Global Digital Shopping Index news and trends

From High Street to Home Screen, UK Consumers’ Mobile Shift Accelerates
Mobile Commerce // May 27, 2025

While the trend toward mobile-first shopping is global, the U.K. presents a unique dynamic: consumers are actively using mobile for purchases and engagement, yet the country ranks last among eight surveyed nations in overall digital shopping engagement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Regulatory Shifts and Cyberattacks Put UK Merchant Credential Storage in the Spotlight
Shopping // April 25, 2025

In the current environment, no matter what the country, consumers are keenly aware of the pressures of inflation, of how far their spending can stretch, and where they may have to pull back. For a merchant to have a fighting chance, to convert browsing into...

Mobile Phones Become the Storefront for Today’s On-the-Go Consumer
Consumer Insights // February 18, 2025

Mobile phones have long been our go-to cameras, atlases, encyclopedias, newspapers, calculators, clocks, calendars and, occasionally, telephones. It was only a matter of time before they became the preferred storefront of consumers worldwide. At least that’s the conclusion of the “2025 Global Digital Shopping Index” from...

Mexican Consumers Seek More Payments Choice and Product Details
Retail // June 03, 2024

Consumers around the world want to access specific digital features when shopping, whether they are perusing aisle 3 or clicking from their couch at home. PYMNTS Intelligence recently investigated this topic in our “2024 Global Digital Shopping Index,” a series of reports commissioned by Visa...

Interviews & Exclusives
Mobile Phone Shoppers Are Mexican Merchants’ Best Friend

May 28, 2025
Over the past decade, annual growth in Mexico’s economy has zigzagged from 2.7% (in 2015) to minus 8.4% (2020) to 3.2% in 2023, IMF data shows. By contrast, Mexican consumers are on a straight upward trajectory when it comes to how they shop. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and […]

From High Street to Home Screen, UK Consumers’ Mobile Shift Accelerates

May 27, 2025
While the trend toward mobile-first shopping is global, the U.K. presents a unique dynamic: consumers are actively using mobile for purchases and engagement, yet the country ranks last among eight...

Regulatory Shifts and Cyberattacks Put UK Merchant Credential Storage in the Spotlight

April 25, 2025
In the current environment, no matter what the country, consumers are keenly aware of the pressures of inflation, of how far their spending can stretch, and where they may have...

Mobile Phones Become the Storefront for Today’s On-the-Go Consumer

February 18, 2025
Mobile phones have long been our go-to cameras, atlases, encyclopedias, newspapers, calculators, clocks, calendars and, occasionally, telephones. It was only a matter of time before they became the preferred storefront...