Kyash’s haul bodes well for digital banking in Japan: Its ¥4.9B ($44.6M) fund raise from a Series D round is a sign of investors’ confidence in Japanese digital banking players.
Allica Bank gets to £1B for deposits: The UK challenger bank hit the milestone just two years following its rollout, affirming its diversification strategy is working.
Fintech offers collectible assets to Europe’s ordinary investors: The Konvi platform lets people invest in wine and watches—with plans for NFTs—capitalizing on expected global growth in the collectibles market.
Time spent with TikTok peaked at 40.0 minutes per day for the average US adult user in 2021, below that of YouTube, at 45.0 minutes daily. TikTok will lose some of its pandemic gains this year and the next, with its time spent falling to 37.1 minutes in 2023.
Consumer trust in eco-friendly claims is wavering: That’s driving large retailers such as Amazon, Target, and Starbucks to find new ways to demonstrate the effectiveness of their efforts.
Ukraine invasion puts global automotive supply chain in peril: Automakers will ship far fewer units in 2022 or cut corners due to missing components. Scarcity could drive up pricing.
A new search engine (Nava Benefits) that lets employers discover and choose their benefits based on cost and employee needs could be the answer.
Learn about out-of-home advertising's recovery, what people watch on TV, Peloton's new leasing program, rethinking the gig work model, a surprising turn of events for physical music, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Dave Frankland and Blake Droesch and director of reports editing Rahul Chadha.
The streaming wars heat up as Amazon and MGM come together: The race to win out in streaming has led to rapid consolidation in the entertainment industry.
Nielsen’s potential buyout shows the opportunity in TV measurement: The company has had a rough going, but investors see opportunity.
Snap’s new AR landmarks are a glimpse at a mobile metaverse: The company found success with try-on AR lenses, but now it’s going beyond.
There will be 19.0 million online sports bettors in the US this year. That's 7.9% of adult US internet users and a 31.0% increase over 2021.
Anything Alexa can do, ElliQ can do better: Companionship AI has the potential to satisfy some human needs, but with a sketchy track record for in-home AI, there are also risks.
Matter rollout delayed because of growing adoption: More smart home manufacturers want in on the industry standard, but could delays stop larger manufacturers from releasing products?
No code? No problem for AI: No longer limited to use by programmers, a no-code AI movement opens doors to the technology, potentially upending the tech workforce and beyond.
Apple’s iPhones are riding the 5G wave: The release of a midrange iPhone SE and China’s 5G push could make Apple the dominant 5G smartphone provider for months to come.
As another ship runs aground, retailers rethink their inventory strategies: A year after the Ever Given clogged the Suez Canal, the Ever Forward’s predicament shows the global supply chain is as vulnerable as ever.