Vogue Editor Anna Wintour Foresees ‘Roaring Twenties’ Luxury Boom

Vogue Editor Anna Wintour Foresees ‘Roaring Twenties’ Luxury Boom
Vogue Editor Anna Wintour Foresees ‘Roaring Twenties’ Luxury Boom
April 21, 2021  |  Retail

The pandemic and the resultant world economic crisis meant hard times for the sale of luxury goods. But around the start of 2021, the luxury...

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Citi Expands Payment Exchange Capabilities With Mastercard Send
Citi Expands Payment Exchange Capabilities With Mastercard Send
April 21, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Citi has joined forces with Mastercard to expand its payment exchange options for its institutional clients. Citi announced in a news release on Wednesday (April...

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Netflix Slowdown May Signal Fading Subscription Boom
Netflix Slowdown May Signal Fading Subscription Boom
April 21, 2021  |  Subscriptions

They’re calling it “the correction quarter” after the latest Netflix earnings report interrupted what had looked like an ongoing victory march for the streaming service...

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Saudi Payments Teams With IBM, Mastercard To Launch Instant Payments
Saudi Payments Teams With IBM, Mastercard To Launch Instant Payments
April 21, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Payments Network is teaming up with IBM and Mastercard to launch instant payments in the kingdom. The country’s new instant payments system —...

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Digital Coupon Redemption Finally Overtakes Print
Digital Coupon Redemption Finally Overtakes Print
April 21, 2021  |  Retail

The events of the past 13 months have rapidly accelerated the adoption of digital coupons, as increasingly stuck-at-home consumers grew accustomed to virtual replacements for...

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Cross-Border Payments: The Convergence Of eCommerce And Consumer Finance
Cross-Border Payments: The Convergence Of eCommerce And Consumer Finance
April 21, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Sid Singh, president, U.S. information solutions for Equifax, discusses how the pandemic has created the ideal environment for a digital payments migration – and why...

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Bad Retailers Are Failing As Innovative Merchants Thrive, Wharton Expert Says
Bad Retailers Are Failing As Innovative Merchants Thrive, Wharton Expert Says
April 21, 2021  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar stores took a big hit during the pandemic, but the big casualties were bad retailers, not those that took advantage of “stay at home...

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Banks Bet On Spending Swinging From Debit Back To Credit  
Banks Bet On Spending Swinging From Debit Back To Credit  
April 21, 2021  |  Payment Methods

As the lingering impact of the pandemic abates (at least somewhat), as job growth signals economic growth and as consumers keep spending, we may be...

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BNPL Firm Affirm To Buy Returnly For About $300 Million In Cash, Equity
BNPL Firm Affirm To Buy Returnly For About $300 Million In Cash, Equity
April 21, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

San Francisco-based Affirm announced Wednesday (April 21), that it has struck a deal to acquire Returnly, which deals with online returns and post-purchase payments. A...

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