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International
China’s Central Bank Pours $115B Into Economic Growth 
January 01, 2020

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is planning to pump about $115 billion into the economy by freeing up lenders to write more loans, The New York Times reported on Wednesday (Jan. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Investments
Analyst Predicts Apple Shares Will Fall Sharply Over 2020
January 01, 2020

Although Apple was the 2019 star of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, tech investor Paul Meeks calculates that the stock is worth much less than $290 a share. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Indonesia Likely To Implement Flat Rates For Digital Wallet Payments
January 01, 2020

Indonesia is planning to implement flat-rate fees for certain digital wallet transactions, Reuters reported on Monday (Dec. 30), citing five sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Retail
Why Experts – Not Influencers – Are Retail’s Next Big Thing
January 01, 2020

In the age of the always-online consumer, it might seem one could expect to find the exact information they need about whatever they want to buy simply by typing in a few keywords and exploring pages of “best of” product listicles. Get the Full Story...

Payments Innovation
Welcome To The Connected Economy
January 01, 2020

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International
Russian Regulators To Crack Down On US Big Tech In 2020
December 31, 2019

New Russian protectionist legislation takes aim at U.S. Big Tech companies as additional laws are being prepped to restrict content. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
Amazon Or Walmart? Who Won 2019’s Race For The Consumer’s Whole Paycheck
December 31, 2019

A little more than a year ago, PYMNTS started tracking the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck between the two retail behemoths that have been expanding their respective ecosystems in the process: Amazon and Walmart. At the time, in November 2018, it became clear that...

Security & Fraud
2019: A Banner Year (And Bumper Data Crop) For Hackers
December 31, 2019

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Payments Innovation
2020 To Mark A Turning Point At The Point of Sale
December 31, 2019

The end of one decade, the beginning of another. Might the coming year be marked by innovation at the point of sale (POS)? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...