online shopping trend and capture more of the luxury market in the country, according to a report by Reuters. Last year, the global jewelry market rose 7 percent and was worth roughly €18 billion.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

That network, in combination with Equifax, will use advanced technologies to connect data “signals” that stem from 32 billion online interactions, five billion annual transactions and 17 billion unique devices across the globe, as the company said in its announcement tied to the acquisition. The deal is anticipated to close in Q1 of 2021.

Fraud 158

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

58 Home is reportedly one of the country’s leaders in enabling consumers to find services online ranging from house cleaning to flower delivery. It is competing for market share against rivals that have more resources, including some businesses operated by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. The company is owned by 58.com billion to $2 billion.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Amid a change in shopping habits from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce, online spending is expected to reach $124.1 To arrive at the forecast, Adobe Analytics took a look at transactions at 80 of the top 100 retailers in the United States along with visits by consumers to U.S. percent growth the retail market saw one year ago.

Online 160

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The business advisory firm FTI Consulting has forecasted that online retail sales in the United States will top $1 trillion by 2027 , CNBC reports. As of 2017, online retail sales account for 12 percent of total retail transactions in the United States, but 50 percent of retail sales growth over the span of the previous year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

ALDI has announced that it is expanding its online grocery delivery service to all of its stores in the United States. By Thanksgiving, it will be available in 5,000 new areas in 35 states. “Our Last year, the company revealed plans to spend $1.6 billion on U.S. expansion and remodeling efforts.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

The platform also aims to simplify compliance and help merchants meet the changing regulatory demands in the more than 200 markets in which it operates. ” Ready noted that starting Monday (June 3), the PayPal Commerce Platform will be available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 20, 2017

billion, Chinese peer-to-peer lender Qudian is now the largest Chinese company listed in the United States. It is also the fourth biggest IPO in the United States this year. Valued at $11.7

United States 150

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Following a formidable start for its “ buy now, pay later ” service in the United States, Klarna intends to roll out in Australia and other markets next year. The FinTech says that, in the United States, the company is bringing users onto its shopping app at an annual rate of 6 million.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The paper said that prior to the approval of vaccines by regulators in the United States and the European Union, authorities had warned that fraudsters would use the opportunity to launch scams or sell stolen doses. In the United States, the FBI posted guidelines on its website for avoiding COVID-19 crime.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It is mostly impossible to manufacture goods in Cuba and send them directly to the United States due to the strained diplomatic relations between the two countries. The funds from sales generally do not flow back to Cuba, instead paying for marketing, taxes and payment for future printings.

Marketing 198

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

In an interview with PYMNTS, Rohit Arora, chief executive officer of Biz2Credit, stated that the digital platform and online lending applications are conducive to a mobile-centric interaction between Oriental Bank and smaller businesses.

Puerto Rico 118

Puerto Rico Lending Online United States 118

PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2016

Though the industry knew it was coming, the sharp migration of fraud from in-store to online channels with the growing adoption of EMV is still enough to keep any online merchant up at night. The data show that since the October 2015 EMV liability shift, United States fraud attacks have jumped by 11 percent.

Fraud 100

Fraud Online United States Cyber Security 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2018

In news that might please frat boys, fans of European beer and owners of man caves, Heineken has started online sales of its home tap machines and the two-liter kegs that work with it. But this is not Heineken’s first foray into online beer sales. A direct-to-consumer service means Heineken can be fast to market, she said.

Online 115

Online United States New York City Georgia 115

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

Starbucks has designed a new store around order-ahead and delivery as the upstart coffee company Luckin Coffee takes hold in the Chinese market. In addition, online orders from Starbucks Delivers and Starbucks Now will be stored in an in-wall system with a pickup portal that is associated with every order.

Online 131

Online Retail Mobile United States 131

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

The largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the United States is replacing its traditional, cashier-staffed checkouts with self-checkout registers at its store in Fayetteville, Ark., In January, Walmart dispensed with cashiers at its Neighborhood Market store in Coral Way, Fla. according to local news reports.

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Arkansas United States Online Regional 280

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

That meant the rollout was rocky and filled with delays almost everywhere it went, especially in the United States. When the card networks first started mandating EMV, McCutcheon said, there was heavy resistance. When it was finally mandated in the U.S., a lot of providers were caught short in their efforts to roll it out,” he said. “In

Fraud 221

Fraud Online Security Cards 221

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Drizly, the alcohol delivery platform startup, is testing the ability for customers to buy online and pick up their spirits in a store. Drizly isn’t a company that operates its own stores, but rather it works with liquor stores in 27 markets around the United States that give Drizly their inventory and pricing lists.

