HSBC won’t hop on the crypto train: The banking giant’s CEO cited the asset class’s volatility as reason to stay out—a decision that could complicate its customer acquisition efforts.
Mission Lane becomes a neobank: The fintech with a credit-building focus acquired finance platform Honeydue—giving it access to a product suite that includes bank accounts and debit cards.
Banking tech vendor Zeta eyes US market boost: The company plans to enhance its global footprint with proceeds from a $250 million round led by SoftBank—placing it in a strong position to make clients out of smaller banking players that are eager to upgrade their offerings.
Teladoc, Epic rank best in KLAS: The latest KLAS report throned Teladoc and Epic for having the widest range of telehealth capabilities on the market—and having dynamic range in digital health can pay off down the road.
The Quest for AI-powered clinical diagnostics: Quest Diagnostics partnered with AI-driven digital diagnostics company Paige—another sign of the ongoing digitization of the diagnostics market.
Spelling out the value of virtual care: The AMA released a framework to measure the value of virtual care—this could help health systems get a clearer idea of the return on their telehealth investments, but they still have patient and provider woes to deal with to reap its full ROI.
The new IoT specialized 5G modem will improve IoT functionality in mission critical applications and may ultimately accelerate IoT device adoption among various industries.
Travel's on the up: With US adults' demand for domestic travel on the rise, prices are following. But there are still a few ways for marketers to capture that demand among price-conscious travelers.
On today's episode, we discuss sustainable shopping: the "circular economy" leading to the popularity of recommerce, social media playing a role in secondhand selling, and how smaller retailers can benefit from the pandemic-fueled local shopping trend. Tune in to the discussion as eMarketer principal analyst Bill Fisher hosts principal analyst Karin von Abrams and research director at Insider Intelligence Matteo Ceurvels.
The recovery continues: The US ad economy grew 52% year over year in April, according to the Standard Media Index, more than doubling March's growth figure.
A price hike at the upfronts: Networks are reportedly pressing for double-digit increases to the ad rates during their annual upfront negotiations.
The Google store: The tech giant is preparing to open its first brick-and-mortar location this summer.
US marketers go all in on gaming
The consumer packaged goods (CPG) category has seen tremendous growth thanks to ecommerce. Learn how Nestlé, one of the world's largest food companies, quickly pivoted and accelerated its digital transformation by leaning into shoppable commerce to drive digital purchases. Watch Industry Voices Spotlight on CPG with Alicia Enciso, CMO of Nestlé USA.
The raise brings the app to a $5.3 billion valuation—here’s why investors flocked to its Series C round, giving it a significant boost to expand aggressively across Europe.”