Historians, according to a round-up of Thanksgiving facts from the U.S. Census Bureau, recorded other “ceremonies of thanks” given by various groups of…
Tag: consumer trends
Post-Election, Will Shoppers Be Ready to Kick Off Holiday Buying?
We write this on our propitious Election Day 2016. And while this isn’t a political blog, as such, it’s no secret that happens in the worlds of government and politics…
Study: Debit Cards Keep Outpacing Their Credit Counterparts
“The amount of debit cards is growing at a faster rate than that of credit cards, according to RBR’s Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021 study,”…
Holiday Economy So Far in “Treat” Mode; Plus: Credit Cards Like Candy Corn?
Our holiday posts give us map markers to see how the economy is faring, and if Halloween “spend trends” are to be believed, your customers seem to be in…
Payment Cards Set to Surpass Cash For First Time Ever
“Is this the beginning of the end for cash?,” a recent article in Marketwatch asks. No, we’re not talking about governments yanking currency and forcing everyone into an electronic payment system.
Two Things Growing: Smart Card Use, and Retailer Resistance
Fall is usually viewed as harvest season, where the crops grown over summer are brought in and stored for winter.
Pushmi-pullyu: Payments on the Coming “Internet of Things”
The “Pushmi-pullyu” is, of course, a llama-like character from the Dr. Doolittle books and films — one with heads on either end…
Increasingly Cashless in an Age of “Big Hacks”
We never want our posts to be about hacks or data breaches two or more weeks running. But as most of us find out, when checking the climate-shifted weather…
1 in 3 Hit By Hacks; U.S. Near Top Due to Slow EMV Adoption
A recent study by ACI Worldwide and the Aite Group has found that upwards of 30% of global consumers have been victims of some type card fraud in the past five years. Statistically then, this has happened…
