October is underway, the weather is showing early signs of cooperating with the time of year, and cooling off – unless of course you are one of our readers in the Southeastern United States, in which case your weather isn’t cooperating in any way shape or form.
And while we can do little to re-route a hurricane and have little in the way meteorological insight to offer – we can offer you the fast take on the critical FinServe news of the week. So what were the top 11 things you need to know getting into the weekend?
25 Million | The number of active Kohl’s credit card carriers now able to use Kohl’s Pay.
$1 Trillion | The amount of cash Eastern European consumer spent last year, according to the PYMNTS Global Cash Index.
11-15 Days | The wait time for employees and contractor paid via wire transfers, according to the PYMNTS Faster Payments Tracker.
60% | The amount chargebacks can be reduce by using eDNA screening, according to IdentityMind CEO Garrett Gafke.
110 Million | The estimated number of pieces of wearable tech forecasted to be in the market by the end of 2016.
75 – 80 Million | The number of mobile transactions ThreatMatrix estimates it will protect daily by the end of 2016.
11 | The number of countries MasterCard surveyed (a total of 1,400) consumers in, to learn about customer preferences.
40% | The average amount bottom performers dropped by in the latest edition of the PYMNTS/Vantiv Omniready Index.
670K | The number of complaints the CFPB has logged in its consumer complaints database.
$163 Million | Wells Fargo’s latest fine – this time for using certain accounts as dumping grounds for bad securities.
$5.5 Billion | How much Bass Pro Shops will pay to acquire rival Cabela’s.
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