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.
TV commercials are the ads that most commonly lead people to new streaming content. That was the case among US adults who watch both TV and digital video, in addition to using social media.
More US consumers shopped from their couch than in-person every day of Thanksgiving weekend 2021.
Ford to offer EV charging, telematics as a service: Covering EV pain points can help Ford gain a foothold in the commercial EV market and lead to wider adoption by government and businesses.
Insider Intelligence spoke with Andy Berman, vice president of Gopuff Marketing Solutions.
Its $13 billion Change Healthcare M&A deal came under fire and is now being delayed ‘til at least April 2022. We detail why regulators are concerned.