BofA picks lead digital banking exec as tech chief: Naming Aditya Bhasin—who led its online and mobile banking channels—to its top technology post bodes well for the bank, building on tech successes spanning digital usage to patents.

Wells Fargo gets carrot and stick from federal regulators: Hit with a $250 million fine from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the banking giant also got a pat on the head for improvement as a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) decree ended.

The UK neobank is the latest to join the hot and crowded installment-payments space—and cross-promotion to its 5 million users could ramp it up quickly.

Mobile messaging app adoption accelerated in 2020, particularly in the early months of the pandemic, as housebound consumers sought out ways to stay connected with friends and family.

On today's episode, we discuss how much grocery shopping is being done online, where, and what's next for the space. We then talk about whether social media works better at convincing folks to buy things than email or text message, whether Urban Outfitters' new secondhand goods app can compete, and if virtual try-on technology will become the norm. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer director of forecasting at Insider Intelligence Cindy Liu.

Digital pharmacies like Capsule and Medly are only making meds more accessible in larger cities—but in order to keep up with Amazon, they’ll have to expand their footprints.

Is AR-enabled doctor collaboration a lifeline for telehealth companies? Teladoc is bringing augmented reality-enabled surgery collaboration to its provider partners—a signal that other telehealth companies could steer into new provider-facing tech as telehealth usage drops off.

In North America, TV is the dominant screen for viewing OTT video content, accounting for 82% of time spent on the activity in Q2 2021.

More governments try to stymie content moderation: Texas' and Brazil’s laws to suppress social media “censorship” would only make it more difficult to combat misinformation on the already-mistrusted social platforms.

More than 1,400 people registered to learn about social commerce, purpose-driven brands, and grocery ecommerce. The audience had lots of questions for our analysts. Here are three we think brands and retailers should know.

UK efforts to weaken GDPR may complicate international data standards: The country is moving forward on efforts to tone down the GDPR, which some lawmakers argue is stifling competition and innovation.

Facebook’s new in-house chip could improve its content recommendation and video tools: The rumored machine learning chip could be used to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

ING is closing its PFM app Yolt to focus on B2B open banking platform YTS, a welcomed focus as other players bet on consolidation.

On today's episode, we discuss why life may never be the same again, the significance of five minute TikTok videos, WhatsApp's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fine, whether convenience really is king, drone deliveries, ways to energize a workforce during the pandemic, why some countries drive on the left (or the right) side of the road, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst Suzy Davidkhanian, director of forecasting Oscar Orozco, and senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Peter Vahle.