PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The results for 2018 make clear that the ACH Network is vibrant and continues to be a vital component of the nation’s economic engine,” NACHA Chief Operating Officer Jane Larimer said in the press release. According to NACHA, ACH Network volume hit close to 23 billion payments in 2018, marking a year-over-year increase of 6.9

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Payments Dive

APRIL 5, 2019

in transaction value in 2018, an approximate 58% of India's e-commerce traffic. FSS Payment Gateway processed USD18.8B

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2019

The number of ATMs installed during 2018 declined by 1 percent on a worldwide basis, found RBR, the research firm. million at the end of 2018 and that the decline was due to branch closures and growing popularity of mobile payments. In a press release , RBR said the number of ATMs stood at 3.24

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Deals in 2018 were up 15% compared to the previous year, while funding levels surged 120%. In this brief, we take a look at the most active fintech investors in 2018, measured by unique investments, and how they compare to 2017’s list. top fintech investors in 2018. Key takeaways.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

China’s startup market had a good year in 2018, with close to 100 technology companies garnering a valuation of more than $1 billion. Hurun also found that in 2018 there were 24 Chinese tech initial public offerings (IPOs) but that investors appear to be souring on IPOs because of their weak performance.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

startups had a great 2018 in terms of funding, with new data showing that venture capitalists deployed $130.9 The number of megadeals reached 199 in 2018. For all of 2018, 8,948 deals were completed, hitting $130.9 billion, marking a new all-time high. According to new data from the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor , the $130.9

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2018

At the close of 2018, the consumer’s outlook on things is several shades brighter than it was a decade ago. Amazon reported a record-breaking holiday season and was reportedly a major beneficiary of confident consumers’ appetite to shut down 2018 with some serious spending. Overall digital sales surged upwards 19 percent in 2018.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Glenn Fodor, SVP and head of First Data Insights, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Furthermore, Amazon expects physical retail sales will likely be north of $15 billion in 2018. Most notably in its offline push during 2018, Amazon launched a series of cashierless concept stores known as Amazon Go.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2019

and Germany in 2018. Alexa ended the year with 56,750 skills after starting 2018 with 25,784 skills, reported voicebot.ai, marking a 120 percent year-over-year growth. In the 2017-to-2018 time frame the number of Alexa skills increased by 266 percent. Broken down further, during 2018 in the U.S.

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Payments Source

APRIL 8, 2019

Mergers and acquisitions in the payments segment rose 16 percent in 2018, fueled in part by PayPal closing two large deals.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Though 2018 remains simply a demarcation point on a continuum (and the journey is not over, many noted), some notable themes still stand. So, get ready for what’s next by reading about what happened over the rollicking dozen months of progress and surprises that was 2018. One is the embrace of software, where hardware once reigned.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 2018, 14 European startups reached unicorn status, led by Roivant Sciences with its $7B valuation. Using CB Insights data, we identified all the Europe-based startups that have reached a $1B+ valuation in 2018. stake in the company in February 2018. The hardware startup released its first GC2 chip in 2018.

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FICO

DECEMBER 13, 2017

So, will 2018 be more fun? Rest up this holiday season, and I’ll see you in 2018. The post Collections Predictions 2018: Will 2018 Be Any Fun? To make it worse, these pressures make it easier to drop the ball on BAU, causing significant dips in delinquency performance, which in turn feeds a negative outlook.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

According to the report, cybercrime touched nearly every sector throughout 2018, including those that may seem less obvious, like education or manufacturing — and for one obvious reason: the money. Facebook’s 2018 regarding the stewardship of user data and privacy was one it would like to soon forget. Department Store Hacks.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Giancarlo also revealed that the Commission had imposed fines of more than $10 million in 10 cases in 2018, compared with an average of three big-money cases a year during the Obama administration. Total fines ordered through SEC enforcement activity fell 7.2 percent in 2017 to about $3.8

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FICO

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Taking both ends of the spectrum into account, my cybersecurity predictions for 2018 involve cyber scores, 2FA and bio hacks. In 2018, I predict that the awareness and usage of enterprise cyber scores will skyrocket. We’ll See Our First Biometrics Hack in 2018. And users don’t yet seem too annoyed by the extra step.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2019

According to market research firm Counterpoint ’s Market Monitor service, the research firm said India was the fastest growing smartphone market in 2018 with an annual growth rate of 10 percent. India and the Middle East are driving the feature-rich phone market, capturing almost 3/4th of global feature phone sales in 2018.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

This report profiles the performance of direct carrier billing globally during 2018.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 9, 2019

million on lobbying in 2018 and for two years in a row has been the leading corporate spender among the tech companies. In 2009 Google spent $4 million on lobbying, with that increasing fivefold in 2018. million in lobbying in 2018, which was up 27 percent from two years ago, while Facebook spent $12.6 million in 2018.

