Railsbank seeks unicorn status with next round: The UK-based fintech is reportedly looking to cross the $1B valuation mark and raise around $100M to add to its embedded finance and white-label BNPL offerings.
Fiserv’s Finxact tie-up brings it ‘core as a service’: A cloud-based solution can help the core-banking incumbent stay competitive while offering banks an upgrade for older systems.
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Ecommerce sales in Canada will reach $79.80 billion in 2022, up 10.4% year over year (YoY).
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Cyber Week was the biggest ecommerce week of the US holiday season in 2021, accounting for 23% of the online gross merchandise value (GMV) from that period. The week of December 12 was the second biggest, contributing a much smaller share, with 13% of ecommerce GMV.
House passes $52B chip R&D and acceleration bill: Tech companies are clamoring for the infusion of funds, which can increase the US’ 12% share of global semiconductor production capacity.
On today's episode, we discuss what healthcare consumers in 2022 care about most and how companies are responding to those new needs. Then for "In Other News," we talk about why digital health funding has spiked and some developments in home healthcare. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Rajiv Leventhal.
A Peloton acquisition may face regulatory scrutiny: While Amazon, Apple, and Nike are each reportedly interested in buying Peloton, they need to examine whether the benefit is worth the hassle.
Virtual care alone won’t be a panacea for treating chronic conditions: New research from Included Health reveals virtual care effectively treat hypertension. We unpack some of telehealth's limitations and explore why pairing telehealth with RPM and in-person care could be more fruitful.
Spotify’s CEO is "deeply sorry" about ongoing Joe Rogan controversies: But the streaming service’s failure to accept responsibility for content on its platform complicates its efforts to move on.
The Winter Olympics’ ratings plummet: The kickoff event was one of the least-watched opening ceremonies on TV in Olympics history.
Google, Meta find themselves in Europe’s regulatory crosshairs once more: As increased scrutiny drives up the cost of doing business, Big Tech tries to fight back.
Google’s EU antitrust woes multiply: Sweden’s PriceRunner sues Google for skewing search results toward its own shopping service. The move could prompt more legal action from European shopping services.
Investment soared sevenfold in 2021 for UK-based fintechs—here’s why we expect that trend to carry through 2022.