Lunar lands €210M to fuel growth: The new proceeds will fund the growing Nordic neobank’s product lineup, along with future mergers and acquisitions—its roadmap will continue the flight path it embarked on earlier this year.
The White House called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to move ahead with data-sharing regulation— its adoption would make it easier for neobanks to become customers’ primary banks and help all banking players partner with fintechs.
CIBC bolsters Microsoft cloud connection: Deepening its Microsoft relationship, the Canada-based bank will use Azure software as its cloud platform—the latest partnership of its kind for a bank seeking to cut data center costs and improve analytics.
For the first time, we have published our TikTok user forecast for Mexico, one of the hardest-hit countries by the pandemic. As people there stayed home more in 2020, many turned to the internet for entertainment, and the number of monthly TikTok users surged 222.5% year over year, according to our estimates.
Has Amazon Echo reached a saturation point?
On today's episode, we discuss whether startups like Oscar Health can take on the major health insurers, how the consumerization of healthcare is changing expectations, and what digital tools are leading to healthcare's digitization. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Lisa Phillips.
As COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up and cases go down, states and insurers are rolling back pandemic-era telehealth leniencies.
Northwell and Deaconess significantly reduced readmission rates after tapping clinical AI and remote monitoring tools—results other providers could be waiting for to kick up adoption of similar tools.
On today's episode, we discuss what to make of YouTube ad impressions moving over to TV screens, our connected TV ad spending estimates, and how to make TV ads more actionable. We then talk about what's driving Amazon's ad business, whether NBCUniversal can get primetime TV ad rates for slots on Peacock, and what impact Nielsen's new Podcast Ad Effectiveness+ solution will have. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Eric Haggstrom.
Antitrust gets even more support from Biden administration: The president signed an executive order Friday that will allow government agencies to crack down on past mergers and acquisitions in the tech space, as well as examine their practices and power when it comes to personal data collection and usage.
A hat enters the ring: Apple has initiated early talks to purchase the streaming rights for the NFL’s Sunday Ticket package, which would result in a significant change to Apple TV+’s offering.
The FCC approved Amazon’s request to use radar to track and monitor consumers’ sleeping patterns. Though Amazon has not announced how it will incorporate the tech, Echo users already appear comfortable having smart speakers record them in their bedrooms.
Global PC sales grew 13.2% YoY in Q2 2021, following several quarters of red-hot sales. However, the months of steady growth may be coming to an end as more workers and students return to offices and schools.
Clearco raised $215 million following a host of fellow alt lenders also securing significant rounds and expanding globally. The crowded market could lead to a drop in fees.
Hot Streamer Summer: Media companies are ramping up their summer marketing efforts to promote their streaming services.