Sentences with phrase «global payments market»

(Reuters)- More than 18 months after Apple Pay took the United States by storm, the smartphone giant has made only a small dent in the global payments market, snagged by technical challenges, low consumer take - up and resistance from banks.

ibox, in South - East Asia and Russia, set to revolutionize the global payments market.

Autonomous Research has estimated the size of the global payments market at $ 1.8 trillion in 2015.

Ripple, which has been developing private blockchain solutions for the global payments market, claims that it originally agreed to the option contract in order to encourage R3, a consortium of banks working to build a blockchain - based «operating system for financial markets,» to sign a «technology partnership agreement,» essentially a commercial partnership.

More than 18 months after Apple Pay took the United States by storm, the smartphone giant has made only a small dent in the global payments market, snagged by technical challenges, low consumer take - up and resistance from banks.

Not exact matches

China is home to 730 million Internet users, it accounts for 40 % of global retail e-commerce, and its mobile payment market is a whopping 11 times the size of the U.S. market.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

«In true Canadian fashion, most traders declared beer o'clock» when they saw that the TMX was closed,» said Karl Schamotta, director of global product and market strategy at Cambridge Global Payglobal product and market strategy at Cambridge Global PayGlobal Payments.

of global retail e-commerce, and its mobile payment market is a whopping 11 times the size of the U.S. market.

Apple would have done better to focus on China's regional trends rather than develop the payment service for a global market, says Kitty Fok, managing director of the China group at the market research firm International Data Corporation.

Now, the global payment processing market for businesses is white - hot with Payoneer competing with other growing companies such as Adyen, Bluesnap, and PayU.

For the purposes of our analysis, we are assuming that US Apple Pay payment volume will account for 80 % of global Apple Pay volume in 2015 and decline to 50 % by 2017 as Apple Pay expands into new markets.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

(China is home to 730 million Internet users, it accounts for 40 % of global retail e-commerce, and its mobile payment market is a whopping 11 times the size of the U.S. market.)

The cost and complexity of cross-border pricing and payment processing remain the most significant barriers to entry — and are currently preventing many merchants from entering global markets.

«It's certainly more of a hawkish tilt in the minutes,» said Karl Schamotta, director of global product and market strategy at Cambridge Global Payments in Toglobal product and market strategy at Cambridge Global Payments in ToGlobal Payments in Toronto.

And its global turnover is a drop in the bucket in China, where Internet giants Alibaba and Tencent dominate the world's biggest mobile payments market — with an estimated $ 1 trillion worth of mobile transactions last year, according to iResearch data.

We do so through eBay, the world's largest online marketplace, which allows users to buy and sell in nearly every country on earth; through PayPal, which enables individuals and businesses to securely, easily and quickly send and receive digital payments; and through eBay Enterprise, which enables omnichannel commerce, multichannel retailing and digital marketing for global enterprises in the U.S. and internationally.

In that role, Lawton oversaw all aspects of eBay's Americas business unit, including marketing, merchandising, operations, business selling, consumer selling, and advertising, as well as global responsibility for shipping, payments, risk, and trust.

With the development of blockchain technology and digital asset market, Crebit will inevitably replace traditional mobile payment products such as Paypal, Alipay, and WeChat in the future and will no longer be restricted by geographical areas, enabling global involvement in the digital asset financial field.

«Several consortiums led by incumbents with high market share have emerged to test proof - of - concept Blockchain technologies, particularly in international payments and securities clearing and settlement,» says Morgan Stanley's Global Head of Banks and Diversified Finance Research Betsy Graseck.

Emerging markets have revealed a new and critical challenge for global payments.

This is what I wrote about in the Financial Times yesterday: the U.S. refusal to cooperate with other countries, above all its double standard insisting that other countries must turn their foreign - exchange surpluses over to the U.S. Treasury to promote U.S. financial markets at their expense — and the demand that any country running a trade surplus with America spend the money on U.S. arms — is so abhorrent that other countries are proceeding to create an alternative global financial system of settling trade and balance - of - payments transactions without the United States.

It was in Kindleberger's book that I also first learned about the impact of the Franco - Prussian War of 1870 - 71 and the subsequent reparations payments on global financial markets (which I discuss extensively in a February blog entry) and in unleashing the final stage of a global liquidity bubble that ended with the various panics of 1873.

By working with a greater number of exchanges across different countries to list XRP, we can better serve the growing demand for global payments in both major currency corridors and emerging markets.

According to the 2016 Global Payment Report by Worldpay, alternative payment systems are increasing in popularity in various markets around thePayment Report by Worldpay, alternative payment systems are increasing in popularity in various markets around thepayment systems are increasing in popularity in various markets around the world.

The payments experts at the conference learned about the compelling benefits to merchants accepting Bitcoin, including zero charge - back risk, low transaction cost, fast processing times, and ready access to global markets.

