eBay seeks to plug small business financing gap with an embedded lending product for its UK SMB sellers. eBay and other ecommerce firms will likely add more financial services, like accounting solutions, to better serve their user bases.
N26 directed to fix anti-money laundering controls: The Germany-based neobank will have to bolster measures in its home market under an order from financial regulator BaFin—potentially casting a shadow over its product and market growth plans.
Big banks to pool their users’ deposit data for credit card issuance: A group of about 10 banks, including JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo, are planning to share each other’s customer deposit records as a way of underwriting for potential customers who lack credit scores—a move that could pose a competitive threat to niche neobanks.
Teladoc unveiled its latest mental health offering—and as fellow digital health giantstake big bites of the booming telemental health market, smaller entrants could get squeezed out of the game.
One Medical inked a major deal with the largest not-for-profit health system in Texas—and it’s one of many primary care disruptors that are wielding hybrid in-person/virtual care as their main tool to carve out a lasting presence the primary care space
Digital diagnostics in the palm of your hand: Health-tech company Cue Health scored $235Mto develop its digital diagnostics capabilities—here’s why telehealth companies may be eager to scoop it up.
On today's episode, we discuss whether augmented reality is the future of marketing, how Clubhouse launching on Android can help the social audio platform grow its user base, how much the pandemic changed boomers' online behavior, whether "buy now, pay later" can move beyond retail, how to help people find something to watch on Netflix, how to swim up in the sky, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer analysts Nina Goetzen and Daniel Keyes, and principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Jeremy Goldman.
Walmart buys a digital fitting room startup: The retail giant is trying to expand its ecommerce presence after Amazon overtook it as the No. 1 apparel retailer in the US last year.
YouTube Clips a page from Twitch’s book: In a bid for some of Twitch’s success, YouTube released a copycat feature that lets users share snippets of gaming livestreams.
NBCU’s ad innovations: The company announced six new formats that focus on three main trends—shoppable TV, audience interactivity, and advanced visualization tech like augmented reality.
Podcasters, start your engines: The annual Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Podcast Upfront was this week. Here’s what caught our attention.
Axios Harris 100 ranking found that tech companies’ reputations suffered in the public eye, dropping year over year—with the sole exception of Apple.