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Online United States Comparison Report 100

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2017

And as marijuana becomes less the exciting and elicit provenance of hardcore Grateful Dead fans and everyone’s burnout cousin and becomes more the provenance of mainstream customers, a problem is beginning to surface in the cannabis market, according to Socrates Rosenfeld, cofounder and CEO of Jane Technologies.

Online 156

Online Software Branding United States 156

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2017

According to a Reuters news report, the move will enable Amazon to expand its reach in Mexico and to compete with Walmart de Mexico , also known as Walmex, along with other retailers pushing Mexican consumers to shop online. “It Amazon debuted its Mexico-based site two years ago and is now the country’s third-largest online retailer.

Marketing 124

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

They are able to use cutting-edge technology, black-market websites and top-level, nimble and well-secured global networks to work their craft. ID theft stands as the fastest-growing crime in the United States, and, globally, one in 60 transactions are fraudulent. We are trying to take our offline ID and use it online.”.

Fraud 189

Fraud Online social media Software 189

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

These reasons are driving a surge of interest in and use of remote online notarization (RON) services, according to James Schlimmer , managing partner of Naples, Florida-based notary firm Cottrell Title & Escrow. The COVID-19 crisis has been a catalyst for RON adoption in the United States,” Schlimmer said in an interview with PYMNTS.

Online 131

Online Florida Meeting Regulation 131

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. We’re excited to bring our vertically integrated model to the United States, the largest home improvement market in the world,” a Wren Kitchens spokesperson said. The British are coming. One of the U.K.’s

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Retail Marketing US Connecticut 132

Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2018

But the fintech market has rebounded. In 2017, in the United States, overall VC funding -- a barometer of startup activity and appeal.Read More. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Group Seeks to Block Maryland Online Advertising Tax. Marylanders for Tax Fairness is preparing for a battle in January over the state’s attempt to make a digital advertising tax, the Baltimore Sun reported. The technology industry in China has grown mostly unhindered, as has been the case in the United States.

Maryland 151

Maryland Taxes Online Groups 151

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2018

India-based online food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy has reportedly spent about $7.3 million to buy Scootsy , another Indian firm that offers online food delivery services. That said, online food delivery is having its moment. Evidence of that growth comes from the United States, as demonstrated by recent Q2 earnings.

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Online social media United States Virginia 106

Bank Innovation

APRIL 26, 2018

billion, will use the new funding to expand to further markets, including the United States, Australia, and Hong Kong. -based digital bank Revolut has raised $250 million in a Series C, boosting the company’s valuation to unicorn status. The company, which is now worth $1.7

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Capital United States Digital Banking Marketing 244

PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara , said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model and passed marketplace facilitator laws. She noted the hurdles of complexity are not just contained within the United States.

Online 132

Online Taxes Compliance Missouri 132

PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

Is there a limit to how many marketing emails customers will put up with? 2015, polled 1,112 Internet users in the United States regarding their perspectives on emails they receive from retailers. According to a new study, the answer is very much yes.

Marketing 100

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 16, 2018

EXCLUSIVE—Crypto wallet provider Wirex will be expanding its services to several new markets in 2018, including the United States, CEO Pavel Matveev told Bank Innovation. It’s [one of] our top priorities at the moment, we are in the process of getting a company, looking for names,” Matveev said. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

At first glance, 2018 is shaping up to be a year that has brought meaningful consumer, regulatory and legislative backlash against lax online privacy. Overall, 69 percent of consumers favor GDPR-like regulations in the United States. For instance, the market for apps and wearables related to personal healthcare will reach $11.25

Online 101

Online social media Baltimore Data 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

FinTech companies are expected to benefit over the long term from customers’ shift to online banking due to COVID-19. N26 launched in the United States in August 2019 and on its first anniversary announced it had 500,000 customers in the country. Venture capital investment in Europe’s FinTech industry has surpassed $35.4

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Fintech United States Capital Meeting 268

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

“There has been a structural change in the market, and customers’ behavior is unlikely to go back to what it was before the pandemic.”. A number of analysts have predicted that even when the pandemic is brought under control, a significant portion of shoppers will continue shopping online.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

Starting with some of the most recent changes — and a sign of what’s to come — earlier in the month, the European Commission offered up its initial draft of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms. shores).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2017

India has overtaken the United States to become the world’s second largest smartphone market. According to news from a report by Canalys , smartphone shipments in India grew 23 percent year over year in Q3 2017 to reach just over 40 million units, making the country the world’s second largest smartphone market after China.

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Marketing Samsung United States Apple 100

PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

The online marketplace has disrupted any number of verticals, changing the way we shop and spend, and where we grab must-have items — from books to rugs to lamps, and sometimes from across international borders. Within that, how much is online? Citing Bain again, a fair chunk at 9 percent of the market, to rise to 25 percent by 2025.

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