The video game livestreaming wars are heating up: Both Facebook Gaming and YouTube Gaming are aggressively rolling out incentives for streamers to leave the reigning streaming site, Twitch.
Snap's deal to bring NBCU audio clips to the app is a win-win: Better video creation tools gives Snap a boost over TikTok and gives NBCU a new way to promote its shows and movies to Gen Z.
Facebook’s metaverse plans open up opportunities for fintechs to embed their solutions within this next iteration of the digital realm.
Big Tech was unevenly affected by Apple's privacy changes: Facebook and Snap were hurt by their reliance on off-platform data, Google and Amazon leant on their strong search data, and Twitter's brand marketing focus was its saving grace.
TikTok’s tip jar is the latest feature aimed at retaining creators: Creators often rely on multiple platforms and revenue streams, but Tiktok and its peers are trying to become one-stop shops.
Peacock’s Q3 losses hit $520 million as it fails to land a big hit: The streamer’s lack of a pop culture hit and live event mixups make the tightening streaming market hurt twice as much.
Fiserv notched $3.96 billion in revenues—and recent partnerships this quarter can help it shake off losing one of its processing partners.
Walmart’s holiday shopping will feature live video and AR: Platforms have spent the last several months launching social commerce features, and retailers are jumping on board for their busiest season.
The bank can offer products to a new base of small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers via the insurer’s agents and stay competitive with digital challengers.
BRL$135M-richer BaaS provider Swap could enhance Brazil’s banking landscape: The new haul will help expand its operations and provide financial services to non-banking companies. Its success could add competitors to the country’s banking space.
Pandemic hardens mobile’s place as top US banking channel: The pandemic has brought over even more customers to mobile, the most frequently used banking channel. Banks need to prioritize the quality of their digital account-opening experiences.
Holiday sales in the UK this year will grow by 8.1% from last year, with ecommerce sales growth rates stabilizing after spiking in 2020.