An integration with Stripe ensures that businesses get paid upfront so they don’t miss out on potential revenues
Production and mobile payments go hand in hand for Apple: The company is expanding its Apple Pay services in Vietnam, marking its continuous growth in emerging markets. This mirrors potential plans for expansion in India.
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing reported a surge in overseas revenues: The strong results drove the company to raise its full-year outlook.
Price increases caused PepsiCo, Conagra sales volumes to drop: CPG companies have to tread carefully as private label sales gain share.
The IPO market is beginning to thaw: A years-long freeze is starting to change as Liquid Death and Skims look to go public.
Amazon had another record Prime Day: While shoppers spent enthusiastically, their price consciousness was on full display as BNPL usage, comparison shopping increased.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss why beauty is doing so much better than the rest of retail, how we've seen the "lipstick effect" play out, and how beauty shopping habits are changing. Then, for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank our top four beauty brand marketing strategies other retailers can learn from. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Carina Perkins.
But hurdles like technological resiliency and interoperability still stand in the way of mass adoption
Adyen joined the ranks of providers launching Tap to Pay for both Android and iPhone devices
The bank faces $250 million in fines and reimbursements for illegal business practices, which may dampen consumer trust
Arecession would put more than $200 billion in credit card issuer revenues at risk. Issuers must be fully prepared for weakened consumers hobbled by unemployment, depleted savings, and extra debt payments. And they should prepare for the toll that deteriorating credit card spending and loan risk could take on charge-off rates, merchant fee revenues, and interest income
Roku and Shopify team up on shoppable ads: Viewers will be able to purchase items from Shopify merchants directly from their TVs.
The US economy has positive momentum: Wages are rising faster than inflation, which eased to its slowest pace in over two years in June.
Domino’s will soon list its menus on Uber Eats and Postmates: The pizza company sees the apps as a means to drive incremental revenues.
Brands must ensure they’re aligned on their target audience and objectives while also using data to support their decisions. In addition, digital dollars can do double duty by amplifying in-store performance.
On today’s episode, we discuss how Gen Zers are different from older generations in that a lot of their financial services product consumption will be embedded within non-financial service-specific experiences. In our "Headlines" segment, we examine how convenience plays a major factor into Gen Z decision-making. In "Story by Numbers," we discuss Gen Z’s use of Apple Pay in consumer finance and if consumers can find competitive prices while using embedded finance experiences. And in "For Argument's Sake," we debate if more than 10% of Gen Z or Gen Alpha will go their whole lives without establishing direct relationships with financial service providers. Listen in to the conversation with host Rob Rubin and our analysts Grace Broadbent and Eleni Digalaki.
Both Amazon and its payment partners can benefit from the massive sales event
The bank will nab the portfolio from Barclays in 2025. Here’s how it could benefit from Lufthansa’s massive customer base
They partnered with EV charging platform Virta to become early market movers
High food prices push shoppers to buy private labels: Store brands accounted for a record share of grocery purchases in the first half of the year.