CB Insights

JANUARY 29, 2019

Download the free report to learn about the biggest trends from fintech in 2018 and ones to watch for 2019. The post 7 Fintech Startups Fueling The Gig Economy appeared first on CB Insights Research. Want the full expert post? Become a CB Insights customer. If you’re already a customer, login here.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

But while Walmart will probably shy away from specific numbers, PYMNTS research has not. An exclusive research project from PYMNTS shows that Walmart could leverage its new membership model to capture more of the consumer’s whole paycheck. percent from 2019 — a spending boost driven by COVID-19. billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Gig economy platform Upwork plans to focus more on larger companies in the coming months, as the company seeks to increase its market share in the fast-growing world of matching freelance labor with employers via digital technology. That news came as Upwork announced its Q3 2019 earnings results on Thursday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

India’s biggest festive season , which runs from the start of October until the end of November, has failed to revive the economy despite big discounts from Amazon India and Walmart’s Flipkart, as reported on Wednesday (Oct. The first six months of 2019 showed weak sales for both Amazon and Flipkart in India, Meena told the news outlet.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

We’ll give Amazon its traditional place at the front of the line — hey, it’s Amazon — with its news, which also reflects the sharp growth in popularity of voice-assisted payments and commerce, one of the emerging engines of we are taking to call the connected economy. This rise of a new connected economy is not just about vehicles, either.

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Fintech News

MAY 15, 2024

The burgeoning video gamer economy The confluence of significant economic, technological , and social forces is set to amplify the prominence of video gamers. Since 2019, active gamers have surged across all key markets. Both issuers and merchants must recognise and capitalise on this influential consumer segment.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Thanks to low unemployment, growth in GDP and real disposable income, TransUnion forecasted that consumer credit originations and consumer balances will increase in 2019 for the lion’s share of credit products. percent in the fourth quarter of 2019 compared to 1.94 percent in the fourth quarter of this year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

Neil Shah , an analyst at Counterpoint Research, the Hong Kong-based industry researcher, agreed. Asbe told the FT that UPI’s strength was its appeal across India’s fragmented economy, which ranges from poorer communities to wealthy consumers. It’s going to be a long-drawn process,” he said. The country has diverse needs.

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CB Insights

APRIL 4, 2019

Freelance economy. Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in the P&C market and strategies to watch for 2019. The post Future Of Insurance 2019: Here’s Why You Should Attend appeared first on CB Insights Research. Topics covered will include: Telematics. Cyber risk.

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CB Insights

APRIL 4, 2019

Freelance economy. Download the free report to learn about the biggest emerging trends in the P&C market and strategies to watch for 2019. The post Future Of Insurance 2019: Here’s Why You Should Attend appeared first on CB Insights Research. Topics covered will include: Telematics. Cyber risk.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

If the digital economy crosses borders – with commerce always on, across time zones and currencies – the platform model should be a perfect fit for those who seek to literally cross borders, or even just get away from it all for a bit. A “Test and Learn” Approach.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

percent as of 2019 — PYMNTS’ 2019 numbers are historic, trailing 12-month numbers based on data from Q4 2018 through Q3 2019. percent as of 2019 data. Its curbside grocery-pickup program has been a breakout success for the company — and a main driver of its eCommerce growth during 2019. Webster added.

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FICO

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Thus, a couple of weeks from now we’ll ring in 2019, the Year of Cyber Insecurity: 52 weeks in which companies of all sizes and industries will experience a new level of fear – and in some cases panic – in realizing their vulnerability to data breaches, hacking and other cybercrimes. That’s a great New Year’s resolution for everyone.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In the pre-mobile world, in the time before the Uberization of every conceivable service, the gig economy existed — just not in the highly organized and monetized fashion as it is today. And we think that will draw users because the only game in town has a lot going for it,” he said. The Challenges And What’s Next.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

companies have experienced a cyberattack in the last year , new Ponemon Institute research revealed in a survey of 592 firms. Smaller companies are most vulnerable, researchers said, pointing to their lack of resources and IT staff to bolster cyber defenses. PYMNTS breaks down the key data points from these reports below.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 30, 2024

Founded in 2019, the Stockholm-headquartered fintech has pursued market expansion in early 2024, with the launch of Brite Instant Payments in the German market.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In June of 2019, Lyft became the first ridesharing firm to offer on-demand transportation for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries, thanks to a May policy change made by Arizona's Medicaid agency that allows ridesharing providers to offer rides to patients who can't secure their own transport to healthcare appointments. percentage points.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

"We expect this network for frictionless transfer of value in the New Economy of Movement to open up trillions of dollars of new opportunities to monetize vehicles, services, data and infrastructure.". In 2019, J.P. Flanigan added that Ford believes the technology could make the buying process easier in the future.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic's disruptions have left banks “flooded with cash and it's hard to know what to do,” said Brian Foran, an analyst at Autonomous Research , according to WSJ. Profits, the report found, were around $18 billion across both the first two quarters this year — a massive downward trend from the near $55 billion from 2019.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

