We look back on our top digital health predictions for 2020—and delve into which held up in the year of multibillion-dollar M&As.
What Oracle’s rumored Cerner acquisition would mean for the EHR market: The reported $30 billion acquisition would put Oracle back on the map in healthcare cloud, and shake up the market dynamics between Epic and Cerner. More on this below.
On today's episode, we discuss some very specific 2022 predictions: Why Amazon is looking to expand into sports media, why TikTok will force YouTube to do something reckless, why Clubhouse might not last the year as a standalone company, how Disney might reposition Hulu, how Apple will re-enter the streaming wars, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Debra Aho Williamson, Paul Verna, and Andrew Lipsman.
Emerging countries looking to upgrade their network infrastructure have become good starting points for expanding Big Tech’s network provider aspirations.
Facebook has a cyber mercenary problem: Meta blocks 1,500 Facebook and Instagram accounts that targeted over 50,000 users—potentially the tip of a wider surveillance iceberg and another smear on Facebook’s reputation.
Many gift-givers are saying ‘Bah Humbug’ to physical goods in favor of experiences: 17% plan to buy experiences rather than physical gifts, though supply chain woes could be fueling this trend.
Brazil-based credit startup Open Co, India’s BNPL card fintech Uni, and cannabis card provider SuperNet are all meeting unmet payment needs.
NYDIG’s $1 billion round portends growing investor interest in crypto firms that help FIs offer their own crypto products.
Apple closes three stores, adding to concerns about retail disruption: The temporary closures raise new questions about how the pandemic might affect holiday sales—but could click and collect benefit?
Reddit to go public as monetization efforts pay off: Per our forecast, the site’s ad revenues nearly doubled this year after months of working to improve brand safety and secure partnerships.
Landor & Fitch’s innovation chief on brands and sustainability in 2022: Luc Speisser argues that brands must understand consumers’ nuanced positions on sustainability.
TrueLayer and NatWest hit an open-banking payments milestone: Their completion of their first live variable recurring payment (VRP) transactions tests out tech that could help UK banks improve retention.
MoneyLion’s embedded-finance foray cushions it from neobanking weakness: A marketplace for the neobank’s digital-only rival’s financial services offerings can serve as a hedge against the risk of commoditization.
On today's episode, we discuss how the omicron variant might change consumer behavior, the significance of Tide refusing to air a Super Bowl 2022 commercial, the real threat of churn, what people click on, how Americans share information with brands, how to solve working from home annoyances, what it's like in the coldest place on Earth, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst Suzy Davidkhanian, director of forecasting Oscar Orozco, and senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Peter Vahle.
A Mastercard survey suggests that superior trust gives banks a leg up in the race to pitch consumers on sharing their financial data.