April 8, 2021/Mastercard U.S. retail sales growth rates increased by double-digits in March as we hit the one-year mark since the first Covid lockdowns impacted retail sales. According to Mastercard SpendingPulseTM, U.S. retail sales excluding automotive and gasoline increased 26.3% year-over-year in March, and online sales grew 56.8% compared to 2020. Mastercard […]
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Mastercard Recovery Insights: E-Commerce a Covid Lifeline for Retailers with Additional $900 Billion Spent Online Globally
New Report Spotlights Retail’s Digital Acceleration April 6, 2021/Mastercard As Covid-19 kept consumers around the world at home, nearly everything from groceries to gardening supplies was purchased online. According to Mastercard’s latest Recovery Insights report, this amounted to an additional $900 billion being spent in retail online around the world […]
Network International appoints Hany Fekry as Regional President – Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa
Appointment of Regional Head will help drive greater digital payments adoption across Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa April 5, 2021/Network International Network International (www.Network.ae), the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has announced the appointment of Egyptian national Hany Fekry as Regional President – Northern […]