However, it is mandatory for law enforcement agencies to continue their pursuit towards finding digital criminals, and cleaning the bitcoin market, as an effort of making the digital currency be used for its true purpose: decentralized global payments.

Furthermore, Pitney Bowes's global ecommerce services include cross-border, marketplace, and shipping solutions; location intelligence, payment, and shipping application program interfaces (APIs); marketing and delivery services; and various resources.

This project could potentially avail a payment system for participants to transact in different global markets round - the - clock that are today limited by time zone differences and office hours.

We believe, that this is a great — and necessary — step forward for the development of the domestic market to provide Vietnamese merchants direct access to such technological top - notch solutions which will help them to accept payments in a much safer way while opening up their services to a truly global audience.»

«The market recognizes that XRP is the fastest, most scalable digital asset for global payments that can also provide liquidity to financial institutions,» said Patrick Griffin, SVP of business development for Ripple.

This could disrupt the global remittance market, valued at $ 514 billion in 2012, by providing a less expensive method for direct transfers globally.8 Current providers may be forced to lower fees or be replaced by entrants like BitPesa, a mobile payment application for Bitcoin in the developing world.

Shortly after Berners - Lee left the stage, the second panel — featuring dLocal, Cambridge Global Payments, and UAE Exchange — discussed the market opportunity in cross-border payments and how they're stealing market share from othePayments, and UAE Exchange — discussed the market opportunity in cross-border payments and how they're stealing market share from othepayments and how they're stealing market share from other banks.

Maksim discussed the rise of the crypto market and its technical limitations, the potential of Bitcoin and Ethereum for becoming global payment systems, the future of Fintech Peer - to - Peer services and mortgage market.

The market had hoped that PayPal could grow to one day compete directly with Visa and tap into the multi-trillion dollar global payment processing business at scale.

These include a much better customer experience (especially on mobile, which is a key driver for e-commerce in emerging markets), better privacy (particularly relevant for cross-border payments), the ability to do smaller transaction sizes, a global and fast - growing merchant acceptance network, and of course, for many people in emerging markets, the ability to transact online whereas otherwise they would not be able to, either because they don't have a credit card in the first place, or their credit card is rejected because of fraud risk associated with a particular country.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Michael Reiken, Director of Global Marketing & Acquisitions at Text2Pay, will present at the iDate Mobile Dating Conference on the importance of virtual gifts, freemium models and mobile payment methods for dating websites.

A similar pace of increases between 2003 and 2006 most certainly did cool the economy, and the rise in short - term rates (and the effects of Fed policy on funding costs in global markets) may have precipitated the early days of the subprime ARM crisis, when rates were being adjusted sharply upward, causing payment shock for borrowers.

(2) Estimated Extraordinary Dividend payments of $ 55.8 million are associated with 14,886,107 shares of our common stock outstanding as of June 16, 2009 and Extraordinary Dividend payments of $ 1.7 million are associated with 460,828 shares of our common stock subject to currently vested options that are in - the - money at $ 4.13, the per share closing price of our stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 16, 2009, which options are assumed to be exercised prior to the dividend payment.

(3) Estimated proceeds from the exercise of currently vested options for 460,828 shares of our common stock that are in - the - money at $ 4.13, the per share closing price of our stock on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 16, 2009, which options are assumed to be exercised prior to the dividend payment.

Ecosystem Marketplace, an initiative of the non-profit organization Forest Trends, is the leading global source of information on environmental finance, markets and payments for ecosystem services.

During their 26 year marriage, the first wife, now 80, had never worked outside the home and, when in 2008 — 24 years after their divorce — the man, now 71, asked Quebec's Superior Court to reduce his alimony payments (which were, at the time, $ 2,911 per month), he said his financial situation had changed due to his recent retirement, and downturns in the global markets.

Global Pharmacy Canada («Global»), which used the Internet to market and sell generic prescription drugs to Americans, marketed itself as a Canadian company and had a call centre which took customer orders and processed payments in Mississauga, Ontario, within the jurisdiction of the Ontario College of Pharmacists.

The Messenger bot and p2p payments option are going live today for Messenger users in the U.S., but PayPal expects to roll it out to its other supported global markets in time.

The disruption of the $ 1.2 tn global payments industry will be also be driven by converging trends in regulation, global demographics and the rise of markets outside the United States.

RippleNet, a global blockchain solutions network, announced Wednesday that it has expanded its services into international financial markets, including India, Brazil and China, demonstrating the increasing need for streamlined payment transactions across borders.

Banks around the world are partnering with Ripple to improve their cross-border payment offerings, and to join the growing, global network of financial institutions and market makers laying the foundation for the Internet of Value.

It seems that Ripple is emerging itself as a major cryptocurrency in the market and is all set to establish itself as an alternative to SWIFT in Global Payments.