digital payments market size and transaction value

EMIRATES, DELTA AND  UNITED  are among the worlds most valuable Airlines brand with a combined brand value of over$17.5 billion .The number one airlines brand with a highest brand value is EMIRATES.Emirates  continues to lead the sector with a 21% rise in brand value to US$6.6 billion. Formula 1, the French Open and most importantly football teams from PSG to Real Madrid and Arsenal to AC Milan all display the Emirates logo.

Total Transaction Value in the "Digital Payment" segment amounts to USD 572,867.4 in 2016.The digital payments  market's largest segment is the segment "Online B2C Commerce" followed by Mobile Wallet and Online P2p transfers. with a total transaction value of mUSD 526,452.3 in 2016.

By 2020 Total Transaction Value is expected to  grow by  15% CAGR( 2016-2020) which will resulting in the total amount of mUSD 996,344.6 in 2020.

91% auto sales happened instore compared to 6% online

Consumer site visits increase the probability of instore experience and subsequent sales .According to Omnishopping retail data  94% of  US auto parts sales  happened instore compared to 6% online .

tax paid by the top 5 tech giants

How much do the top tech giants pays as tax ? This question has been asked across the political spectrum as well as across business meetings. Time and again both legislators and senators have questioned Large tech companies such as Apple and Google who  are often accused of avoiding U.S. taxes by stashing foreign earnings in countries with lower corporate tax rates.This chart tries to dig through the reality

Taxes paid by the technology giants  it definitely  not in line with the kind of  profits these companues make.In 2014, Apple paid $13.97 billion in income taxes, which is more than what IBM, Microsoft and Google paid combined. More importantly though, Apple’s effective tax rate (the average rate at which pre-tax profits are taxed) in 2014 was 26.1%. While that is actually higher than it is for many of its fellow tech companies, it is 2.5 percentage points below the average tax rate paid by S&P 100 companies in 2014, not to mention the statutory federal income tax rate of 35%.

real madrid, dallas cowboys and Yankees among top 3 richest sports teams

The most valuable t s-0w6eam for the third year in a row is Real Madrid CF, which first overtook Manchester United on the list in 2013. However, the amount of time that Los Blancos will top the rankings could be limited. American franchises have been shooting up the list lately, with the iconic Dallas Cowboys and New York Yankees franchises both passing the $3 billion mark for the first time to tie for second place at $3.2 billion

50 most valuable teams are worth $1.75 billion each, which is up 31% from 2014. Why are sports teams more valuable these days? Forbes notes that leagues and teams are signing more lucrative television deals, with live sports being an important draw in the world of PVRs and streaming. The NFL, for example, split a massive $7.24 billion in revenue with all 32 teams last season. Each team received a hefty $226.4 million, mostly from television deals. The composition of this year’s most valuable team list includes 20 NFL teams, 12 MLB teams, 10 NBA teams, 7 soccer teams, 1 NHL team, and 1 racing team (Formula One).

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