PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

In addition, Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank unveiled a cross-border remittance service based on Alipay’s blockchain technology, Indonesia’s KinerjaPay notched an investment of $200 million from a construction firm in the region and mobile payments are on the rise in China. percent year on year in 2019.

Investments 51

Investments Planning Construction Forecasting 51

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Here are the numbers: $17 billion | Value of the Mexican eCommerce market. 39 | Number of global payments and commerce industry leaders who added their responses to the question “What’s next for 2018?” for PYMNTS’ 2018 Forecast eBook.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Forecasting Numbers Technology 40

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

PayPal said that in addition to the overall company’s record performance, Venmo put up all-time-best numbers as well. Rainey said PayPal is also continuing efforts “around expanding the Pay with Venmo in an eCommerce setting.”. That was well ahead of analysts’ consensus forecasts of 87 cents a share, according to MarketWatch.

Forecasting 84

Forecasting Currencies Entertainment eCommerce 84

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

As eCommerce and delivery companies fight an increasingly tough battle to streamline costs and compete for customers, a number of firms are moving to take control over logistics and distribution, as the cost savings and efficiencies can help accelerate growth and lower the expense of making final delivery to the customer.

eCommerce 43

eCommerce Transportation Manufacturing Forecasting 43

PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2017

Investment activity picked up in the week that ended March 24, roughly doubling the amount seen in the previous week, to the tune of $416 million. The activity was weighted to B2B transactions at 60 percent of the total, and B2B as an investment arena took the top three spots in the pantheon.

Investments 43

Investments B2B Startups Valuation 43

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

As detailed by NPR, though at least some verticals, such as grocery stores, accept card transactions (and thus see at some volume of contactless payments), a significant number of smaller businesses rely on cash to keep revenues coming in.

Startups 88

Startups eCommerce Forecasting Banking 88

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

What we see in those numbers are the glimmers of a “V-shaped” recovery in those segments where consumers really value and want to return to the physical retail experience – with restaurants leading every other sector. Using those models, the trailing 12-month, non-adjusted, online retail sales numbers show an increase of 31.4

eCommerce 134

eCommerce Retail Sales Numbers 134

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

percent forecast. For fiscal 2021, the retailer expects that growth to slow, with eCommerce growth clocking in closer to 30 percent. As for what comes next, full-year profits are forecasted to be between $5 and $5.15 It’s too difficult to tell at this early stage exactly how to forecast it,” he said about the Coronavirus. “We

Forecasting 53

Forecasting Sales eCommerce Retail 53

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

We have a number of solutions across markets, such as India, Southeast Asia and China, where cross-border payments have been brought down to effectively automated interactions that do two things: removing the need for paper as well as the ability to connect to customs and regulatory databases, both in a fully compliant manner,” he added.

Treasury 118

Treasury Cash Flow Forecasting Reconciliations Prioritization 118

The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As the number and quality of software tools increases, companies are constantly looking to find better ways to cut down on manual work and increase efficiency. Finance is responsible for a large number of critical operations in a business. Finance is responsible for a large number of critical operations in a business.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 98

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Accounts Payable Invoicing 98

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Cyber Monday was not as big a success as forecasted, although consumers spent billions and set a record for the biggest U.S. In retail investments, small business digital platform GoSite landed funding in a Series B round. 65M : Number of customers who would be willing to switch to a different grocer for touchless payment options.

Sales 57

Sales Forecasting Numbers Retail 57

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

After three consecutive quarters of eCommerce growth that was north of 50 percent, Walmart’s digital sales grew less than half of that last quarter – and investors were less than thrilled. Looking ahead, we expect eCommerce growth to increase from the fourth-quarter level as we enter the new year,” McMillon noted. By the Numbers.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Sales Forecasting Investments 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2018

The planet’s largest retailer by sales crushed their way through Q2, with bigger than expected gains in revenue, earnings, same-store sales and eCommerce sales than analysts were predicting before the numbers hit the wires. percent to $128 billion, ahead of analyst forecasts of $125.9 All-in revenue jumped up 3.8

Profit and Loss 40

Profit and Loss Restructuring Forecasting eCommerce 40

PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

Millennials have been unloading Tesla shares a week before the company revealed disappointing Q1 delivery numbers. Within the past week, a net 5,600 accounts on trading app Robinhood , which is popular with millennials, left their Tesla position, with the number of accounts holding the automaker’s shares falling by more than 4 percent.

