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October 31, 2018

Mastercard Earnings

Mastercard Gains B2B Payments Traction, Sees Double-Digit Growth

Mastercard continues the trend of strong earnings results from payments players, with double-digit Q3 gains across several metrics on a global scale. CEO Ajay Banga tells analysts that B2B payments and SRC remain front and center as both near- and long-term drivers of top-line growth.

 

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The Matchmaker Is In

Doctor On Demand CEO Talks Walmart Partnership And Telemedicine's Expansion

What if seeing a doctor was as easy — and as fast — as calling an Uber? Doctor On Demand thinks it can be, with its telemedicine platform built to provide that instant access. Now, CEO Hill Ferguson tells Karen Webster, the platform has partnered with Walmart and RB to make it easy for Walmart customers to give telemedicine a try.

 

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eBay Earnings

eBay Reports Revenue Bump While Managed Payments See A Slow Build

In its Q3 earnings call, eBay’s 6 percent revenue bump announcement came with a warning about slower growth ahead, as the company tries to appeal to new customers and expand programs meant to spark marketplace sales. Just a month ago, the eCommerce operator switched over to managed payments, and that program has since attracted just a trickle of sellers. Part of that slow seller adoption curve has to do with buyers continuing to use PayPal.

 

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Digital Consumer Report

NEW REPORT: Retailers Face An Augmented Reality Check

The future of augmented reality (AR) is expected to be a $13 billion market by 2023. Sizeable growth will be fueled by retailers, which are increasingly turning to AR to lure digitally connected consumers into physical stores with try-before-you-buy shopping experiences. The latest Digital Consumer Report focuses on how AR is gaining traction with mega retailers like Lowe’s and Zara, and the use cases that are laying the foundation for retail’s digital reinvention.

 

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