PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

"Certainly with the increase in infection rates really throughout the country we've seen a dampening of demand," American Airlines President Robert Isom said during the Skift Aviation Forum , per a Friday (Nov. Passenger traffic is about one-third down from 2019. . During an outbreak debriefing on Thursday (Nov. Between Nov.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

In addition to its usual Nov. 11 shopping period that lasts for 24 hours, the company will also provide a new time between Nov. 1 and Nov. The company says it will debut over 2 million new items — two times the amount in 2019. brands and items on Singles Day on Nov. Alibaba will provide two shopping periods.

NOV 56

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The bank also processed record-breaking online and mobile payment transactions on Cyber Monday, up nearly 25 percent over 2019. with 2019 transaction volume exceeding $1.5 Black Friday sales stretched across the entire month of November as retailers launched special deals as early as Nov. As the No. trillion, J.P.

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Online and Mobile Banking NOV Treasury Processors 115

Fintech Labs Insights

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Breach Clarity’s FinovateFall 2019 demo (2020 coming soon). Breach Clarity was founded in 2016 (launched in 2019) by my long-time friend Jim Van Dyke and his colleague Al Pascual. Founded : July 2019. Traction : – 3 clients added since 2019 Finovate Fall demo including a co-branded offering with Sontiq.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is delaying Ant Group’s record initial public offering (IPO) following Jack Ma’s meeting with Chinese regulators, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report on Tuesday (Nov. That meeting now disqualifies Ant from listing on Thursday (Nov. billion in 2019. . The IPO is expected to raise $34.4

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Regulations NOV Processors Origination 67

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This year, Thanksgiving lands on Nov. According to the PYMNTS “ Virtual Reality in Retail:2019 and Beyond ” report, by 2022 virtual reality (VR) will generate $1.8 The upcoming holiday shopping season is expected to break records in online spending, according to a study by Adobe Analytics. That’s even with a shorter shopping season.

Consumer 51

Consumer NOV Product Technology 51

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The increase for the week ending Nov. 14 is up 31,000 from the previous week's revised level, which was up by 2,000 for a total of 711,000, according to the weekly Bureau of Labor Statistics report released on Thursday (Nov. million people claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2019. . 31 were 20.3

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NOV Continuity Economy 53

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

According to Tamebay , an Amazon seller news site, Amazon Early Black Friday Deals will start and run through Nov. The traditional “Black Friday” falls on Nov. 27 this year; Cyber Monday is Nov. The 2019 date was July 16. This means that Amazon will pretty much have sales events running for two entire months.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Investors just delivered another $90 million into the coffers of Loadsmart , a digital freight startup, the company announced Friday (Nov. Along with growing revenue, Loadsmart, in turn, said it has managed to keep a lid on operational expenses, which it says it has kept at 2019 levels. “As

API 101

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

The legacy global remittance giant said on Monday (Nov. Western Union first unveiled the goal of expanding digital payments to 100 countries during its investor day event in 2019. 23) that it has expanded its real-time digital payout capabilities in a move that encompasses billions of bank accounts in 100 countries.

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Digital Payments Cross-Border Payments Cross-Border Payments 144

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Even before Thanksgiving, shoppers are seeing Black-Friday-like discounts on gift items,” Taylor Schreiner , director of Adobe Digital Insights, said Wednesday (Nov. billion of sales between Nov. percent from the 2019 holiday season. Sales have also shot up 49.2 25) in a statement provided to PYMNTS. That’s a 49.2

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NOV Consumer Accounts 87

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

To make things easier for shoppers, Walmart is also introducing a gift finder on its website and will launch a digital toy catalog on Nov. Best Buy also announced it will offer a similar shipping option for thousands of its items, and Target shoppers can get items shipped the same day by paying a flat fee of $9.99

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NOV Consumer Authorization Economy 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

European payments rivals Nets of Denmark and Nexi of Italy have negotiated an “all-share” merger deal that would establish a large payments platform for the pan-European market, the companies said in a statement on Monday (Nov. The 2019 deal hit an antitrust snag in April when European regulators said the purchase disrupts competition.

