Temenos-Microsoft cloud plans could help banks build ESG records: The banking software provider’s work with Microsoft on “Green Cloud Initiatives” could eventually expand to offering ESG solutions to other clients.
Instagram quietly passes 2 billion users amid regulatory scrutiny: The embattled platform made no announcement to mark the milestone, which may only exacerbate concerns about its size.
Letting users pay directly from their bank accounts minimizes their reliance on cards, which could mean less volume and revenues for issuers.
In an open banking world, Scotiabank’s Intuit data deal looks limited: The bank’s bilateral collaboration comes as open banking—which enables bank data sharing with larger groups of outside financial institutions—expands among big Canadian and US banking players.
Increasing competition in the realm of point-of-sale installment plans will push existing buy now, pay later firms to diversify their offerings and target consumers beyond the existing core of Gen Z and millennial users.
Walmart is the most popular online alternative to Amazon, with nearly 63% of US Amazon buyers picking up products there when not doing so on Amazon.
Google ramps up mobile AR efforts: This could be the push for Google Glass for the masses, opening up competition with Meta and Apple’s wider AR and VR.
Hulu’s 2021 ad revenue outpaces competitors, but troubles loom: The streamer’s reliance on partners like NBCUniversal to provide content could hamstring further growth.
On today's episode, we discuss the most impressive parts of the triopoly's (Google, Facebook, and Amazon) performances this year, what we were most concerned about, and why they will lose or gain share in 2022. We then talk about a new TV show designed specifically for social media and whether YouTube TV adding channels can move the needle. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna and senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Jasmine Enberg.
iSpot’s new deal with LG lets it tap into 39 million CTVs: The analytics firm pounces on Nielsen’s shaky ground by bringing together the fractured measurement space.
Vodeo Games’ union calls attention to embattled video game industry: The unionization of a relatively small studio could make big waves in a sector rallying around worker rights.
DJI dinged with investment ban that could lead to loss of US business: Its products aren’t banned yet, but that could change unless it can prove it operates ethically.
New Ring cameras could track people using facial and retinal recognition, skin texture, gait, voice, and even odor: Together with Amazon’s Project Sidewalk, it could add up to an ultra-surveillance network.