Pinterest gets a Shopping List: The new feature strengthens Pinterest's lower-funnel capabilities, a key ingredient for its social commerce ambitions.
Keep on streaming: People plan to maintain the number of streaming services they use even after the pandemic—but to do so, many will likely turn to ad-supported options.
Creator Week: Instagram is holding a virtual event series for creators of all creeds today through Thursday as it works to help them grow, monetize, and stay on its platform.
Push notifications push away users
But financing directly from its balance sheet may prove harder to scale than using investors via a marketplace, like Pipe.
A tweet from Jack Dorsey outlined Square’s ambitions to launch a wallet device that’d reduce reliance on third-party crypto custodians by giving consumers greater control over how they store and spend their Bitcoins.
One Medical's $2.1B acquisition unlocks a multi-billion dollar revenue opportunity thanks to new CMS reimbursement, and a move we expect to kick off an M&A spree among PCP entrants.
Simmons First National Corporation wants to buy a pair of smaller banks in Tennessee for a quick path to an expanded branch footprint and larger deposit base to fund digital investments.
NAB under anti-money laundering scrutiny: The Australia-based bank disclosed that it’s the subject of a probe—the investigation could spur customers to look at neobanks if it turns into an expensive scandal.
Brazil’s BS2 takes the Weel: The Brazil-based neobank acquired Israeli fintech Weel in a play for small and medium-sized businesses—here’s why that will help it stand out from challenger banking players in the consumer space.
On today's episode, we discuss who owns everything in the media universe, the formation of Warner Bros. Discovery, and why Amazon bought MGM. We then talk about how people are consuming sports in different ways, CNN's new streaming service, and whether HBO Max with ads can make a big splash. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Eric Haggstrom.
Virtual reality (VR) has the potential to redefine how brands engage with consumers, and companies in China are investing heavily in this emerging technology. But adoption there has hit a wall, meaning the industry must overcome technical challenges, and other pain points, for VR to become a game changer for consumer marketing.
More antitrust probes for Facebook: The social platform is facing new investigations, but this time it's a coordinated effort—the first-ever of its kind—from the EU and UK.