Forecasting 50

Forecasting eCommerce Numbers Sales 50

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

All three retailers came in ahead of expectations on earnings, revenue and same-store sales growth; they also saw boosted digital sales figures (an area in which they continue to invest and upgrade) and upwardly revised their predictions for the back half of 2018. percent year over year to $128 billion — well ahead of forecasts of $125.9

Forecasting 43

Forecasting Retail Sales eCommerce 43

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

Before consumers started to trade brick-and-mortar shopping experiences for eCommerce websites, retailers could bring customers through their doors with window displays. The approximate number of AR/VR headsets shipped in the first quarter of 2018 was 1.2 And consumers can use this technology to help shop for furniture.

Retail 81

Retail eCommerce Forecasting Technology 81

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

did strong Q3 numbers, with PYMNTS reporting that “Alphabet said search and other advertising revenues rose 6 percent year over year to $26.3 We continue to make significant investments in our products and hiring in order to deliver new and meaningful experiences for our community around the world.”. Google parent Alphabet Inc.

Sales 70

Sales Advertising Profit and Loss Budgeting 70

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

The holiday quarter numbers are consistent with recent results. Target, buttressed by evolving digital upgrades and a competitive push into the grocery business, saw stronger-than-expected growth in earnings, same-store sales, eCommerce and basket size. By the numbers, those challenges saw same-store sales growth of 1.4

Forecasting 52

Forecasting Sales Retail eCommerce 52

PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

Areas where the company showed strength and invested the most energy to change offer clue as to how U.S. percent forecast and the 1.9 Even eCommerce giant Amazon had to switch its priority to shipping essential household and medical items amid delivery delays. Net income totaled $3.99 billion, up 3.9 percent from $3.84

Retail 88

Retail Restructuring CFO eCommerce 88

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2020

The holiday quarter numbers are consistent with recent results. Target, buttressed by evolving digital upgrades and a competitive push into the grocery business, saw stronger-than-expected growth in earnings, same-store sales, eCommerce and basket size. By the numbers, those challenges saw same-store sales growth of 1.4

Sales 52

Sales Forecasting Retail eCommerce 52

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

With more dramatic numbers like eCommerce spikes and same-store comp sales decreases available, inventories are easy to miss. 10 that number had improved to 41 percent. One of the overlooked elements from the retail earnings reports of recent weeks is inventory levels. For example, Macy’s Q2 net sales fell from $5.55

Retail 52

Retail Sales Forecasting eCommerce 52

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2018

“We’re pleased with how customers are responding to the way we’re leveraging stores and eCommerce to make shopping faster and more convenient. By The Numbers. percent to $128 billion, well ahead of analyst forecasts of $125.9 percent to $128 billion, well ahead of analyst forecasts of $125.9 Beyond The Numbers.

Profit and Loss 40

Profit and Loss eCommerce Sales Forecasting 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2019

The latest retail sales figures come from July, of course, and come before the latest back and forth about tariffs, but show that sales were up 70 basis points, above the 30 basis points that economists had forecast, and ex volatile auto and gas prices were up 90 basis points. Walmart’s results showed that eCommerce sales in the U.S.

eCommerce 43

eCommerce Sales Retail Forecasting 43

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

After a subpar holiday shopping season, research firm Moody’s announced that it had revised down its forecast for the sector’s operating income. But leaner inventory levels and other efforts to boost earnings don’t appear to be sufficient, and as a result, we have lowered our 2016 forecast and become more cautious on 2017.”.

Prioritization 46

Prioritization Forecasting Leverage eCommerce 46

PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2017

Walmart’s forecast for Q3, with earnings of $0.90 a share is short the 98 cent median average analysts had been forecasting. Investors were also less than enamored with Walmart’s thinning margins, which were pressured by aggressive price-cutting and expansive investment in eCommerce. By the Numbers. percent.

