Stores Don’t Have To Die – And Marketplaces Can Get Much Better

Healthcare is a giant industry, and may help pump new revenue and life into brick-and-mortar retail. At the same time, online marketplaces are growing up – new PYMNTS research confirms as much – while PayPal tries to make new advances vial installment credit. Amid all of that, digital identity keeps making significant progress as authentication becomes increasingly important.

Data:

$40: Cost of doctor’s office visit at new Walmart primary care clinic.

45 percent: Share of eCommerce transactions done via mobile devices.

225 million: Estimated global shipments of wearable devices in 2019.

39.1 percent: Predicted CAGR of global mobile payment market through 2020.

$1.8 billion: Projected size of counterfeit goods market by 2020.