PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

Steps to Simplifying Checkout, November Retail Sales Slump

PayPal

PayPal is relying on trust, choice, ease and fast approvals to streamline the online checkout process. Plus, a dip in department store and electronics purchases in November led to a surprisingly low increase in overall retail sales.

Data:

0.3%: Increase in overall retail sales from October 2021 to November 2021.

18%; 4%: Share of shoppers who make at least one online purchase weekly and daily, respectively.

40%: Share of businesses that are making digital authentication a priority.

$1.2T: PayPal’s payment volume in the past year.

750K: Number of buy now, pay later transactions on PayPal on Black Friday 2021

PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024