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Mobile payments global news roundup; Walmart making e-commerce waves
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US mobile payments in 2015 were $550 billion but are projected to grow to more than $2.8 trillion by 2020. Zelle is having early success in the US marketplace and Apple. Pay is looking to expand into Brazil, Ireland and Spain. The Circle of acquisition of cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex made big news in the payments space.
Our second news roundup looks at the latest Walmart e-commerce and payments news. While Walmart e-commerce sales jumped 26% in Q4 and 16% overall in 2017, analysts expected more. Meanwhile, the company is investing in fashion and household private brands including an unlikely introduction of BuzzFeed-branded kitchen utensils. Chew on that for while.
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Mobile payments global news roundup
We’ve got a roundup of the latest mobile payments news, innovations and developments from key markets around the globe starting with US mobile payments projected to hit $2.8 trillion by 2020. Read more… |
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Walmart e-commerce and payments developments
Here’s a Walmart e-commerce and payments news roundup to wrap up your week. Despite e-commerce sales up 23% in Q4 2017 and 16% in 2017 overall, analysts were expecting even bigger results from the company's acquisitions and investments in e-commerce. Read more... |
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