PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

A new survey has found that the biggest obstacles hindering online retailers from doing business abroad is fraud prevention, and currency and payment processing. retailers ship outside the country due to fraud concerns, as well as the challenge of accepting foreign currencies and payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

Some might think of eCommerce as a global force, where technology underpins transactions done 24/7, and where even the smallest businesses can see significant top-line gains as they tap new markets. Chinese companies have to work with banks and regulators, increasingly on a daily basis, as they pursue outbound eCommerce.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

As part of the agreement, First Data and BlueSnap said they will collaborate to roll out BlueSnap’s eCommerce services to First Data’s bank and distribution partners. “As The general numbers that beat the Street: adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.39, two pennies better than expected, while revenues were $2.5 billion.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Earnings, earnings everywhere, and so what do the numbers tell us? Across eCommerce, across payments giants, across social media, the last several days have been a deluge of data. Revenues were up 6 percent on a currency-neutral basis to $2.87 Revs of $72.4 billion beat estimates of $71.9 Commercial Cloud was $9.4

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As eCommerce and B2B payments expand across borders, time zones and currencies, virtual international bank account numbers (IBANS) can pave the way for firms to capture online sales efficiently — and bypass the frictions of traditional banking relationships. . The banks need to be connected to the eCommerce world.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2017

Cross-border B2B payments company eNett International is expanding its reach by adding support for more currencies. The company said Thursday (March 30) that it will add the Mexican peso, Russian ruble and Turkish Lira to its currency suite in support of cross-border B2B payments for the travel industry.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2016

Russia’s love-hate relationship with digital currency continues. Now, Russia has overcome its fears and has opened the first digital currency exchange. The new exchange will provide 24/7 currency exchange services and, according to News BTC , the Russian exchange is an actual office. In the first half of 2016, 7.8

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2018

Walmart’s pursuit of eCommerce growth also demonstrates a willingness to rise to meet the growing consumer demand for convenience. Schmid said it’s too soon to tally up the numbers, since the season just started a couple weeks ago. We’re thinking about time as a currency, just like money.”. The answer isn’t clear yet.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2018

The headline numbers showed earnings of $1.50 The net revenue number of $3.6 billion, up 31 percent year on year and 27 percent in constant currency terms, was better than the $3.3 Within that number, credit was up 9 percent, and debit 12 percent. a share on an adjusted basis, easily outpacing the Street at $1.24.

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PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

For example, the rocky launch of the eCommerce chatbot over the last year has proven this problem. Peeks was born about six months ago as a live-streaming platform that gives users — with the app download and quick set up — access to an eCommerce-enabled live-streaming platform. Making It Better With Money. Why It Works.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve the eCommerce experience – not just in terms of warding off fraud, but also in making sure payments can be processed efficiently and that the most effective payment gateways are accessed. Merchants, quite logically, want to keep transaction conversion rates high.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2020

BlueSnap’s Marketplaces tool will let businesses streamline those roadblocks and find ways to get large numbers of companies on board instantly, setting up individual payment processes, transaction splits and scheduling, while BlueSnap handles the way funds are distributed.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

To that end, as Coinstar CEO Jim Gaherity told PYMNTS, the stage is becoming increasingly set for currency — the literal cold, hard stuff of bills and coins — to be rendered in bits and bytes. Consumers, he said can buy bitcoin today through its back-end partners that manage digital wallets for the consumer. The Brick-And-Mortar Component.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2017

So it was, sizzlingly so, when Walmart posted its fiscal first quarter numbers Thursday. In commentary from management after the release, Walmart Stores CEO Doug McMillion said that “We need to scale our eCommerce business further and see some additional strength in our store comps to deliver the results we know we’re capable of.” .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

dollars, British pounds and euros as well as routing numbers to help with the cumbersome costs and time it takes to do business internationally. The idea is for those SMBs to get paid “like a local business,” even when doing business around the world and in other currencies, according to the release.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2016

Number of Payment Options are up. According to the research from PayPal and Ipsos, merchants who offer multiple languages and currencies are the most likely to find success. merchants, more than 30 percent say that the option to pay for their purchase with their own currency makes them more likely to shop across borders.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

The Philippines central bank is now considering creating its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), it said during a virtual meeting, having formed a committee to address the issue, Bloomberg reported. Benjamin Diokno , governor of the bank, said he doesn’t personally think the digital coins pose a threat to other types of currency.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

While the barriers to reaching an international consumer base are low thanks to innovations in eCommerce, online retailers and merchants still struggle to provide their global consumers with the same payments experience their domestic ones have. Providing Payer Certainty.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

The Philippines central bank is now considering creating its own central bank digital currency (CDBC), it said during a virtual meeting, having formed a committee to address the issue, Bloomberg reported. Benjamin Diokno , governor of the bank, said he doesn’t personally think the digital coins pose a threat to other types of currency.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2016

