PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

As the year winds down – and holiday shopping picks up – clarity is emerging about which retail investments might pay off in the new decade, and which merchants might be in trouble. Even so, some of the most recent earnings from the retail sector indicate that some investments in emerging areas of commerce are paying off.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

Consumers want to invest in high-end items and home improvement projects to enhance their surroundings even amid economic concerns. 85%: Proportion of retail sales that stores accounted for as of 2019. This desire has led to increasing interest in buy now, pay later (BNPL) options for shoppers and merchants. launch in 2018.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

But getting funds settled more quickly into their accounts can make all the difference in giving them the cash cushions they need to expand, weather economic shocks and even get their suppliers paid in a timely manner. The settlement wait can be several days in length, with even longer lag times over a holiday weekend.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The digital consumer population in Southeast Asia is still growing steadily and is forecast to reach 370 million by end-2022, accounting for 82% of the total population of 15-year-olds and above. This figure is projected to rise further to 402 million by 2027, accounting for 88% by the end of the forecast period.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

That doesn’t bode well for the necessary investments in infrastructure and customer experience upgrades to compete with Amazon and other established brands that are laser-focused on eCommerce as their main (and sometimes only) point of sales. Ultimately, eCommerce lives on the dynamism and initiative of the private sector.

Retail 61

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Whether businesses were establishing their modernization roadmaps for the first time or simply accelerating the plans they already had in place, the COVID-19 crisis drove organizations to embrace technology at unprecedented levels in order to manage a remote workforce, supply chain disruptions and economic uncertainty.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2020

27) that it rode strong new-account performance for double-digit percentage gains in revenues. We are including raising our earnings outlook in anticipation of achieving our 35th consecutive year of double-digit adjusted earnings per share growth while continuing to invest in the future.".

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

All told, cash accounts for 75 percent of all retail transactions within Germany, even taking into account, as the German Association of Money and Bond Services estimated, that a third of all card payments have been done through contactless means in the wake of the coronavirus.

Startups 88

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Treasury Department and the IRS are planning to send out around 4 million Economic Impact Payments (EIP) via Visa prepaid debit cards rather than paper checks this week. percent, and the areas where the company showed strength and invested the most energy to change offer clue as to how U.S. Here’s what you missed.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

The hottest retailers, based on the previous year’s sales, include eCommerce merchants, food sellers and some brick-and-mortar operators that feature traditional shopping experiences. -based trade group said the Hot 100 report provides a glimpse into the future of retailing as experts make predictions for a post-coronavirus world.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Companies like alternative small business (SMB) lenders or accounting solutions providers, for instance, remain popular investment targets. PYMNTS takes a look at the latest investment rounds, totaling more than $447 million. The investment follows a $1.5 million investment round later this year. Portal Finance.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

With staff shortages caused by the pandemic, however, the eCommerce firm is pausing the offering. COVID-19 Stimulus Money Could Show Up In Consumer Bank Accounts Today. Funds will provide investment partners and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that help small and micro-businesses with capital. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

It’s too soon to tell how coronavirus will impact the venture capital ecosystem, but some analysts are turning to the economic crisis of 2008 to make some educated guesses. ” As investors and startups remain on-edge about exactly how this will play out, only a few B2B technology startups announced their own investments this week.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2017

Over the past few years, the eCommerce giant has grown by leaps and bounds, innovating along the way and pushing the rest of the retail industry to new heights. Rather than the usual ho-hum retail industry, the eCommerce world has exploded and transformed retail as we know it. Capital Economics U.S. Capital Economics U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2019

Ives said, “Economic stratification and emerging payments trends around the globe mean businesses must strive for flexibility rather than totally reinvent their processes. Progress in the payments space isn’t just about what is possible … it’s determined, at least in part, by economic realities.”. FDIC) estimated that 6.5 Another 18.7

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Investors this week placed more than $447 million in B2B FinTech startups, with the biggest investment rounds landing at companies that address more than one point of friction. The company had previously raised pre-seed and seed funding, and, according to reports, is set to close an additional investment round to the tune of $2.5

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2018

Only one-third of adults in that country have a bank account. One incoming future deputy finance minister, Arturo Herrera, told Reuters that financial inclusion’s shortfall in the country has led to obstacles in the fight against poverty and slow economic growth. That FinTech has 1.5 million users in Japan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Wall Street appears to be loving Walmart’s new strategy to slow down its store openings and place an emphasis on its eCommerce business. By our account, WalMart and Amazon are neck-and-neck with penetration in American households… It’s a battle to be America’s retailer because there’s a lot of competition.”.

eCommerce 60

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2020

for a worldwide strategic alliance in a bid to assist organizations in making their finance and accounting processes as effective as possible. Latest Economic Stimulus Package On Hold. eCommerce Helps Women Hard Hit By India’s Shutdowns. Capgemini Teams With BlackLine To Help Organizations Streamline F&A. late in 2019. .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

