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47% of Brazilian Consumers Shop With a Smartphone In-Store

47% of Brazilian Consumers Shop With a Smartphone In-Store
47% of Brazilian Consumers Shop With a Smartphone In-Store
June 21, 2022  |  Retail

Mobile commerce is at the center of the Brazilian eCommerce market. As a result, merchants must orient their digital innovation efforts around their customers’ demands...

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The Data Point: Brazil’s Smartphone-Centric Shoppers Report 58% Less Friction
The Data Point: Brazil’s Smartphone-Centric Shoppers Report 58% Less Friction
June 16, 2022  |  Retail

Taking a different path to digitization, Brazil is a nation where more people have smartphones than they do bank accounts, creating a unique mix of...

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Samsung Launches New Digital Wallet, Merges Pay, Pass
Samsung Launches New Digital Wallet, Merges Pay, Pass
June 16, 2022  |  Mobile

Samsung Electronics is launching a new digital wallet and merging its payments and biometric identification apps to enable Galaxy smartphone users to store boarding passes, credit...

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59% of UAE Shoppers Use Smartphones to Enhance Their In-Store Experience
59% of UAE Shoppers Use Smartphones to Enhance Their In-Store Experience
June 08, 2022  |  Shopping

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), almost 60% (59.2%) of shoppers surveyed for the PYMNTS 2022 Global Digital Shopping Index reported using their smartphones at...

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Apple Adds Functionality to Its Vehicle Dashboard App
Apple Adds Functionality to Its Vehicle Dashboard App
June 07, 2022  |  Connected Economy

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Google Stops Location-Based Reminders
Google Stops Location-Based Reminders
June 05, 2022  |  Google

Google will be removing several features from its Google Assistant, including the ability to create location-based reminders, Ars Technica reported Friday (June 3). Get the...

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Square Working With Apple to Enable Tap to Pay on iPhones Within POS
Square Working With Apple to Enable Tap to Pay on iPhones Within POS
June 02, 2022  |  Technology

Square is working with Apple to enable Tap to Pay on iPhones using new technology that gives sellers more flexibility at checkout, according to a...

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DreamStart Labs, KEIPhone Gift Smartphones to Unbanked Women
DreamStart Labs, KEIPhone Gift Smartphones to Unbanked Women
May 26, 2022  |  Europe

Digital banking tech platform DreamStart Labs and free smartphone organization KEIPhone are teaming up to offer digital banking in underserved areas across the Europe, Middle...

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