PayPal said the accounts were linked to user acquisition campaigns—here’s what our forecasts say about the firm’s user base.
Bunq ventures into green investing: The Netherlands-based neobank’s product, rolled out in partnership with Birdee, lets customers invest in environmentally and socially conscious companies.
Available to fintechs and consumer brands, the solution lets Q2 tap into a market with great potential and add to its breadth in banking-as-as-service (BaaS).
Boston Fed, MIT hit a digital-dollar research milestone: Their paper on Phase 1 of Project Hamilton explores technical challenges for a US central bank digital currency (CBDC).
TikTok was the No. 1 mobile app in the US last year, with 94.0 million downloads, a 6% increase over 2020. Runners-up Instagram and Snapchat reached 64.0 million downloads and 56.0 million downloads, respectively, meaning the three most downloaded apps in the US were all photo- and video-sharing platforms.
Diversified EV offerings drive Ford forward in 2022: More than 275,000 orders for EVs help Ford grow 4x faster than the overall electrified segment, but can it overcome chip-related delays?
Property developer Simon hopes to make malls into dining destinations: As consumers prioritize flexibility and convenience, mall operators are having to rethink the physical retail experience.
SOC Telemed is getting acquired by a health investment firm. Just last year, it was scoring funding dollars and acquisitions—but competition might have pushed it out.
Cybersecurity woes haven’t gotten any better and threaten digital health growth: HIMSS’ new healthcare cybersecurity survey showsthat healthcare’s cybersecurity crisis isn’t getting any better. And contending with these threats could delay health entities’ digital transformation plans.
On today's episode, we discuss the reasons the metaverse will get held back and why it might not end up being the next version of the internet. Then for "In Other News," we talk about the main reason shoppers abandon their carts and why people buy things on Amazon. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Andrew Lipsman.
Snap and Pinterest reported profits, sidestepping other social platforms’ woes: Both companies are banking on augmented reality and social commerce to lift them above competitors.
New bill is biggest challenge to locked-down farm equipment: The Agriculture Right to Repair Act could challenge current business models, but expect manufacturers to fight to protect their intellectual property.
Could robot dogs find a forever home in Homeland Security? Ghost Robotics’ land drones are being tested to patrol inhospitable terrain, but will they elevate border security tensions?
Global climate-related fintech funding surged in 2021 to hit $1.2 billion, according to a CommerzVentures report.
Roblox is an early metaverse success story, but stumbles elsewhere: As tech firms look to it as an example, they should also heed its missteps.
Steve Smith talked with Insider Intelligence about how social media companies can build financial trust and what open banking can do for web3.