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COMMENTS: Going Global at Home

Connecting retail partners with the Chinese traveler abroad By Souheil Badran When Chinese tourists make travel plans, many view shopping as one of the top priorities for their trip. While abroad, they can buy items . . .

Payment Card Transactions Increased 13% In 2016

Global card purchase volume grew 5.8 percent to $20.606 trillion in 2016, according The Nilson Report. Visa, UnionPay, MasterCard, JCB, Diners Club/Discover, and American Express brand general purpose cards generated 257.17 billion purchase transactions at merchants . . .

Finding Mobile’s X Factor

How the latest loyalty, data, and engagement programs are promoting mobile payments By Ed McKinley Consumers have been slow to retire their plastic credit and debit cards in favor of paying with their smartphones. “The . . .