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It just sold off Klarna Checkout, now rebranded as Kustom. The business could become a desirable acquisition target for its newest partner.

鈥淎ffiliate, to my mind, is one of the most under-discussed and underappreciated spending areas in media and advertising,鈥� our analyst Max Willens said on a recent 蘑菇AV webinar. US affiliate marketing spend will reach $10.72 billion this year and drive $307.27 billion in ecommerce, per our forecast. Driving that spend is a persistently value-conscious consumer, a growing creator economy, and a pivot to publishers with first-party data. Here are five factors contributing to affiliate marketing鈥檚 success.

The reputational damage could make issuers wary of taking on the card as they look for a new partner

The rollout extends Klarna鈥檚 in-store push and bolsters Alipay鈥檚 global expansion efforts

Despite intensified payment competition and rocky economic factors, private label credit cards will maintain their importance in the payments industry in 2023. Retailers should not discount the value they can bring in terms of revenues and loyalty.

Small and medium-sized businesses will account for almost half of the $35 trillion B2B payments market this year. They have been slow to digitize, handing B2B payment providers a unique set of needs to address.

As the economy improves in 2024, companies will be able to turn their focus toward technological advancements and upcoming regulations.

As inflation eases across Europe in 2024, retail, media, and marketing firms will turn their attention to regulatory headwinds on the horizon.

C) Afterpay. D) Affirm. With $21.99 billion in BNPL payment value, according to our July 2023 forecast, Klarna would be the largest BNPL provider to integrate with Apple Pay. June 18, 2024. Banking big: Which is the largest commercial US bank by consolidated assets? A) JPMorgan Chase. B) Bank of America. C) Goldman Sachs. D) Wells Fargo.

Many are willing to go into debt to get through the season. This could become a problem for payment providers

In today鈥檚 episode of The Banking & Payments Show podcast, we talk about who the BaaS compliance crackdown will hit the most, why Walmart and Amazon will pilot pay-by-bank at checkout in 2025, and how consumer privacy will change under a second Trump administration. Join the discussion with host and Head of Business Development, Rob Rubin, and Principal Analysts Tiffani Montez and David Morris.

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we discuss which hotel guest behaviors do people think are most acceptable and unacceptable, the first ad on every media type, how American households look today compared to the 1960s, and more. Tune in to the discussion with Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Senior Analyst Blake Droesch, and Vice Presidents of Content Suzy Davidkhanian and Paul Verna.

Cross-border sales are booming in Western Europe despite a slowdown in adoption. As China鈥檚 ecommerce giants eye European expansion, local retailers face a competitive threat鈥攁nd a substantial opportunity.

Advocate Health cancels liens, forgives medical debt of thousands: The health system鈥檚 abrupt decision to forgive patients鈥� debt is a play to save face after the results of an eye-opening investigation were published.

Leading cash-back credit cards need to drive acquisition in an increasingly competitive segment of the card market. Our exclusive consumer survey data reveals which emerging features issuers should invest in to win over customers.

Acquirers, networks, and issuers each play distinct roles in the payments purchasing chain. But those roles are shifting as providers adapt to the rise of software and value-added services, increased payment method choice, and cloud-based innovation.

And it can help bring together Afterpay and Cash App, another of Block鈥檚 goals. Block isn't the only payment provider worried about costs. PayPal also hinted at layoffs in its Q3 earnings. The takeaway: With Dorsey back at the helm of Square, effective in October, we can expect major cost-cutting efforts and new strategic priorities.

But most use remains online, leaving considerable in-store volume for the taking鈥攅specially as providers like Afterpay, Klarna, and Splitit actively court merchants and tech partners to simplify in-store acceptance. 4. Account-to-account (A2A) payments are gaining steam. Sixty percent of US adults said they were interested, per a Worldpay and PCI Pal study published in November 2022.