Venmo’s threat to neobanks escalates with direct deposit for gig workers: Its parent company, PayPal, has struck a deal with Fiserv to let companies send deposits to its users’ digital wallets—adding to the app’s growing competitive threat to challenger banks.
Including linked accounts in Varo Advance underwriting and lifting its $100.00 cap on amounts taken out gives the neobank a tool it can use for future products, plus a shot at adding new borrowers
Chase risks a hit to customer trust over data breach: “A technical issue” that accidentally made Chase customers’ data visible to those with similar personal information could hurt its business in the long run if it negatively affects the trust of its users.
Following a major shift to online retail in 2020, retail ecommerce sales will continue to grow by double digits through 2023 and make up an increasing share of total retail sales worldwide.
If the FTC decides to investigate Tesla’s Autopilot capabilities (as it’s being urged to),it could have far-reaching categorization effects for the AV industry, which for years has over-promised and under-delivered.
On today's episode, we discuss how the pandemic changed how we buy electronics and how omnichannel marketing and operations are evolving. We then talk about whether YouTube is living up to its potential, ESPN+'s sports rights strategy, and whether DAZN can shake up sports TV. Tune in to the discussion with head of ecommerce at Samsung Electronics Argentina Guido Shama, eMarketer senior analyst Matteo Ceurvels, and director of forecasting at Insider Intelligence Oscar Orozco.
The American Hospital Association wrote a letter to the federal goverment speaking favor of hospital mergers—we explore the tug of war between hospitals and consumer interests around hospital M&As.
TV viewership is up, but a new COVID wave might put a dent in time spent: We expect average daily time spent across both TV and digital video to drop slightly this year.
Marketer concerns about ad frequency on connected TVs might be misplaced: However, the reach of these campaigns is not as broad as first hoped.
Nielsen may be on the way out as the standard for TV ratings: The ratings firm could soon lose its accreditation, and new methods of measurement could reverse TV's declining ad spend.
Video games have become a major platform for music marketers: Games like Fortnite and Roblox are more popular than ever, and music labels are signing deals to promote artists in-game.
Regulators are finalizing rules that would limit the amount of data firms collect on Chinese users and require them to obtain prior consent. Though expansive, the rules won’t apply equally to government data abuse, and could ultimately be used to bring firms more in line with long-term government tech strategies.