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FICO

OCTOBER 24, 2017

If so, we invite you to submit a session proposal for FICO World 2018 , the Decisions Conference, which will be held in Miami Beach April 16-19. Key topics for the 2018 conference will include AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, risk management, customer engagement and innovative applications of decision management.

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CB Insights

MARCH 20, 2019

From e-commerce to software to payments, several companies with $1B+ valuations exited in 2018. Using CB Insights data, we identified the startups with a $1B+ valuation that exited in 2018. We’ve also covered 2018’s 14 European unicorns , 37 Chinese unicorns , and 55 US unicorns.). Meituan Dianping.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

million in 2018, according to a press release from the company. In 2018, the number of mobile users who interacted with malware went up 774,000, reaching 9,895,774. In 2018, mobile device users faced what could have been the fiercest cybercriminal onslaught ever seen,” said Vi?tor million in 2017 to 116.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

With the ongoing decline of checks, the growth of payments by debit and credit cards continued to speed up from 2015 to 2018, per Federal Reserve U.S. percent per year between 2015 and 2018. percent per year by number from 2015 to 2018, compared to 5.9 percent per year by number and 4 percent per year by value from 2015 to 2018.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

billion in the first half of 2018, an increase of 23 percent year over year. And for the first half of 2018, social media revenue (which is considered advertising delivered on social platforms, including social networking and social gaming websites and apps) generated $13.1 percent CAGR from 2012 to 2018.

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Consumer Business Continuity Acquirers Continuity 57

CB Insights

OCTOBER 21, 2018

The 2018 Fintech 250 have raised approximately $53B in aggregate funding across 947 deals since 2013, and includes startups at different investment stages of development, from early-stage (seed/Series A) companies to well-funded unicorns. Outside the US: 44% of the 2018 Fintech 250 are based outside the US. Please click to enlarge.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

Indian tech startups had a huge year in 2018, but the way the money is being distributed has some experts concerned about the future of the country’s financial ecosystem, according to reports. Early startups were a part of 304 deals in 2018 and raised $916 million. billion in funding – the most ever. In 2017, Indian startups got $10.4

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2019

“For 2018, we delivered earnings near the high end of our expectations, which represents an 8% increase over last year. In fact, eCommerce sales for the final quarter of 2018 went up approximately 17 percent, and accounted for approximately 23 percent of total net sales, compared to around 19 percent during the fourth quarter of 2017.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 21, 2019

Galileo announced significant company growth and an expanded portfolio of payments and cash management solutions that increases business opportunities for its clients.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

million memberships in the fourth quarter of 2018 — 1.5 For the full year 2018, Netflix paid net subscriptions increased 33 percent compared to 2017, reaching 29 million, the company said in its latest financial report. Netflix, which recently announced its largest price increase in more than a decade, said Thursday (Jan. million U.S.

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 9, 2018

Today's mobile payments experience has too many potential cracks in the system waiting to form that put a snag in the potential of a smooth ride start to finish. The industry should work to prevent such issues as much as possible.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 1, 2018

And what are the existing and emerging technologies that marketing teams will be spending more on in 2018? Whether you sell into the Marketing Department or you are marketer, check out our predictions for marketing spend in 2018, based on trends from year-over-year survey results. We expect to see this spend occur in 2018.

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FICO

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Looking ahead to 2018, I predict a rising trend for organizations to do four things better than today in the realm of financial crime. For 2018 we see an increasing trend in adding artificial intelligence and more powerful algorithms to that capability. Want to see what FICO is doing to help lenders get ready for compliance in 2018?

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

52 Mondays 2018 is the second annual edition of those columns, which offer a play-by-play perspective on the developments in the most dynamic ecosystem in the world. They are presented in the order published, giving you, more or less, a mini payments and commerce time capsule for 2018.

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Payments Source

MARCH 11, 2018

This year, as PaymentsSource honors The Most Influential Women in Payments, a new pattern has emerged. This year's list recognizes the contributions of entrepreneurs who took their ideas directly to market, showcasing new ways of handling business in an industry that is forced to quickly adapt to rapid changes in technology and global culture.

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Payments Technology Mobile Payments Process 127

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Now, tech analysis company Canalys has released a report saying that shipments of smartphones fell 14 percent in China in 2018, which is the second straight year of decrease. In 2018, 396 million units were shipped, which is the lowest number since 2013. “As Apple stayed in fifth place with a 13 percent decline in 2018.

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