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Category Archives: digital payment systems
USA/Canada metros with the most Bitcoin ATMs/tellers
Below is a fascinating list from coinatmradar.com of the cities in the United States and Canada with the most Bitcoin ATMs or tellers. There are currently a total of 1,244 in the USA and 310 in Canada. The most surprising fact is how far … Continue reading
Posted in business, Canada, Cities, commerce, consumerism, deregulation, digital payment systems, geography, infrastructure, internet, product design, Statistics, technology
Tagged Bitcoin, crypto currency, currency, finance, Litecoin, money
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2015’s Fastest growing markets for small-medium businesses
Fascinating data from PayPal which ranks small and medium business (SMB) growth by the year-over-year growth in total payment volume (TPV). All regions of the country are represented in the data, but what truly stands out are the number of … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, commerce, digital payment systems, economic development, economic gardening, economics, Economy, entrepreneurship, geography, marketing, planning, Small business, States, Statistics, urban planning
Tagged business, cities, commerce, e-commerce, econnomy, entrepreneurship, geography, PayPal, planning, small business, states, statistics
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The next land use/technology dinosaur will be…
Certain technologies and their related land uses have come and gone throughout history. In the past fifty years, examples include phone booths/pay phones, the Fotomat, or automated stamp dispensers – all victims of technological advancements and consumer choice. Another technology/land … Continue reading
Posted in commerce, Communications, consumerism, culture, digital payment systems, futurism, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, planning, Social media, Statistics, technology, Trade, urban planning
Tagged Apple, ATM, automated teller machines, Bitcoin, communications, culture, digital payment, Fotomat, futurism, Google, history, land use, PayPal, phones, planning, Samsung, Square, statistics, Swish, technology
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Canada is charting the course in “commuter commerce”
“Commuter commerce” may be a term you have never heard before, but if predictions are correct, it could be the next big growth area in digital shopping. Basically, commuter commerce means the purchasing of goods and services while one is … Continue reading
Posted in Bus transportation, business, Canada, Cars, commerce, Communications, digital payment systems, futurism, infrastructure, marketing, Passenger rail, planning, rail, Railroads, shopping, Statistics, technology, Trade, transit, transportation, Transportation
Tagged buses, Canada, cars, digital payment systems, e-commerce, futurism, PayPal, rail, streetcars, transit, transportation
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