Sales 41

Sales Forecasting eCommerce Numbers 41

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

This came as the nation’s largest retailer by sales managed to notch solid beats across the board in revenue, comparable sales and eCommerce sales growth. ” By The Numbers. . ” By The Numbers. Walmart’s same-store sales figure – the most watched number in any retail earnings report – was up 2.7

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Sales Numbers CFO 40

PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2017

While the Chinese eCommerce giant’s international presence to date is relatively small, that fact looks to change in just a few short years. billion), well above analysts’ forecast of 36 billion yuan. billion), well above analysts’ forecast of 36 billion yuan. The world should watch Alibaba closely.

Entertainment 48

Entertainment Profit and Loss eCommerce Forecasting 48

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

We know omnichannel is the future of retail and we are making the right investments.”. The company also forecast that fiscal Q4 sales — which encompass most of the holiday shopping season — would fall by “a double-digit percentage range,” although it attributed some of that to store closures and divestitures. on Thursday morning.

Sales 82

Sales Forecasting Retail Investments 82

PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

All of this also means buyers and suppliers alike struggle to gain real-time insight into financial positions and accurate forecasting. Unsurprisingly, B2B eCommerce has emerged as a target for blockchain innovators, not least of all because blockchain technology may be able to help address the data problem of business-to-business trade.

B2B 43

B2B Education Forecasting B2C 43

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Flash forward two and a half decades and it is fair to say that eCommerce has caught on with consumers. Meanwhile the world’s most successful eCommerce retailer, Amazon, was expanding its physical footprint, but with its ongoing series of digital upgrades. She also forecasts headline retail sales to rise by 0.4

Retail 43

Retail Forecasting Sales eCommerce 43

PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2016

Even stronger — eCommerce sales were up 54.9 And all of these numbers were well above what analysts were throwing up in expectations — same store sales were expected to be up 12.9 Sales are forecasted to pull in more double-digit increases in the teens in Q3, and eCommerce sales are expected to rise 40 percent.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Forecasting Sales Retail 40

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

3), the numbers put up by the players on the field will pale in comparison to the dollars that advertisers, sports enthusiasts, snack food aficionados and brands will put up, just so they can be part of America’s largest television viewing event. In the most recently reported quarter, Walmart eCommerce sales grew 43 percent.

Advertising 60

Advertising eCommerce Sales Forecasting 60

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

location, as the retailer said the store had a “substantially lower” number of shoppers than first forecast. The Coventry location had regularly registered losses as of its 2007 opening, as consumers chose to instead shop via retail parks or eCommerce. On another note, IKEA will reportedly close a U.K.

Retail 57

Retail Technology Forecasting eCommerce 57

PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2017

It was a very profitable quarter, pushed by Amazon’s massive, and still growing, (albeit more slowly) web services business and a continued surge in the core eCommerce business. And we’re continuing to ramp up the investments in pursuit of those opportunities. By The Numbers. Amazon reported revenue of $35.7

Profit and Loss 43

Profit and Loss Advertising eCommerce Investments 43

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

It’s one that’s difficult to predict, as evidenced by all of the conflicting holiday spending forecasts. But as we’ve seen, the adoption of digital exploding in the last few years, also gave retailers the opportunity to really repurpose those stores and that's where we’ve seen a number of retailers increasingly turning throughout COVID.”.

Retail 64

Retail Investments Forecasting Leverage 64

PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2019

The eCommerce retailer reportedly plans to install 100 kiosks in malls across India by the end of 2019. In fact, the move toward cashless has set in motion any number of initiatives, from retail concepts like Amazon Go to event venues. The expected CAGR of the global parking meter market from 2018 to 2025 is 6.97

Retail 71

Retail Marketing Communication Forecasting 71

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Walmart showed some early results to goose the gas on eCommerce, which is starting to help the company gain some ground back on Amazon; Zelle is now open for business and coming for Venmo; and Alibaba made its latest big brick-and-mortar play. Earnings beat expectations, although revenue came in a bit below pre-release forecasts.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Retail Banking Numbers 40