A rising Tide gets $100M for overseas moves: The funds will propel the UK-based neobank’s growth abroad, including India—and the size of its business customer base suggests Tide’s race against fellow domestic challenger players Starling and Revolut is heating up.
Going global: YouTube is expanding access to its TikTok clone, Shorts, to more than 100 countries this week as competition from TikTok heats up.
Mediaocean acquires Flashtalking: The advertising workflow service provider’s move to snap up the ad server is part of its effort to expand further into the programmatic space.
JPMorgan ups advisors by over 300: The bank’s client advisor headcount was up by over 300 in Q2 2021 compared to the same period last year. It’s pushing to make financial advice a key feature of branch banking, even as customers flock to digital channels for routine services.
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As brick-and-mortar stores remained shuttered, ecommerce quickly became the channel of choice for many consumers in Latin America. In turn, retailers quickly shifted their attention toward online sales channels to keep pace with consumers’ growing appetite for online shopping.
Many of the national and regional rankings for retail ecommerce sales and growth have changed little since 2020.
Johns Hopkins’ diagnostic AI spinout comes out of stealth mode: The clinical decision support platform is going on the commercial market and hoping to win the trust of physicians—we unpack why it just might.
Two digital health giants consolidate to avoid cannibalization: Microsoft and Teladoc are combining their telehealth and tech capabilities to develop a top-of-the-line virtual care platform. Below, we unpack why it’s a good move.
Roku soars at the upfronts: Advertisers’ upfront spending commitments with the platform doubled from last year, as interest in CTV continues to rise.
Tech companies are ditching legacy industry lobbying firms like the Internet Association in favor of their own individual approach. The shift allows Big Tech firms to target particular legislation that most specifically affects their products or business practices.
Price hike: Disney has raised the cost of ESPN+ as its new sports rights deals prioritize the streaming service.
The telecom announced it will remove data throttling from its Unlimited Elite plan. AT&T’s move highlights the pressure telecoms are under to stay competitive in the rabid race for 5G supremacy.