Starling’s maiden tie-up takes it deeper into lending: The challenger’s £50 million ($64.1 million) deal for specialty lender Fleet Mortgages lets Starling put its deposits to work and takes it into a space that’s not crowded with UK neobanks.
Tesco Bank to ax current accounts due to low primary usage: The UK retailer’s banking unit will close the accounts in November. Other banking players in the market could pick up Tesco’s exes, but the low primary status rate means the upside is limited.
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Nonstore retailers like Amazon and Wayfair, which operate solely online, are dominating the US ecommerce market.
TikTok’s rapid rise during the pandemic has been well-documented, but until recently, its fate had been uncertain due to increasing government scrutiny in several countries.
Komodo grows into a healthcare analytics beast: The healthcare analytics company is acquiring drug pricing analytics firm Breakaway Partners—we unpack why this deal will turn Komodo into a healthcare analytics powerhouse.
Virtual mental healthcare is becoming need-to-have for digital health cos: D2C telehealth giant Ro is launching virtual mental health services—this marks yet another digital health co branching into the budding market opportunity in virtual mental healthcare.
On today's episode, we discuss how Netflix got on in Q2 of this year, why it's getting into gaming, and what to expect from the streaming giant for the rest of 2021. We then talk about people's perceptions of ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD), what to make of ESPN+ raising its prices, and whether a Peacock and Paramount partnership makes sense. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Paul Verna.
Spotify earnings: Following some rocky times due to the pandemic, we expect Spotify to see strong advertising and user growth in Q2, plus an update on its podcast ventures.
Ready, set, oh no: The trend of record-low ratings continues with the Olympics' dismal opening ceremony viewership, but NBCU still pulled in record-high ad revenues.
Fintechs raised $30.79 billion, accounting for $1 out of every $5 raised for startups across industries—and newly raised, multibillion-dollar fintech funds will keep up the momentum in the coming quarters.