Payments 86

Payments Visa NOV Agreements 86

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In an SEC filing made on Monday (Nov. The Moscow listing would not offer any additional shares, according to a Reuters report on Tuesday (Nov. markets since Headhunter in 2019. The eCommerce marketplace Ozon , considered to be Russia’s answer to Amazon, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.

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NOV Underwriting Participant Transactions 60

PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

PSCU’s Data & Analytics and Advisors Plus workforces collected and examined information from credit unions that harnessed PSCU for credit and/or debit processing during the 2020 and 2019 holiday seasons to calculate the 2020 holiday data. Purchases between Nov. The two weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, which spanned from Nov.

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Volume Credit Union Credit Union Service Organization NOV 62

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Farfetch Limited reported on Friday (Nov. million from $492 million in Q3 2019. million in Q3 2019, according to an announcement. million rise in brand platform GMV from New Guards as a result of its August 2019 acquisition and a formidable demand for merchandise in their brand collection. million, up from $420.3

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Shares of Slack were up 4 percent in midday trading Monday (Nov. The company acquired data visualization company Tableau in August 2019 in a deal valued at around $15. Two of the sector’s biggest deals have been IBM’s takeover of Red Hat in 2019 for $34 billion, and Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn in 2016 for $27 billion.

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Caps NOV Acquirers Product 80

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Initial jobless claims for the week ending Nov. 3), the total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending Nov. 3), the total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week ending Nov. Comparatively, a comparable week in 2019 had fewer than 1.6 million claims. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

27 through Nov. billion reported for Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend in 2019, a record that was broken by the end of the day Saturday. 23 through Nov. 30, sales increased by 84 percent from 2019. billion in worldwide sales from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, an increase of over 60 percent compared to 2019.

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NOV Origination Gateways Consumer 61

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

billion today, a 35 percent bounce over 2019, according to Adobe Analytics. For example, Target revealed plans on Friday (Nov. After wrapping up its month-long “Black Friday Now” sale, the retailer announced that Cyber Week will run from Sunday (Nov. percent increase from the share who did so in 2019. It is also 27.1

NOV 60

NOV Consumer Research Product 60

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

percent from the same period in 2019. . percent from November 2019, while food services and drinking places were down 17.2 Census Bureau report released on Tuesday (Nov. Total sales for September 2020 through November 2020 were up 5.2 percent to down 0.1 Retail trade sales were down 0.8 percent from October 2020, but 7.1

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Fintech News

JANUARY 7, 2024

This infrastructure, which was launched in 2019, has considerably helped boost digital payment usage, with Doku reporting a fourfold increase in e-money transactions on its platform in 2022, compared with 2021. Between January and October 2023, QRIS transaction volume reached 1.6

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Financial Inclusion Innovation Payments NOV 116

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

DraftKings reported on Friday (Nov. 13) that Monthly Unique Payers (“MUPs”) for its business-to-consumer (B2C) operation surged 64 percent in contrast to Q3 2019. DraftKings announced on Wednesday (Sept. 16) that it’s signed an exclusive multiyear arrangement with the New York Giants NFL team.

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Payer B2C NOV Payments 92

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The CDC released a warning Thursday (Nov. The cost of the traditional Thanksgiving centerpiece, the turkey, is at its lowest since 2010, as retailers try to push product for another holiday that’s falling victim to the coronavirus pandemic. Already, airlines have reported a decline in flight reservations for the holiday. 19 press release.

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NOV Product 57

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

A Russian cybercriminal was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a sophisticated Botnet conspiracy that caused estimated losses totaling more than $100 million, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) statement on Tuesday (Nov.