As Walmart transforms through innovation and investment to save customers time and money, we are continually adapting our organization to ensure we have the right talent and structure in place,” said Rachel Brand, executive vice president of global governance, chief legal officer and corporate secretary, per the company. “I

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

One of the unintended consequences in the rise of eCommerce is a related rise in cyberfraud attacks on online shoppers. Where we come in is actually preventing that account takeover from occurring in the first place by being able to do something at the credential stuffing side,” according to Ghosemajumder. “At

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Earlier in October, Snapchat VP of Americas Peter Naylor told CNBC , “We’re feeling a lot of momentum, particularly around what I call accountable ads, you know, performance-oriented ads, because advertisers do want to get back and they are getting back into the groove. Snap added 39 million DAUs globally.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Warren Buffett has decreased his firm’s investment in Wells Fargo & Co. The redesigned app was created to meet expectations of shoppers as they move from shopping in stores to eCommerce. New Data: Three-Quarters Of US Consumers Show Concerns About Using Face ID When Opening Accounts Online . Berkshire Hathaway Sells $2.5B

Currencies 56

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2020

Accounts payable (AP) tools that provide quick, detailed oversights of businesses’ financial statuses and payments obligations can help pick up the pace of payments by keeping invoice approval processes on track. Deep Dive: Ho w AP Automation Enables More Informed Investment Decisions. Around The AP Automation World.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

It invested a combined $5 billion dollars in India earlier this year. Southeast Asia certainly has the population Amazon seeks in its international investments: The region is home to over 600 million consumers. Southeast Asia as a whole has the attractive technological and economic growth potential, but Singapore is already there.

Startups 59

Startups Economics Retail Investments 59

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

It’s an anchoring principle of modern economics, retail, marketing and culture. It has decided to get into the home prefabrication business via an Alexa Fund investment in Plant Prefab , whose $6.7 That investment comes as — and there is a point to this – Sears, the longstanding (if improbably so at this point) U.S.

Retail 51

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

51 million : That’s the amount of new funding that Druva, an India-based enterprise security company, has secured from Sequoia Capital India and a new backer, Economic Development Board Investments, based in Singapore. Luckily, the PYMNTS 11 is here to break it all down. Luckily, the PYMNTS 11 is here to break it all down.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

He said the shift to eCommerce made by necessity in the pandemic’s early days is now likely to become a permanent shift in the sense that consumers will expect to be able to leverage online channels. consumers, faced with economic uncertainty, used previous stimulus money to pay down debts and pad their savings instead of spending it.

Finance 60

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

It was another week of varied investments for B2B venture capitalists, who, in total, raised more than $79 million for the space. Exabeam, which is readying to debut new products next week, will use the investment to continue its disruption of the cybersecurity space, the firm said. B2B Payments. Investors have provided $2.55

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

The proliferation of eCommerce makes it difficult to believe that any business would be operating without a website in today’s market. Separate estimates from PipeCandy pinpointed the number of eCommerce companies around the world at between 2 million and 3 million — and that’s excluding the massive eCommerce market of China.

B2B 40

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

It’s an anchoring principle of modern economics, retail, marketing and culture. It has decided to get into the home prefabrication business via an Alexa Fund investment in in Plant Prefab , whose $6.7 That investment comes as — and there is a point to this – Sears, the longstanding (if improbably so at this point) U.S.

Retail 40

Retail Economics Investments eCommerce 40

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

26), was a prominent businessman and left behind a legacy of strong mentoring and smart investing. Accounts payable (AP) professionals and vendors still have reservations about adopting virtual cards despite their many benefits. eCommerce promises to bring more subscription services as well as retail into our daily lives.

Technology 52

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With $160 billion in sales per year, malls still bring in more revenue than eCommerce ($138 billion). But at the same time, we’ve got to make investments for the future that will accelerate that comp. A new report from accounting firm BDO says one of the keys to bringing consumers back to the mall is payment flexibility.

Retail 61

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PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

by 22 percent based on CEO Jeff Bezos’ recent disclosure that independent retailers accounted for more than 58 percent of Amazon’s gross margin on retail sales. eMarketer says based on that figure it projects that Amazon accounts now for 37.7 eMarketer says based on that figure it projects that Amazon accounts now for 37.7

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

Per these findings, European businesses could lose as much as $57 billion in economic activity in the year after SCA debuts. based eCommerce marketplace OnBuy is partnering with players like PayPal. Dragging their heels could have serious financial implications, according to a separate study by Stripe. For example, U.K.-based

Retail 65

Retail Compliance Education eCommerce 65

PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

It’s been widely reported that amid Parliament and May jockeying for power over the process, a softer Brexit may have been in the cards, which would have kept closer economic and trade relationships between the U.K. It’s a form of “inward” investment, we might term it. As always, the devil is in the details. and the EU.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Leading the pack have been luxury brands — given that, as of early 2020, Chinese shoppers accounted for 35 percent of global luxury goods sales, and 90 percent of last year’s growth in the market, according to data from Bain & Co.

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