Smartphone duopoly could get regulatory pushback in UK: The latest effort to keep Apple and Google in check could invite competition and promote consumer choice, but there’s no viable third player.
Digital-only Chime turns to free cash deposits via Walgreens: Collaborating with the pharmacy chain will help the US neobank’s cost-conscious customers avoid fees for cash deposits and keep it competitive with other banking players that work with retailers.
The solutions can help billers improve payment collection while giving customers a more efficient way to pay their bills.
On this episode of Brand Anatomy, where we get exclusive looks inside leading brands, eMarketer Briefing director Jeremy Goldman sits down with Abby Whitmer, vice president of ecommerce at BeautyBio, to discuss how the beauty brand is adjusting to iOS privacy changes, tackling supply chain issues as a medium-sized business, and lessons from this year’s holiday season.
Digital ID regtechs are attracting record funding and revenue growth amid spiking AML fines, but as investments grow, so will FIs’ expectations of fewer incidents and fines
Amazon faces Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation after deadly tornado: With supply chains pushed to their limits this holiday season, brands must balance productivity and worker safety.
Netflix is making moves in India to compete with Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video: Streaming services have turned to the country to make up lost ground back at home, but breaking in may not be so easy.
JPMorgan’s digital-only bank plays in a market with strong neobanks and support for open banking. That could spur globally applicable innovation and best practices for its parent.
Woes prompting NatWest’s AML fine include cash-stuffed bags: The UK-based bank’s reputation gets another dent as it’s ordered to fork over nearly £264.8M ($339.5M) after a guilty plea to criminal convictions.
Growth will come from Gen Z’s interest in buy now, pay later (BNPL) and incumbents’ push to outspend and outinnovate competitors.
Social commerce is one of the biggest trends in social media in 2021. The major platforms are all pushing commerce to the forefront of their business strategies, introducing new features aimed at convincing consumers to go from inspiration to purchase with a click of a button or a tap on a mobile screen.
Podcast listening is driving adoption of food delivery services: New Nielsen data suggests that food delivery trends have been driven by this year’s growth in at-home listening.
We estimate that digital ad spending by consumer product good (CPG) brands will hit $30.56 billion this year. What's more is that the CPG sector is one of five industries to devote more than 70% of their total ad budgets to mobile.
Among US gamers, Facebook Gaming is the most popular destination for viewing live gameplay, with 42% watching esports and other gaming livestreams on the platform.
Nike acquires metaverse brand RTFKT Studios: The purchase of the 2-year-old digital-goods maker indicates that Nike believes nonfungible tokens—and the metaverse—are here for the long term.