Amazon continued to dominate ecommerce in 2022: But advertising, not retail, was the company’s biggest success story this year—although not enough to prevent the layoffs of 20,000 employees.

Consumers have noticed this uptick after identity fraud losses topped £15.3M last holiday season. Many are on board with using biometric data to speed up the process.

Those that already engage or plan to engage in digital currency activities must submit a business plan for approval.

It focuses on small amounts of money to help kids as young as six learn about saving.

It partnered with merchants and mobile wallets to offer customers coupons and discounts across select markets in Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Amazon will make changes to its EU business to avoid heavy fines: The retailer has promised to open up access to its buy box and stop using seller data for its private label business.

AI sensation ChatGPT isn’t just a leap forward in generative AI technology. It’s part of a trend that at least one marketing technology (martech) expert thinks will shape marketing in 2023.

As the costs of doing business increase, direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands are struggling to find and keep customers. Some brands are selling their products through Amazon to capitalize on its search power. Others are turning to brick-and-mortar stores to help out.

Will the promise of same-day delivery—often accompanied by additional fees—be enough to woo consumers away from the ecommerce giant?

On today's episode, we discuss some predictions for 2023 that are too specific to be 100% certain but could still come true, including: what will happen with TV ad measurement's single currency, how BeReal will make money, how Amazon will redefine advertising, what a Walmart+ and Paramount+ tie-up would look like, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Debra Aho Williamson, Andrew Lipsman, and Paul Verna.

On today’s episode, we discuss the use cases for real-time payments and where the service is headed. In our “Headlines” segment, we dive into embedded finance developments. In “Story by Numbers,” we break down numbers that highlight the use cases for real-time payments for enterprises and consumers. Our final segment explores the Federal Reserve’s pending launch of FedNow and how it will coexist with The Clearing House's real-time payment network. Listen in as host Rob Rubin welcomes Ulrike Guigui, executive vice president, head of enterprise payment strategy at Wells Fargo, and Sandra Nudelman, head of consumer data and engagement platforms at Wells Fargo, to the conversation.

Retail and streaming platforms poised to gain digital ad revenue in 2023: Spotify and other newer players in advertising will see faster growth than Meta and Google.

Privacy is the top challenge of data clean rooms, cited by nearly half of marketers and publishers worldwide who use them, per Lotame. For 41% of marketers and 37% of publishers, the tech is too expensive. Other concerns include issues with emails, scale, and partner overlap.

US government intensifies stance against TikTok: A permanent ban from government devices could push the public sector to further remove TikTok from devices. But some fear the service is too big to fail.

Twitter’s journalist bans are a multifaceted mistake: Musk’s flippant move has caught regulator attention, will worry advertisers, and shows a misunderstanding of what drives the platform’s content.

Roblox stumbles in November: While it’s still growing, it’s doing so at a far slower pace, reflecting a broader gaming slowdown.

The long goodbye for TV advertising: The longtime de facto ad channel kicked off a slow death that will take years to complete as digital channels claim the throne.