Новости за 10.02.2024

Today’s CFOs are tasked with a threefold agenda: maintaining differentiation, attracting strategic partners and managing capital.  And with annual budget season in the recent rearview mirror, the importance of focusing on initiatives that create the most value is top of mind for finance teams. “What’s important is to stay focused and support that through analytics […]

As Super Bowl weekend has consumers across the United States focused on one thing, brands and retailers are going all out to seize the opportunity to capture shoppers’ attention. According to the NFL, 200 million people watched last year’s Super Bowl, 60% of the U.S. population, presenting a hugely valuable opportunity, and for decades, brands […]

The commerce landscape is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by the rapid expansion of digital marketplaces and eCommerce platforms.  This surge comes as little surprise, as consumers are increasingly embracing the convenience of browsing and purchasing goods and services via their smartphones and connected devices, bypassing traditional in-store shopping experiences.  Beyond catering to changing consumer preferences for convenience, […]

Google One, the tech giant’s subscription program, has surpassed 100 million subscribers. “We just crossed 100M Google One subscribers! Looking forward to building on that momentum with our new AI Premium Plan (launched yesterday) offering AI features like Gemini Advanced, plus Gemini in Gmail, Docs + more coming soon,” Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, said in a […]

The appeal of buy now, pay later (BNPL) is undeniable. And the field is getting more crowded with FinTechs, and, more recently, banks. While the core value proposition is that paying over time is of value to cash-flow focused consumers, there’s value too, in offering rewards and loyalty programs to these same consumers. The rewards […]

As convenience-oriented consumers look for a single, unified app to manage their daily tasks, they want their everyday apps to include online grocery shopping options more than any other feature. By the Numbers For the study “Consumer Interest in an Everyday App,” PYMNTS Intelligence surveyed more than 3,300 consumers in the United States and Australia […]

Walmart and Target are the top funders of a campaign that aims to roll back a California law that critics say has led to a surge in retail theft. This law, Proposition 47, enacted in 2014, aimed to reduce penalties for lower-level drug and property crimes but has been criticized for leading to a surge in smash-and-grab robberies […]

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred reportedly aims to introduce a direct-to-consumer (D2C) streaming service for the league by 2025, a move that comes as sports viewing overall becomes increasingly digital and streaming-based. Manfred wants to address the challenge of digital platforms that do not allow fans to view a given team’s games within that team’s territory, […]

The increasing attacks on educational institutions, especially in the U.S., has prompted a pressing need for robust security measures to safeguard school campuses.  In response to this sobering reality, institutions are increasingly turning to advanced technologies and automation to enhance the resilience of their “connected campus” environments, as outlined in “The Automated Campus: Enabling the […]

The debate between regulators and FinTechs over the state of earned wage access (EWA) innovations looks set to heat up through the next several months. In a Feb. 7 letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra, the American Fintech Council urged that a meeting be set up with “relevant stakeholders” to have […]

Advances in technology have a track record of productively transforming society. Many technological innovations, from the sewing machine to the automobile and the elevator, have flourished under industry standard-setting and governmental oversight designed with ethical guidelines, transparency and responsible deployment in mind. Frequently, however, these policy frameworks came much later and were enacted after a […]

Consumers lost a record $10 billion to fraud in 2023, with digital tools making it easier for scammers to find targets. That total is 14% higher than the amount of fraud losses reported during the previous year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Friday (Feb. 9) press release. About 2.6 million consumers reported fraud to […]