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Finance & Economics

UK’s e-commerce increased by 6.7% in 2019

Online sales growth is expected to increase by 7.8% in 2020

Fintech & Ecommerce

Data unveils number of fraud reports in 2019

For the first time, info about the FTC’s refund program will be available online, including state-by-state and case-by-case breakdowns of the amount refunded to consumers

Fintech & Ecommerce

PayPal and UnionPay sign joint agreement 

PayPal’s users in Australia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand can now add UnionPay cards in their wallets

Finance & Economics

Discover card: how to apply, features, pros & cons

Here’s some useful info about Discover cards

News

Mastercard launches data science platform through new partnership

That’s the next step of a $50 million commitment Mastercard and the Rockefeller Foundation made in 2019 to launch a transformational model for philanthropy

News

UK’s retail online spend in four years revealed

The online channel is expected to account for 19.8% of UK retail spending by 2024 

News

Car manufacturers to focus on digital transformation

The development of digital technologies makes the automotive industry to move on towards innovations

News

Western Union brings real-time payments to 2 more countries

Service is expected to be launched this year

News

The US wage growth for Q4 2019 unveiled

Despite the fact that earlier this year, workers saw wage growth of 5% or more, they are now seeing only 4.6% growth

Finance & Economics

India’s e-commerce market to surpass $91B in 3 years

The retailers support the cost-consciousness of the customers by providing such benefits as discounts, cash-back, and loyalty points

Finance & Economics

German e-commerce to be worth almost €73 billion

One out of three online shoppers now orders products online several times per week

Fintech & Ecommerce

Study reveals gender pay gap

Globally, 42% of women of working age don’t get payment, compared to 6% of men

Finance & Economics

12% of campaigns on Kickstarter fail to raise any funds

Kickstarter focuses on funding creative projects and operates a reward-based system so that campaign backers always get something in return for their contributions

News

Six central banks cooperate on digital currency

The group will closely interact with the Financial Stability Board and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI)

News

Cryptocurrency growth in 2020

In this post, we explore five new developments that will occur in the cryptocurrency market in 2020

Society & Lifestyle

The guide on how to open a bank account in the UK

Here are some tips on how to open a bank account in the UK