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December 24, 2018

The Monday Conversation

You Heard It Here First: Best Of 2018’s Monday Conversations

At PYMNTS, the art of outside-the-box conversation is alive and well and it’s one of our favorite ways to jump start each week. For 2018’s Monday Conversation series, we spoke with experts, insiders — and some outsiders too — about their role in driving what’s next in payments and commerce. Here are some of the hottest takes from a year of those Monday tête-à-têtes.

 

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Payment Methods

12 Ways Consumers Will Pay (And Be Paid) In 2019 And Beyond

PYMNTS is not an authority on turtle doves or maids a-milking, but we know a thing or 12 about how consumers will use connected devices to pay and be paid. In the spirit of the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” here’s that forward-looking verse.

 

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Data Drivers

Best Of 2018 Data Drivers: Fraudsters, Gig Workers And B2B By The Numbers

Numbers without context are just, well, numbers. 2018 offered up a number of data points that collectively told stories — many of which still are unfolding — and we follow them week-to-week in our Data Drivers series. These are numbers’ stories that have been top of mind this year, including real time payments, the vagaries of navigating FX amid geopolitics — and, of course, trillions of dollars in fraud losses.

 

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Holiday Spending

First Data: Who Buys What On Christmas Eve

What do auto parts and jewelry have in common? They are both popular purchases on Christmas Eve and the two days that follow. Karen Webster talks with First Data’s Head of Analytics Glenn Fodor about what retailers are expecting last-minute shoppers to buy as the Holiday 2018 shopping season braces for one last burst before winding down.

 

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