The move can bring in more volume on PayPal’s cards and enhance consumer loyalty
The tracking feature brings added utility to the card and can improve the overall UX
The card will be released early next year to capitalize on growing T&E spending, which is helping prop up overall credit card spend
Meta proposes ad-free subscriptions for EU users: A strategic shift ahead of 2024's Digital Services Act, with global implications.
Patreon makes a bet on a new model for crowdfunding: A relaunch includes features designed to get creators and fans to spend more time on the platform.
X wants to reduce traffic to rivals but may end up curbing its own: The platform removed headlines from news links in a move that could get news outlets to divest.
Spotify gives UK premium subscribers 15 monthly hours of audiobooks: Expanded access helps justify recent pricing increases.
Shein looks to faster delivery times to drive growth: The retailer pushes to source fabrics and build supply chains in markets outside of China that are closer to its international customers.
Levi Strauss blames soft wholesale demand for weak Q3 sales: The denim brand lowered its FY outlook and intensified its push to D2C as department store sales continue to fall.
Kia and Hyundai join Tesla’s NACS charging in North America. Other automakers align to provide broad charging networks that are crucial for growing EV demand.
The need for AI-capable servers presents an attractive opportunity to shift away from PCs and their lagging sales. GPU supplies remain a choke point for expansion.
Amazon keeps tweaking its online grocery delivery threshold: The retail giant now offers free delivery for grocery orders exceeding $100, down from the $150 threshold it instituted earlier this year.
Private labels gain popularity thanks to improving perceptions of quality and taste: That’s posing difficulties for CPG companies as they continue to rely on price hikes to offset softening demand.
By sticking to its values, Trader Joe’s has maintained the feeling of a neighborhood store while scaling across the country, while H-E-B’s commitment to caring for its community has won it the heart of Texas. Erewhon has taken a different approach, leveraging its famous clientele and access to lifestyle brands to become a pop culture icon.
Hospitals need flywheels, too: Praia Health recently launched as a platform for health systems to personalize patient encounters and keep them coming back—just like Amazon and Walmart say they do with their own flywheels.
Physicians reveal what they want from pharma: Doctors are generally OK with how they interact with drug companies. But there are ways pharma could deliver more value to healthcare providers—we explore how.
Patients want to relate to their providers: Almost half of patients feel anxious before a doctor’s appointment, and the same percentage don’t feel prepared. This is where providers and marketers need to step up.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what to make of the deal between the writers and studios, whether we'll soon be interacting with synthetic social networks, if AI can really improve customer service, wearable AI technology potentially replacing the smartphone, how much people have saved for retirement, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our director of reports editing Rahul Chadha, director of forecasting Oscar Orozco and analyst Max Willens.
Amp, Amazon's live audio experiment, ends its broadcast: A reflection of the challenging landscape of digital audio platforms.
Microsoft to seal Activision Blizzard deal: Overcoming regulatory hurdles, it’s poised to become a gaming industry behemoth. But Microsoft must cater to players to be successful.