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NEW REPORT: How Voice Assistants Help Win Consumer Spend – And Their Trust
NEW REPORT: How Voice Assistants Help Win Consumer Spend – And Their Trust
September 30, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

More than 100 million consumers in the United States have switched from shopping in stores to shopping online since the pandemic began, and 83 percent...

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Amazon One Lets Consumers Pay With Their Hand
Amazon One Lets Consumers Pay With Their Hand
September 29, 2020  |  Retail

“Talk to the hand” will take on new meaning starting Tuesday (Sept. 29). CNN reports Amazon has introduced the latest touchless way to pay at...

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Mobile Payments On Smartphones Soar 26 Pct YOY In Japan
Mobile Payments On Smartphones Soar 26 Pct YOY In Japan
September 28, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

Making mobile payments with a smartphone in Japan is more popular than ever, according to eMarketer, a New York-based market research company. NFCW.com reports the...

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Connected Commerce Delivering On Omnichannel Promise
Connected Commerce Delivering On Omnichannel Promise
September 22, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

The digital shift is rippling across channels, with buying journeys that often start on smartphones and conclude at curbside, as buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS),...

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Batteries Plus Bulbs: Powering The Digital Shift – Literally
Batteries Plus Bulbs: Powering The Digital Shift – Literally
September 21, 2020  |  Retail

If brick-and-mortar retail is fading, Batteries Plus Bulbs never got the email. Not only is the 723-store nationwide chain thriving, franchise interest and expansions are...

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How The Pandemic Made QR Codes Sizzle
How The Pandemic Made QR Codes Sizzle
September 18, 2020  |  Digital Payments

QR codes have become the star player on the digital payments stage in China and throughout Southeast Asia. Consumers and businesses are wholeheartedly embracing mobile...

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The Digital Shift In Retail And Pet Spend 
The Digital Shift In Retail And Pet Spend 
September 18, 2020  |  Today In Data

Shoppers flocked to digital platforms in the first months of COVID-19 as “nonessential” brick-and-mortar stores closed – and a number of consumers don’t have any intentions to...

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Today In Payments: Uber Eats Adds Contactless Ordering For Dining In; Consumer Sentiment Uncertain As Holidays Approach
Today In Payments: Uber Eats Adds Contactless Ordering For Dining In; Consumer Sentiment Uncertain As...
September 14, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Uber Eats added a contactless ordering feature for users who are dining in, and U.S. consumer sentiment looks uncertain as the...

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Contactless Next-Gen Debit Making Gains
Contactless Next-Gen Debit Making Gains
September 14, 2020  |  Next-Gen Debit

Debt markets contract during economic downturns — a point the pandemic is proving beyond the shadow of a doubt as debit usage causes a near-total...

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