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Hispanic buying power in the US has skyrocketed since 2010, rising from $1 trillion to a projected $2.8 trillion by 2026. Retailers and brands need to understand the cohort’s economic profile and shopping habits—particularly as they aim to capture younger generations of digital natives.

Resilient consumer spending was a bright spot for Mastercard, but higher costs squeezed profits in Q1.

It rolled out the solution in the UK and in select Nordic countries, which can help boost sales volume, affiliate revenues, and brand engagement.

Stripe can benefit from Uber’s global reach, while Uber can cut checkout friction for customers.

The firm is reportedly in talks over a sale. We discuss why it could be an attractive acquisition and how likely a buyout is.

27% of UK and US adults plan to start buying holiday gifts as early as October, according to an April 2024 survey from Salsify.

The rollout includes AI-powered product recommendations and a one-click checkout experience. But in the fast-moving industry, these features could soon become commonplace among the major wallets

It partnered with OpenAI on a ChatGPT plugin to offer users personalized shopping recommendations.

Issuers prioritized payment flexibility, rewards, and digital co-brands. They also capitalized on travel spending and leaned into small-business solutions.

Overall retail spending will rise 4.5% to $1.328 trillion for the 2023 holiday season.

US financial media network (FMN) spend will hit $1.50 billion in 2026, $1.15 billion higher than this year, per our June 2024 forecast.

With students heading back to school, how is the sales season shaping up? We’ve compiled five charts on the 2023 back-to-school shopping season. When and where are consumers shopping and how are they looking to save?

Rock-bottom valuations and regulators’ approvals give banks a green light on working with or acquiring fintech companies.

The card network’s gross payment volume increased 8% YoY during Q4, but it anticipates a slowdown in revenue growth this quarter.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss this years Prime Day. Was Amazon's ad platform breaking on the day a big deal, how other retailers event day behavior is changing, and how the shopping holiday is impacting the back-to-school season. Listen to the conversation with our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sarah Marzano and Zak Stambor.

Credit cards will remain the most popular retail payment method in the US through next year, with total credit card transaction value reaching $3.843 trillion in 2025, per our forecast.

One year on, we review what we got right, what we sort of called, and what we got horribly wrong.

US mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) payments have reached a critical mass, and spending is surging—but the media’s spotlight on fraud has stoked consumer concerns, threatening user and spending growth. In 2023, providers will tackle the security issue head-on as they aim to become consumers’ primary wallet.

In just five years, retail media went from a $1 billion segment to a $30 billion segment. With US omnichannel retail media ad spend poised to reach $59.98 billion this year, per our October 2023 forecast, non-retail industries from health and fitness to restaurants and financial institutions are looking to build out their own media networks.

Which networks should brands be paying attention to as they refine their retail media strategy? From the king of them all to the ones that are just catching up, here are five retail media networks to keep an eye on this year.

Adoption of digital wallets is approaching critical mass, but they won’t replace physical wallets anytime soon. However, a super app may be on the horizon, especially if companies can crack the ability to integrate payments with shopping services.

Issuers are bracing for a recession to take a toll on charge-off rates, merchant fee revenues, and interest income. But have they fully baked in the economic threats consumers face?

The Indian payments provider raised $350M for new products to diversify as competition intensifies.

The network also forecasts a surge in ecommerce returns, per its 2024 economic outlook

EPI wil pilot a digital wallet and instant payments system after axing its plans for a pan-European payments network