Less positive — even from Walmart’s executive team’s point of views — was the growth over in eCommerce, which notched in at 7 percent. eCommerce Is “Too Slow” . “Globally, on a constant currency basis, eCommerce sales and GMV grew 7 percent and 7.5 percent, respectively.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Western Union enables cross-currency, cross-border transfers in 200 countries and territories. Walmart has about 11,400 stores under 55 banners in 26 countries and eCommerce websites, according to the release. Walmart’s payroll numbers 2.2 Its fiscal year 2020 revenue hit $524 billion. million associates worldwide.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

PayPal said that in addition to the overall company’s record performance, Venmo put up all-time-best numbers as well. Rainey said PayPal is also continuing efforts “around expanding the Pay with Venmo in an eCommerce setting.”. We’re committed to supporting our consumers and merchants as they work to safely navigate this new reality.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

The platform economy is global in scope, spanning countries, borders, languages and currencies. Digital meeting places, you might call them – bringing buyers and sellers together across any number of verticals, from eCommerce tied to retail to gig economy matchups that get projects done.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Customers are rewarded “time currency” at the time of their checkout by using their Google Maps timeline to demonstrate precisely how far and long they have traveled to get to IKEA. That time currency can be put directly toward their purchase or it can be banked over time. The program works on two levels to boost business.

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The Finance Weekly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As the number and quality of software tools increases, companies are constantly looking to find better ways to cut down on manual work and increase efficiency. Finance is responsible for a large number of critical operations in a business. Finance is responsible for a large number of critical operations in a business.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

A number of them provide suggestions for the appropriate replenishment schedule. Instructors want fast payment in local currencies, and students want to use their preferred payment methods as well as home currencies. Census Says eCommerce Sales Grew 44 Pct YOY – Why It Could Be Even More Than That.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Mastercard Leads New Central Bank Digital Currency Test Platform. Mastercard has unveiled a new Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) test platform. The redesigned app was created to meet expectations of shoppers as they move from shopping in stores to eCommerce. Trackers and Reports.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The conversation came against the backdrop where i2c announced a partnership with TAG, to launch a super app that provides instant payments capability to Pakistan’s unbanked adult population, which at present numbers about 100 million individuals. In commerce and in the great pivot away from cash, challenges remain — tied to acceptance.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

1) — and trained a spotlight on the lures of eCommerce done cross-border. Looking at the largest business segment known as consumer-to-consumer (C2C), which is 80 percent of the company’s top line, revenues were up 2 percent on a constant currency basis, outpaced by transaction growth of 4 percent. billion were just shy of the $1.42

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

FedEx Makes Major Foray Into eCommerce By Buying ShopRunner. FedEx has acquired ShopRunner, an eCommerce platform that provides access to shopping and two-day delivery to over 100 brands. The acquisition pushes the delivery firm into the center of the explosively growing eCommerce ecosystem. Top Trackers And Reports.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In Chinese currency, gross merchandise value (GMV) totaled 213.5 The Chinese eCommerce retailer had been billing this year’s occasion as “the largest-ever in terms of scale and reach.”. Since then, the company said, the number of internet users in China has grown to 802 million. billion during the 24-hour shopping event.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Amazon shoppers in Jamaica can now pay for their items in local currency at Western Union locations across the country, according to a release on Tuesday (Nov. Amazon and Western Union say the partnership will help get eCommerce goods to people who wouldn’t normally have access to them.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

In a bid to attract new customers and sell $13 annual subscriptions to Amazon Prime, the paid service that gives users access to extra services, the eCommerce giant has added insurance and gold to its menu, Reuters reported. It also helped that high-value currency notes were banned that year and fueled digital payments as Walmart Inc.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Cross-border payments related to China’s eCommerce market reached $1.07 LianLian can accept invoice and eCommerce payments from financial institutions using RippleNet and then disburse those funds to Chinese payees, the company explained. trillion in 2017,” said Ripple Director of Joint Venture Partnership Emi Yoshikawa in a statement.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Insidious shopping bots infiltrate eCommerce sites year-round, but the holiday season brings them out in droves, with 20 bots for every one human, NBC reported on Saturday (Nov. Even more damaging, they can break into shoppers’ accounts and steal card numbers, rewards, digital currency and personal data.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

For many firms, these trends are forcing the introduction of an FX strategy on a company for the very first time, and when corporate treasurers aren’t prepared, they can run into complications beyond the cost of currency exchange. A recent controversy at American Express highlighted that risk for SMBs. The scope became very large.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

China’s eCommerce giant Alibaba is hoping to boost cross-border trade by upgrading its wholesale business and adding a new sourcing channel, The Payers reported on Monday (Aug. Alibaba posted results earlier this month that topped expectations as eCommerce sales continued to surge by double-digit percentages.

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