Meta Challenges Amazon, Walmart for Share of Indian eCommerce Market

Meta Challenges Amazon, Walmart for Share of Indian eCommerce Market
Meta Challenges Amazon, Walmart for Share of Indian eCommerce Market
August 29, 2022  |  Retail

Meta has joined forces with Indian eCommerce company JioMart to give customers the chance to buy groceries within Meta’s WhatsApp chat. Get the Full Story...

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Singapore Moves to Protect Retail Crypto Traders From Themselves
Singapore Moves to Protect Retail Crypto Traders From Themselves
August 29, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Pointing to retail cryptocurrency investors as being “irrationally oblivious” about the risks, the head of Singapore’s central bank is weighing new measures to restrict and...

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Seamless Payments: A Thing of Beauty
Seamless Payments: A Thing of Beauty
August 29, 2022  |  Payment Methods

The pursuit of beauty could be called universal, but how people want to pay for it varies locally. To bridge legions of buyers and sellers...

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Indian Consumers Seek Relief From Cross-Border Education, Travel Payments Friction
Indian Consumers Seek Relief From Cross-Border Education, Travel Payments Friction
August 29, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The great reopening is upon us: Travel is surging, airports are crowded and railways are congested. Cross-border travel is seeing a snapback. Get the Full...

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Growing Competition for ‘1099 Talent’ Puts Premium on Faster Contractor Payments
Growing Competition for ‘1099 Talent’ Puts Premium on Faster Contractor Payments
August 29, 2022  |  Gig Economy

With gig economy workers becoming increasingly hard to find, payments surety, transparency and speed are potent forces that can keep a company’s 1099 workers happy...

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NEW DATA: US Consumers Face Emergency Expenses 3.5x Larger Than Fed Estimates
NEW DATA: US Consumers Face Emergency Expenses 3.5x Larger Than Fed Estimates
August 29, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

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The Data Point: 83% of Consumers Bought Groceries in July, Down 87% in June
The Data Point: 83% of Consumers Bought Groceries in July, Down 87% in June
August 29, 2022  |  Economy

With inflation and unleashed summer travel demand putting the hurt on weakened paychecks, more consumers — especially younger demos — dined out for a better...

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Affirm and Zoom’s Post-Earnings Slumps Haul CE100 Lower by 3.7%
Affirm and Zoom’s Post-Earnings Slumps Haul CE100 Lower by 3.7%
August 29, 2022  |  Connected Economy

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Emerging Market Consumers Lukewarm on Value of CBDCs
Emerging Market Consumers Lukewarm on Value of CBDCs
August 29, 2022  |  CBDC

It’s been over a year since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular prohibiting banks and other financial institutions from facilitating cryptocurrency transactions...

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