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How consumers find what they want to buy and buy it in a world that is no longer defined by a physical place but what a consumer wants to buy and how she wants to buy it. Connected devices and the integration of payments into this now digital-led shopping journey is creating new ways for merchants and consumers to interact and disrupting traditional retail business models.

How Singles Day Gave Rise To China’s Digital Commerce Culture
How Singles Day Gave Rise To China’s Digital Commerce Culture
December 18, 2019  |  eCommerce

Singles Day started quite humbly. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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UK Regulator Looks To Expand Open Banking Beyond Banking
UK Regulator Looks To Expand Open Banking Beyond Banking
December 18, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

In the U.K., Open Banking could be expanded soon to allow for data sharing between a much larger range of finance companies, according to the...

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The Rise Of Holiday Reshipping Fraud
The Rise Of Holiday Reshipping Fraud
December 17, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Criminals get into the holiday spirit, too. For instance, they know how to talk in friendly, polite terms to overworked and often-frustrated customer service representatives...

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Giving The Gift Of Better Payments
Giving The Gift Of Better Payments
December 13, 2019  |  Today In Data

Real-time payments are gaining steam this holiday season, and merchants are hoping for more secure transactions as the year ends. The Internet of Things (IoT)...

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Toy Discounts On The Decline For Holiday Shoppers
Toy Discounts On The Decline For Holiday Shoppers
December 13, 2019  |  Retail

Although retailers kicked off an earlier shopping timetable, toy discounts have plummeted this holiday season, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Dec. 12). Get the Full Story...

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AI’s Place In The $50B RV Market
AI’s Place In The $50B RV Market
December 11, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Consumers are beginning to express more preferences regarding their buying and selling experiences on online marketplaces, which are seeing an increased amount of competition in...

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Subscription Services Top Santa’s 2020 Gift List
Subscription Services Top Santa’s 2020 Gift List
December 09, 2019  |  Subscriptions

By all accounts, Cyber Monday was a great day for commerce in America. Prior to the all-day digital shopping festival, analysts had predicted it would...

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Oct. Retail Sales Drop 0.6 Pct. In Euro Zone
Oct. Retail Sales Drop 0.6 Pct. In Euro Zone
December 05, 2019  |  Retail

With the negative impact from trade, the economy of the eurozone expanded at a modest rate in Q3, as retail sales dropped in October at...

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Postscript Gets $4.5M To Help eComm Firms Leverage SMS
Postscript Gets $4.5M To Help eComm Firms Leverage SMS
December 03, 2019  |  Investments

To help Shopify shops keep in touch with consumers through SMS, Postscript notched $4.5 million in funding. Accomplice led the investment round, which was also backed...

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