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4.2KData Dive, Hitting Some Hurdles Edition: Apple, Etsy and Lyft
In life there are few shortcuts — and on occasion when a difficulty is encountered on the map there is no way...
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5.0KData Dive: Win, Lose Or Draw Edition — American Express, Shake Shack And Amazon
With the MLB playoffs underway, the NFL well into its regular season and Washington, well, being Washington as usual, this week was...
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2.8KToday In Data: Companies In Flux
There’s a flurry of activity going on in terms of acquisitions, expansions and downsizing. From providing better security tools to moving into...
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3.1KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Millennials Favor High Reward Points Programs
While millennials have been called the entitled generation, this generation has been saddled with tough circumstances. As millennials were just getting out...
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2.7KDaily Data Dive: Investment Wrap Up
From startups to blockchain and financial institutions, there has been a myriad of investing related news announced late this week. Here are the...
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3.2KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Mobile Payments Vs. Voice Call Payments
Telephones have seen a myriad of changes over the past few decades. Arguably one of the more interesting ones is the ability to...
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2.7KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: The Amazon Scoop
Amazon’s quest to become the ultimate eCommerce site is well under way. Lately, Amazon has taken actions to move itself further along...
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2.6KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Investors Show Caution Following Trump’s Health Care Plan Snafu
The GOP’s decision to pull its new health care bill from the voting floor of Congress are seeing some investors concerned about...
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2.5KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Email Hacker Takes $100M
It’s hard to hide any wrongdoings in today’s tech-infused world. Everything is recorded, timestamped, photographed and filed into the wonderful arena of...
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2.4KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Is Home Buying Going Away?
As real estate prices continue to rise every year and the millennial generation is in debt due to student loans, it’s not...
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4.6KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Android’s Security Issue Sees The Light
As with any connected device, there are bound to be security concerns. In Google’s latest annual report on the topic, it highlights...
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1.3KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Is The End Near For Sears?
Is eCommerce rearing its ugly head as another big-box store sees a less-than-stellar year? In Sears’ latest annual report for the past fiscal year,...
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2.6KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: BigCommerce Enlists Amazon Pay To Expedite Checkout
As eCommerce continues its upward trajectory, Amazon is helping lead the charge with its various collaborators. This week at the ShopTalk Conference...
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2.3KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Can Uber Make Autonomous Cars Work?
Autonomous vehicles have slowly been making their way onto roads. Though Tesla is now one of the most widely known autonomy-enabled vehicles, it’s...
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2.0KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: FTC To The Debt Rescue
Financial debt is something that plagues everyone at one point or another in their lifetime. In a Payday Support Center scam, the Federal Trade...
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2.2KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Baker Technologies Raises $3.5M For Marijuana Business
As more states make marijuana legal for recreational purposes, businesses are now thinking of how to get in on the game. Baker...
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3.0KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Intel Joins Self-Driving Car Race With $15B Mobileye Partnership
Self-driving cars are still in their infancy stage while many companies are eager to find a way to get on board. Intel...
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3.2KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: No IPO Plans As Airbnb Closes $1 Billion In Funding
Bursting onto the scene over the past decade, the sharing economy has disrupted some of the most traditional industries. One of the...
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3.6KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Microsoft Partners With $77 Billion Investment Firm
Smart investors know when to make the leap — and also know when to stand down. Boston-based investment firm Acadian Asset Management is...
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2.4KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Study Shows One-Third Ransomware Victims Pay Up
With mounds of data created on a daily basis and businesses looking to capitalize on that data, there’s a high probability of...
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12.0KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Women Entrepreneurs Take Charge In Africa
Women entrepreneurs in Africa are on the rise, according to the Mastercard Index of Women’s Entrepreneurship (MIWE) released this week. This index...
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7.3KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Study: Over 50% of Retailers Ready To Invest In IoT
With the popularity and convenience of online shopping, it’s no surprise more retailers are looking to invest in various technologies to help...
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3.7KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Vitamin Shoppe’s 2016 Direct Sales Stay Afloat
The eCommerce arena is taking retailers on by storm. As more businesses are making their transition to an online focus, they may...
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4.0KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Digital Wallets Take Front Seat In Social Media Conversations
In today’s social media sphere, politics might seem to be the most talked-about topic, but that would be an incorrect assumption. In...
