consumer

Visa Study Shows 83 Percent Of Consumers Want New, IoT Ways To Pay
Visa Study Shows 83 Percent Of Consumers Want New, IoT Ways To Pay
June 07, 2017  |  Internet of Things

Picture a car that’s smart enough to know it’s running low on gas and prompts the driver to stop at the nearest gas station. There,...

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FTC To Announce National Consumer Fraud Program
FTC To Announce National Consumer Fraud Program
May 12, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Over the past few months, we’ve certainly seen and reported on a lot of action involving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). From banks challenging...

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Retail POS Market to Reach $45B in The Next Seven Years
Retail POS Market to Reach $45B in The Next Seven Years
May 10, 2017  |  Payment Methods

While the retail point-of-sale (POS) terminals market is currently sitting at $15 billion, Global Market Insights is expecting it to reach $45 billion by the...

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Uber’s iPhone Tracking Ignites Complaint To The FTC
Uber’s iPhone Tracking Ignites Complaint To The FTC
April 28, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Identity protection is not just a nice-to-have but a necessity for tech companies to have in today’s risky online climate. As such, it’s not too...

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Mother’s Day To See $23.6 Billion Consumer Spend
Mother’s Day To See $23.6 Billion Consumer Spend
April 25, 2017  |  Retail

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and people are planning what to purchase to celebrate the women in their lives. But just how much...

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The Reality of Retail Darwinism
The Reality of Retail Darwinism
March 27, 2017  |  Retail

Twenty-seven years ago marked the end of a shopping era in Baltimore. That was the year — 1990 — that brick-and-mortar retailer Hutzler’s shut its doors forever...

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Daily Data Dive: Majority of Consumers May Know More Than Store Associates
Daily Data Dive: Majority of Consumers May Know More Than Store Associates
March 17, 2017  |  Retail

With smart devices in the hand of nearly every consumer, it’s hard to debate the fact that store associates may not know as much as...

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Smartphone Sales Expected To Rebound In 2017
Smartphone Sales Expected To Rebound In 2017
January 05, 2017  |  Retail

The latest data from Accenture shows that consumer purchases of smartphones are making a comeback this year. After experiencing a three-year low in 2016, smartphone...

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