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Apple’s App Store Hits $39B In Revenue For 2019
July 03, 2019

Although Apple’s App Store continues to outpace the Google Play Store when it comes to consumer spending, total app revenue for both stores reached $39.7 billion worldwide, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Seniors Help Drive Progress In The Digital Economy
July 01, 2019

Younger consumers — millennials, Generation Z — seem to get all the focus when it comes to eCommerce and digital payments these days. But older citizens are still out there, shopping, buying and paying, and they are getting attention from businesses, too — and that consumer segment,...

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Mary Meeker Offers Digital Views For 2019 And Beyond
June 12, 2019

Digital payments continue to be fueled by the growth of such areas as ridesharing and wearable technology, as well as the images used by various web platforms to further engage consumers in eCommerce – and interactive online games. Those are among the findings in Mary...

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TV Points The Way Toward Retail (And Amazon’s) Future
May 07, 2019

Television has come a long way, not only since those first flickering experiments of nearly a century ago, but since the first shopping and retail offerings of past generations. And now the eCommerce power of TV is also changing, which could lead to other retail...

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Connected Commerce Is So Hot Right Now (Thanks To Payments)
March 15, 2019

Connected commerce is among the hottest trends in retail, and not just for streaming or ridesharing or online gaming services, but for subscription purchases, too. In fact, according to new PYMNTS research, digital services are expanding in the United States and in markets around the...

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Exploding US CBD Market Could Hit $16B By 2025
February 25, 2019

The U.S. cannabidiol (CBD) market continues to grow, with nearly 7 percent of Americans saying they use the substance. According to an analysis by Cowen & Co., the market could reach $16 billion by the year 2025, as per a report by Bloomberg. Get the...

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FanDuel Suffers $5M Loss In Legal Super Bowl Wagers
February 04, 2019

FanDuel, a daily fantasy sports provider and bet taker site, said it lost $5 million on the Super Bowl on Sunday after taking some of New Jersey’s first legal sports bets, according to a report in Bloomberg. FanDuel said that upwards of 75 percent of...

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Banks Jump Into The Contextual Commerce Stream
January 03, 2019

Consumers in the digital age don’t really embark on commerce journeys anymore, so much as they find themselves always on one. This is a situation that Chief Marketing Officer Devon Watson at Diebold Nixdorf calls the “constant stream of commerce,” which means consumers are bombarded with content of...

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WePay’s Aberman: Seamless Commerce Requires Wider Lens
December 14, 2018

Here’s a buzzword: seamless commerce. For good reason, too. It is an appropriate way to describe the nirvana of the commerce experience, one in which consumers and merchants make sales without friction, and remove fraud and risk without introducing friction at checkout. Get the Full...