But for the recipients of the cross-border money transfers and peer-to-peer (P2P) payments usually associated with developing economies, they are lifelines. Person-to-person international transfers form by far the largest foreign economic support for developing economies. In the payments industry, they’re known as remittances.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 2, 2019

We’ve created a guide below to help you access our most relevant research in CPG and retail from 2018. Top research posts and reports. Can CPG Brands Monetize The Sharing Economy? Is 2019 The Year of Lab-Grown Protein? The Wellness Economy: The Buzzy Trend Reshaping Everything From Personal Care To Real Estate.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

In today’s top news, 2019 is on track to be the second-best year after 2011 for startups worth over $500 million, Toyota unveiled plans for a smart city in Japan, and ExxonMobil and Fiserv have teamed up to let people pay with Alexa at the gas pump. Our research found three essential strategies to update systems that pre-date the digital era.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Some predictions pre-holiday ranged as high as a 5 percent increase over 2019; some called for flat spending. Digital-first economy: The Mastercard report showed eCommerce accounted for 19.7 percent in 2019. It was driven by a 49 percent spike in eCommerce, which shows the expected dramatic increase in the digital-first economy.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The Bank of Korea dissolved a committee dedicated to cryptocurrency research in January 2019 but has since revisited the issue, the report stated. A report from the South China Morning Post, quoted by The Korea Herald, said Beijing intends to use the digital currency "as a tool to hasten the transformation of the country’s economy.".

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Fintech News

JANUARY 7, 2024

Payments innovation in Indonesia holds significant promise for contributing to the nation’s economy and helping bring about a more inclusive, accessible, and equitable financial system. This system is also supporting the country’s digital economy and connecting Indonesians across its large geographically dispersed set of islands.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

In May 2019, the government took over Baoshang Bank in the first seizure of its kind in almost 20 years. The banks have been asked to perform [a] national service,” CreditSights Research Analyst Jason Tan told Squawk Box Asia on (Aug. They’ve been asked to support the economy at the expense of their own operational strength.” .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Making mobile payments with a smartphone in Japan is more popular than ever, according to eMarketer, a New York-based market research company. Still, Japan remains a heavily cash-based economy, Darren Abrahamson , managing director of Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

2019 was a pivotal year for social commerce due to the surging popularity of resale. Poshmark and other resellers have seen a jump in brand awareness, according to research from Raymond James. The report draws on insights from over 8,000 shoppers surveyed across the U.S. In June , Poshmark entered the home goods market.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

For the second quarter of 2019, Fiverr said spend per buyer increased 16 percent year over year to $157. Fiverr operates in a constantly evolving world of digital payments and commerce, one regularly documented by PYMNTS research. The company had 2.2 million buyers at the end of Q2, up 14 percent year over year. Gig Growth.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

True, the pandemic has created a massive slowdown in the Indian economy, with a nationwide shutdown closing workplaces and hitting vast segments of the population with job losses. S&P’s analysis shows that Indian mobile-payment transactions grew 163 percent to $287 billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

True, the pandemic has created a massive slowdown in the Indian economy, with a nationwide shutdown closing workplaces and hitting vast segments of the population with job losses. S&P’s analysis shows that Indian mobile-payment transactions grew 163 percent to $287 billion in 2019.

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Mobile Payments Online and Mobile Banking Contactless Payments Payments 56

PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

The gig economy is growing. To that end, Visa announced Tuesday (April 2) that it has introduced Card Payouts, an app designed help mid- to large-sized businesses manage cash flow — and speed payments to gig economy workers, to boot. The pilot program is slated to debut in the Fall of 2019.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The STR Report is the Smith Travel Research benchmarking tool that measures and compares data from like hotels. . Revenue per room in Shanghai was down by almost 4 percent compared to 2019. percent over 2019. percent over 2019. The industry’s key metrics were up the week ending Oct. percent, beating expectations by 5.1

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In fact, fortunes are always made out of disasters, and America’s entrepreneurial spirit may be just the counterforce for a stalled economy. million at the same point in 2019, according to the U.S. That group includes gig-economy workers and other independent contractors who may have struck out on their own after being laid off.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

“Mortgage originations, including refinances, continued on their upward trend as homeowners continue to take advantage of the low interest-rate environment,” Donghoon Lee , research officer at the New York Fed, said in the report, which tallied numbers through Sept. percent in 2019. percent in 2019. percent compared to 5.39

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Social commerce continues its pandemic-driven momentum as Instagram announced two major moves in the area and new research shows the platform will see substantial new growth across the board. If the Chinese economy, which has more distance from the height of the pandemic than the U.S., billion in 2019. which reached $19.42

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2019

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said it is now ready to launch its own blockchain-based digital currency after five years of research, CoinTelegraph reported on Sunday (Aug. 2 to discuss its priorities for the second half of 2019, saying cryptocurrencies will be closely monitored. PBoC hosted a video conference on Aug.

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