US banking trade groups want the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to pause its planned crackdown on the fees, arguing it could lead to overdue bills.
The end of YouTube Originals marks a turning point: The division never produced a hit for the platform and was shut down following an executive departure.
SoFi can call itself a bank: A charter from the OCC—which SoFi has pursued through its acquisition of a community bank—will give it greater control over interest rates and help improve digital trust with prospects.
Big incumbent banks get fintech’s support to drive on-trend personalization: Israel-based Peronetics landed $85M to provide banks with AI-powered solutions to target their customers.
Close to 75% US marketers will tap influencers for campaigns this year, up about 5 percentage points from 2021.
Turnkey telehealth solutions are becoming future of virtual care: Wheel scored $150 million to grow its plug-and-play telehealth platform. We detail who Wheel is and why it could succeed.
We unpack why new COVID-19 trackers like Walgreens’ and Verily’s return-to-work platform could see an uptick in adoption this year.
Technology. We detail iMediSync’s remote brain mapping helmet and a smart face mask developed by Northwestern University researchers.
NFTs in video games aren’t a done deal: Fan backlash and the nature of gaming technology would require unprecedented collaboration between developers.
Leaders from Pandora, Roblox, Riot Games, and more are banding together to make the metaverse safer: Lack of Big Tech support could make implementation impossible.
Big Tech and government regulators set to clash over new merger guidelines: Industry lobbying and legal delays could outlast current crop of antitrust crusaders.
China’s computing cloud gets bigger thanks to backing of Big Three telecoms: Computing power is Beijing’s new global strategy focus, and it’s quickly catching up with the US.
On the third episode of this brand new Behind the Numbers show, Reimagining Retail, co-hosts and eMarketer principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Suzy Davidkhanian and Andrew Lipsman discuss the rise of sustainability in retail and share a ranking of their top five under-the-radar retail stories for 2022. Plus, a bonus discussion of a couple of overhyped retail trends.
Shopify works with ecommerce giant JD.com to help its merchants sell in China: The deal marks a major push into China for Shopify and broadens JD.com’s international reach.
Walmart, Target, and Best Buy executives look ahead: Their comments at a retail industry conference offer insight into where and how they expect consumers to shop.
Bitcoin is losing ground in the payments realm as stablecoins solve key crypto pain points, which could move the needle for crypto adoption.
Lunar’s Thought Machine deal will help bring it toe-to-toe with rivals: The core-banking provider’s cloud-based offering will support Lunar’s product lineup and future market expansions which need to keep pace with other European challengers.