We look back at the year’s most disruptive Big Tech payment stories and how the Big Four have expanded in the space.
Not all startups are feeling the VC funding pinch: Investors are still funding startups, but they’re more selective, gravitating toward tech areas that show promise for enterprises without the risk.
Google expands its cloud but pivots to a simplicity sprint to counter the down economy: Innovation could be dialed down further for 2023 as Big Tech’s most multifaceted behemoth rethinks its strategies.
Fewer potential buyers think they’ll make a deal next year, citing a recession, fears about talent retention, and fintech uncertainty as reasons why.
Retailers’ return rates are rising: That’s a significant challenge to merchants’ bottom lines, but it also presents an opportunity for those that offer a straightforward process.
A study also found that war is more effective at enforcing compliance than rules and laws.
Wealth managers can tap into fintech apps and open finance to set up their clients for long-term success.
Retailers couldn’t get enough of retail media networks in 2022: But the challenge going into 2023 is to make those networks sophisticated and effective enough to draw ad dollars away from Amazon.
We plot the trajectories of three US policy initiatives we tracked this year to forecast how they’ll fare in the 118th Congress.
Walmart looks to bag more digital ad market share: The largest retailer’s trove of first-party data positions it for bigger and better results in advertising.
November ad spend shows the pandemic boom is over: The typically lucrative period declined 8% year over year as the market finally stabilized after the pandemic.
Today’s consumers expect brands to recognize them and anticipate their needs, all while respecting their privacy.
Meta trapped in the middle of its past and future: One year after its bold pivot to the metaverse, Meta is wrestling with poor VR user adoption while desperately trying to resuscitate legacy apps in a flagging ad-revenue reality.
Can data clean rooms satisfy regulators? The emerging tech has Big Tech adopters, but lacks clear standards.
There are more ways than ever for shoppers to buy secondhand: That’s one reason why 62% consumers have browsed, or bought, a secondhand item in the past year.
Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens ramped up warehouse automation in 2022 to compete with Amazon: We forecast that nearly half of retailers with major centers will use fulfillment robots by 2024 to fulfill consumers’ desire for faster delivery.
Cybersecurity industry is at a breaking point: Businesses are more worried about cybercrime than many other challenges just as cybersecurity professionals burn out en masse. Automation and partnerships could help.
US retail sales grew 7.6% over the holiday season: Consumers diversified their spending due to inflation and a desire to return to pre-pandemic activities such as eating out.