Pandemic Could Be the Catalyst for Mobile Payment Adoption in Western Europe; Is Google a Monopoly?

Western Europe—particularly the EU-4—has always had a strong cash culture, and concerns over security have inhibited mobile payment adoption in the region. October 27, 2020 [Pandemic Could Be the Catalyst for Mobile Payment Adoption in Western Europe; Is Google a Monopoly?](/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0)   Western Europe—particularly the EU-4—has always had a strong cash culture, and concerns over security have inhibited mobile payment adoption in the region. That’s gradually changing, however, in large part because of the pandemic, as more consumers are using cashless forms of payment to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. This year, there will be 59.3 million proximity mobile payment users in Western Europe, up 18.7% from a year prior. We expect steady growth through 2023, when 70.6 million people in the region will have made at least one proximity mobile payment transaction in the past six months. [Read the full article.](/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) [Just released: The 2020 Episerver Holiday Ecommerce report]( According to Episerver’s new report “An Interview with The Couch Shopper”, this year’s holiday shopper will be more demanding, more socially savvy – and they will likely be doing their shopping from the comfort of their own couch. Download the report to learn what the new shopping trends will be for this year, and how you can be ready. [Download now.]( [Podcast: Is Google a Monopoly, Has It Been Anticompetitive, and Is It Harming Consumers?](=/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0)   eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom, principal analyst Nicole Perrin and research analyst at Insider Intelligence Mariel Soto Reyes discuss the US Department of Justice's suit against Google. What are Google and the government's cases? What is a monopoly? What constitutes anticompetitive behavior? And is Google inadvertently harming consumers? ["Behind the Numbers" is made possible by Sitecore. Listen in.](=/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) [chart-image](=/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) [[Assessment] Test Your Marketing Intelligence]( Each marketing team is in a different stage in establishing their intelligence strategy. Take the “Marketing Intelligence Maturity” Assessment, sponsored content made possible by Datorama, a Salesforce company, to see where you stand next to peers. [Take the Assessment & Get the Playbook]( [Unlocking Your Brand’s Omnichannel Power Through D2C Selling](/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0)   While D2C selling can boost revenues, its true power is in its ability to give marketers the insights they need to succeed across channels and replicate success long term. [Read this article, contributed and sponsored by The Shipyard.]( /Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0 [chart-image](/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) [Report: The Sustainability of Distributed Work Models](   Managing a remote workforce at scale is challenging, and many companies weren’t prepared for this abrupt and mandatory switch to distributed work. To sustain this working model, companies need to consider how their people and processes strategies enable employee success. This report will detail the best practices for making remote work sustainable. [Read the executive summary.]( [chart-image]( [How FreshDirect Leveraged Its Fulfillment Centers to Meet Demand in Suburban Areas](/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0)   In addition to see a boost in new customers in the past few months, FreshDirect also saw a surge of orders coming in from existing customers who moved away from the city. And as a result, the company expanded its delivery services in Westchester, Connecticut and Long Island to meet demand in these areas. [Read the interview.](/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) [chart-image](/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) ©2020 eMarketer, Inc. 11 Times Square, New York, NY 10036   eMarketer Daily is published by eMarketer, Inc. [Unsubscribe](/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) | [Change email address](=/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) | [Update preferences](/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) | [Advertise](=/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) [Select "Research Submissions"](=/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0) for potential inclusion in the eMarketer Daily. If you cannot view the HTML newsletter, please [read it in your browser here](. =/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0   =/Q0PG0AL0Sy3p90MzD20sLQ0