Credential 104

Credential Breach Wires Wire 104

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

China’s Alibaba broke sales records during the 24-hour shopping event known as Singles Day, CNBC reported on Monday (Nov. The 11th annual Singles Day — also known as the Double 11 since it falls on Nov. Last Wednesday (Nov. The 2019 Singles Day marks the first year that Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma was not involved.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Silicon Valley rideshare giants Uber and Lyft must abide by a California Court of Appeals’ decision that they can no longer classify their drivers as independent contractors, pending a ballot measure giving voters a say on election day (Nov. The ruling will not take effect until voters weigh in on Proposition 22 on Nov.

NOV 72

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The retailer’s inaugural "10 Days of Black Friday" will begin on Wednesday, Nov. 18, with promotions in stores and online running up to the end of Saturday, Nov. 26 that its online shopping sales surged 194 percent in Q2, including curbside contactless pickup, in contrast to Q2 2019. Dick’s reported on Aug.

NOV 52

NOV 52

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

2019 to 2021 >>> 3. Source: Compiled by FintechLabs, 15 Nov 2021, from Crunchbase, SimilarWeb, SEMRush data. *(As Founded: 2019. Prior to 2007 >>> 4. 2007 to 2011 >>> 10. 2012 to 2015 >>> 13. 2016 to 2018 >>> 3. Digital Lenders (ranked by our FAB score*). Funding $M.

Small Business 15

Small Business NOV Acquirers Origination 15

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

2019 to 2021 >>> 3. Source: Compiled by FintechLabs, 15 Nov 2021, from Crunchbase, SimilarWeb, SEMRush data. *(As Founded: 2019. Prior to 2007 >>> 4. 2007 to 2011 >>> 10. 2012 to 2015 >>> 13. 2016 to 2018 >>> 3. Digital Lenders (ranked by our FAB score*). Funding $M.

Small Business 15

Small Business NOV Acquirers Origination 15

Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

2019 to 2021 >>> 3. Source: Compiled by FintechLabs, 15 Nov 2021, from Crunchbase, SimilarWeb, SEMRush data. *(As Founded: 2019. Prior to 2007 >>> 4. 2007 to 2011 >>> 10. 2012 to 2015 >>> 13. 2016 to 2018 >>> 3. Digital Lenders (ranked by our FAB score*). Funding $M.

NOV 15

NOV Small Business Acquirers Origination 15

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Payments technology startup Shift4 Payments has acquired eCommerce firm 3dcart to create a global, “unified commerce ecosystem,” the company announced in a Thursday (Nov. In 2019, the company said, it securely processed over $200 billion in payments for more than 200,000 businesses. 5) press release. “We

Acquirers 89

Acquirers Payments NOV Product 89

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

We are sure that this strategic partnership supported by investment and the power of Grab's technology will strengthen LinkAja's services in providing effective solutions to provide access to finance and the economy for the Indonesian people,” Haryati Lawidjaja, president director of LinkAja said in a statement on Tuesday (Nov.

FinTech 81

FinTech eWallet Financial Inclusion NOV 81

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

“Although a majority of consumers plan to spend less this year due to the pandemic, wearable device sales have grown by 30 percent or more compared to last year,” said Taejong Jay Yang , senior vice president for Samsung Electronics , in a CNBC interview on Friday (Nov. Samsung will face strong competition from Apple. Apple shipped 30.7

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NOV Contactless Payments Visa Digital Payments 60

PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

9,300: Number of stores that shuttered in 2019, per Coresight data. percent: The rate by which overall retail sales increased from Nov. Data: 2017: The year Stockwell launched. 1,000: Minimum number of Stockwell machines across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago.

NOV 52

NOV Payments 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The two companies plan to connect Barclaycard Payment offerings with FreshBooks' cloud billing and accounting infrastructure, according to a Wednesday (Nov. The news comes after FreshBooks teamed with Three UK, the telecom and mobile service firm, in 2019. 25) announcement.

Accounts 94

Accounts Small Business NOV Payment Solutions 94

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The final date for finishing the transaction was Nov. However, Tiffany and LVMH had consented to delay the deadline set at first to Nov. The deal was agreed upon in November, 2019; however, it was still going through regulatory approval per news at the time. 24 under the merger deal. 24 from Aug.

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NOV Agreements Breach Laws 55