Consumer Spending

2018 Started With Big Retail Sales Drop
2018 Started With Big Retail Sales Drop
February 14, 2018  |  Retail

Retail sales in the U.S. recorded their largest drop in almost a year, as households seem to be tightening their belts when it comes to...

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In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?
In The Age Of Big Data, Why Are We Still Flying Blind?
February 12, 2018  |  Data

In a world where we’re bombarded daily — even hourly — by data points on everything from stock prices and market cap to retail sales and...

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To Blunt Fraud, Chase The Consumer, Not The Fraudster
To Blunt Fraud, Chase The Consumer, Not The Fraudster
February 07, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Here’s a novel concept in the eternal battle against payments fraud: Chase the customer. Not the bad guys. As online transaction fraud spreads like wildfire,...

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Myxx Creates Recipe For Healthy Dinners Through Shoppable Grocery Lists
Myxx Creates Recipe For Healthy Dinners Through Shoppable Grocery Lists
February 05, 2018  |  Retail

Consumers want to provide healthy dinners for their families, but it can be difficult to find the time to plan home-cooked meals. Monica Wood, for...

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Cryptos Provide A Potential Boost To Mastercard
Cryptos Provide A Potential Boost To Mastercard
February 01, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Credit cards and cryptos might be a match well made. In its latest quarterly report, Mastercard showed strength in cross-border volumes, up double digits at...

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U.S. Consumers Spending More, Saving Less
U.S. Consumers Spending More, Saving Less
January 30, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

The wealth effect is in full force, it seems. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Jan. 29) that stock prices, levitating as they are, and...

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California Startup Brings Retailers To The Driveway
California Startup Brings Retailers To The Driveway
January 29, 2018  |  Delivery

After Ali Ahmed founded Dispatch, a service that allowed consumers to have goods delivered from retail stores through a text message, he noticed that customers...

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The Need/Convenience Credit Card Paradox
The Need/Convenience Credit Card Paradox
January 25, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

Life happens, as the saying goes. When life happens, though, all sorts of things also happen to financial visibility — including the ability to see...

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Can Curve Make Smart Cards Work Where Others Have Failed?
Can Curve Make Smart Cards Work Where Others Have Failed?
January 19, 2018  |  Payment Methods

There have been a lot of smart card products announced over the last few years — Plastc, Coin, Stratos — that have generated a lot of buzz,...

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