Consumer Spending

Sizzle Fizzle: Apps Sizzle, Startups Fizzle And Regulators Battle Bitcoin
Sizzle Fizzle: Apps Sizzle, Startups Fizzle And Regulators Battle Bitcoin
January 19, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Fizzle of the Week: Cryptocurrency Regulation The saga over bitcoin and its relationship to various regulators has become something of the payments answer to a...

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Holiday Spending In US Hit $108 Billion
Holiday Spending In US Hit $108 Billion
January 17, 2018  |  Retail

Consumer spending during the holidays in the U.S. came in at $108 billion, marking a 14.7 percent increase from a year ago. According to news...

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JD.com Expands In Vietnam With Tiki.vn Investment
JD.com Expands In Vietnam With Tiki.vn Investment
January 16, 2018  |  Retail

Amid competition from Alibaba and Amazon, Chinese online retail firm JD.com has led an investment in Vietnamese eCommerce firm Tiki.vn, Business of Fashion reported. JD.com co-led...

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Experts Predict More Retail Closures In 2018 Despite Strong Holiday Season
Experts Predict More Retail Closures In 2018 Despite Strong Holiday Season
January 03, 2018  |  Retail

The holiday season is officially over, and the news was better than expected. Sales were up 4.9 percent — the biggest year-over-year uptick since 2011...

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Consumer Confidence Dips In December
Consumer Confidence Dips In December
December 28, 2017  |  Retail

Consumer confidence declined during the month of December, coming off historic highs in November, CNBC reported Wednesday (Dec. 27). Citing nonprofit research company The Conference...

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Consumer Spending Jumps In November
Consumer Spending Jumps In November
December 22, 2017  |  Consumer Finance

Spending on the part of U.S. consumers picked up during the month of November, with the order of capital goods increasing for the tenth month...

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Mastercard Launches Assemble Hub, Enables P2P Via Mastercard Send
Mastercard Launches Assemble Hub, Enables P2P Via Mastercard Send
December 13, 2017  |  Mastercard

Mastercard, the payments company, announced news on Tuesday (Dec. 12) of a new API platform. Dubbed Assemble, the platform features one centralized, secure account that...

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Interac Says 12/22 To Break 2017 Shopping Day Records
Interac Says 12/22 To Break 2017 Shopping Day Records
December 12, 2017  |  Retail

The holiday season is always a busy shopping period, but this Dec. 22, the last Friday before Christmas Eve, could shape up to be the...

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Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
December 11, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, consumers are spending billions on holiday preparations, venture capital (VC) funding is helping luxury eTail expand, subscription-based fitness class models are...

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