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2.2KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: J.Jill Files IPO
After a successful year of online and in-store sales, women’s clothing retailer J.Jill has announced its initial public offering, according to Internet...
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2.7KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Wayfair Sales Up 60%
Thanks to consumers’ strong preference for eCommerce in 2016 and so far this year, Wayfair has seen its sales skyrocket. This is also due...
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2.8KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Millennials Seek Personalization Via Mobile Data
Millennials are the generation that’s slowly becoming the majority of spenders. And with smart devices turning personalization into not just a hot...
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2.9KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Most Tax Refunds To Be Saved
While most adults typically are excited about receiving their tax refunds to splurge on luxury items, research from the National Retail Federation...
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2.9KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Walmart Ups eCommerce
There’s been a flurry of activity for Walmart recently. With its recent earnings call and announcement that it will start hosting its...
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3.4KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: China X-Border Sales
Following the 2013 policy reform by the Chinese government, which reduced duty tax on overseas goods, it’s no surprise there’s been an...
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2.4KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Apple’s R&D Budget
Typically, when a product doesn’t live up to expectations or performs poorly in the marketplace, its manufacturer removes it from circulation. One company...
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3.7KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Shopify Sales Up 86%
Shopify has accomplished what most retailers dream of each quarter with its Q4 seeing an 86 percent boost from 2015 sales. This eCommerce...
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2.9KDaily Data Dive: Zillow Loses $8.3M In Copyright Lawsuit
In a Seattle U.S. District Court this past Thursday, Zillow received some bad news. The online real estate giant lost an $8.3...
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2.9KDaily Data Dive: J.Jill’s $100M IPO Filing
Women’s clothing store J.Jill announced its plans this past Friday (Feb. 10) to file for an IPO. The retailer, which is currently owned...
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3.3KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Infosys Payout Misstep
Technology services firm Infosys is facing questions regarding peculiar payments made to the company’s CEO and other executives. In response, the company provided a statement...
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2.2KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: SNAP’s, Snapchat’s Case Of Mistaken Identity
A case of mistaken identity took the stock exchange by storm this week. Due to their similar names, investors sent stocks from...
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Daily Data Dive: Newell Brands’ Fresh Start With eCommerce Focus
The more connected consumers become, the more it’s inevitable that online shopping will increase. As such, it’s no wonder retailers are starting...
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3.8KDaily Data Dive: IoT Insurance Market Set To Thrive
By now, we are all well aware of the enormous growth potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) industry. From cell phones...
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4.2KPYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Alibaba Invests $200M
In an effort to significantly grow its presence in South Asia, Chinese eCommerce company Alibaba has announced its decision to invest $200...
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3.7KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Snapchat Files IPO
With just five years under its belt, disappearing message app Snapchat filed for its IPO this week. Ahead of its share sale, which may...
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6.1KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Trump’s Cybersecurity Executive Order
We’ve seen quite a flurry of activity in the new Trump administration over the past week and a half. The executive order...
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2.9KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: “Build That Wall” And Its Impact On Retail Stock
Even though it’s been less than two weeks into the new presidency, the U.S. markets are already beginning to see its impact on...
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4.1KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Daimler Wants Taxibeat
German car maker Daimler is close to inking a deal to acquire Taxibeat, a profitable ride-hailing app in Athens, Greece. Daimler is...
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3.3KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Office Holiday Parties
Santa knows if you’ve been bad or good, but Abacus knows what you’ve been expensing. The intelligent expense management software company analyzed...
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4.3KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Same Day ACH
The Electronic Payments Association (NACHA), steward and rule maker of the ACH Network, recently provided the Same Day ACH transaction volume data...
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3.8KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Mobile China
In China, the mobile internet has breached 50 percent for the first time. As of December, there were 731 million Chinese internet...
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3.7KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: US Data Breaches
According to a report highlighting findings from the Identity Theft Resource Center and CyberScout, data breaches in the U.S. reached an all-time...
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3.7KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Closing Malls
Shares of mall companies fell earlier this month after the announcement by Sears Holding Corp. that it will close as many as...
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4.0KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: India’s Mobile Youth
Young adults in India are using their smartphones for shopping online at an increasing rate. According to eMarketer, it’s expected that younger...
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2.2KPYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Deliveroo’s Growth
U.K.-based food on demand firm Deliveroo has announced that orders were up over 650 percent last year. In response to the swell...
