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Income Gains, Consumer Confidence Drives Better Holiday Spending
December 15, 2017

Thanks to gains in incomes, increased confidence in the economy and a strong stock market, U.S. consumers are projected to spend more this holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Bitcoin’s Up, Exchanges Down, And Carpets Are Laid Out For Cryptos
December 15, 2017

It’s up, it’s down, and news about it is all around.  The sentiments apply to bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies of all stripes — and the exchanges on which they trade.  The news at this writing was, of course, the notching of new highs for bitcoin —...

eCommerce
Mall Operator Predicts Online Shopping Ceiling Of 20 Percent Of Retail Sales
December 15, 2017

Unibail-Rodamco CEO Christophe Cuvillier said on Thursday (Dec. 14) that he believes brick-and-mortar retail will never go away and that eCommerce has its limitations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Cross Border Commerce
The Growing Demand For International Invoicing
December 15, 2017

Life is full of complexity. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive...

Digital Banking
Assembling Millennials’ Digital Master Payments Plan
December 15, 2017

Mastercard hopes to usher a new generation into the financial mainstream with its new Assemble platform for millennials. The lack of an easy onramp has forced young account holders to cobble together a financial management strategy across many platforms and apps to receive the services...

Retail
The Power Of Bringing Better Data For The Holidays
December 14, 2017

Arguably, the internet’s premier destination for auctions is eBay, which is not an unfair statement, given the sheer volume of said auctions going on via its website at any given moment. But as massive and instantly associable as auctions are, eBay has spent the last several...

Retail
Holiday Spending Continues Upward For Americans
December 14, 2017

Thanks to early boosts from Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, the holiday season is poised to be a merrier one for retailers, as Americans are upping their online and in-store spending, according to news from The Wall Street Journal on Thursday (Dec. 14). Get the...

Retail
PetSmart Continues Brick-And-Mortar Expansion With More Store Openings
December 14, 2017

Pet goods retail chain PetSmart announced Thursday it had opened 28 new brick-and-mortar storefronts in North America during the quarter that ended Nov. 1, 2017, with new locations spanning the United States and Canada. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
The Frightful Five: Fake Apps And Hubcaps
December 14, 2017

When a company is as massive as any one of the Frightful Five, the bad news is it’s inevitable that some things will slip under the radar. Apple and Amazon learned that the hard way this week as partners called them out on fake apps...