U.S. Bank’s RTP addition could boost its mobile competitiveness: The bank’s 1Q rollout of a real-time payments (RTP) solution will enable instant clearing at any time—enhancing its already substantial mobile app.

They now have to report users’ business payments that exceed $600 annually, which might push them to add payment-adjacent tax services.

The smashed record shows that investors have fully recovered their confidence in the sector and aren’t ready to shut off the tap.

Virgin Money enters a hot field with its expense-management collab: Partnering with fintech Expend to offer an expense-management feature to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) puts Virgin Money in a space that’s attracting businesses and investors.

The UK-based neobank’s founder and CEO Anne Boden outlined plans to offer banking as a service globally in 2022, giving Starling a potential opening into embedded finance.

For US retailers, ecommerce conversions are increasingly taking place on mobile phones.

Over the past two years, retail ecommerce in Latin America has experienced unprecedented growth. Now, although people are returning to physical stores, consumers have fully embraced buying online, paving the way for long-term growth in the region.

Spotify adds clickable ads to its advertising lineup: The audio streaming company aims to transform podcast advertising with visual and interactive experiences.

The second time’s the charm as Image Comics workers vote to unionize: Staff overcame the comic publisher’s initial reluctance to support the union.

On today's episode, we discuss how networks and distributors' continuing fight over retransmission fees will affect consumers and what an increasingly crowded streaming market will look like. We then talk about just how big in media Apple wants to be and the relationship live sports have with linear TV and streaming. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Ross Benes.

Google infringed on five Sonos smart speaker patents: The ITC blocks import of Google products that violate Sonos IP after ruling.

Intel ramps up chip design efforts by hiring Apple’s chip engineer: Apple’s loss is Intel’s gain in 2022, which is poised for intensified silicon competition.

As retail media advertising continues to increase year over year, retailers and brands have the opportunity to better plan their digital advertising strategies

New products and technologies announced at CES 2022: We break down outstanding trends and the most compelling Connectivity and Tech announcements from the show floor.

The instant grocery delivery market is headed toward consolidation: The extremely high cost of 15-minute delivery in the US has startups built on the promise pivoting to longer delivery times and other services.