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Cost, lack of third-party verification, limited on-site ad space, and limited activation options are some of the top challenges brands and advertisers in the US, France, Germany, and the UK face when using retail media networks (RMNs), according to an August 2023 DoubleVerify study.

It's a shopping ecosystem. And you have a Synchrony issued private label card that's an Amazon card, and you have a Chase co-branded Amazon card. So Chase has been writing Amazon's growth for years through that co-brand. Rob Rubin:. Chase is, they were the original card, right? With Amazon? The Synchrony Amazon private label card is newer than the Chase card. Isn't that right? David Morris:.

On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss why livestream shopping hasn't caught on in the US and the UK the same way it has in China, what TikTok is doing to make the US鈥檚 launch more successful than the UK's, and what shoppers are looking for from a livestream. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top four brands that have done livestream shopping well. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Carina Perkins.

The European Commission denied responsibility for the global outage. Our take: Six months might not be enough time for Apple to alter tightly integrated systems developed over the past decade. The company may need to fork its operating systems to work differently in the EU than in other countries to avoid fines.

Platforms owners like Meta and Snap face scrutiny over data exploitation and child privacy laws. Regulatory action could disrupt their ad-based profits.

Food delivery platforms are in expansion mode: DoorDash, Uber, Instacart, and Wonder are turning to acquisitions and new markets to maintain their momentum.

For our second story, we're in the European city of Liverpool where TikTok is extending its link with the Eurovision Song Contest.

European regulators intensified their investigations into Big Tech鈥檚 anticompetitive practices: Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon parried with regulators throughout the year as various countries put tech giants in their crosshairs.

The quick-commerce space isn鈥檛 totally dead: German startup Flink raised $150 million at a nearly $1 billion valuation, as the company finds success in staying local and partnering with food delivery platform Just Eat Takeaway.

The BNPL provider added a credit opt-out feature to help prevent consumers from going further into debt

On today鈥檚 podcast episode, we bring you the major themes that we witnessed directly from the Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Recorded from the conference floor, we discuss the data and tech required to offer customers payments choices, expectations in embedded finance, and consumers鈥� privacy and trust. Tune in to the discussion with host Rob Rubin, our principal analyst Tiffani Montez, and Sean Welsh, senior vice president and managing director of financial institutions at Affinity Solutions.

PayPal partnered with Verifone to pair the point-of-sale (POS) provider鈥檚 hardware with Braintree鈥檚 payment processing and ecommerce capabilities, which are being rebranded as PayPal Enterprise Payments. This can help the company, which dominates ecommerce checkout, make inroads in store.

Adobe Analytics predicts UK shoppers will spend 拢17.2 billion ($21.19 billion) via BNPL services online in 2023, which is around 10% of total retail ecommerce spend. Electronics and fashion are the top categories for BNPL payments, but UK consumers are also using the service to pay for day-to-day essentials such as groceries and fuel, and to fund holidays. BNPL platforms are evolving beyond payments.

The news: The European Commission (EC) says Google continues to breach Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules by preferencing its own shopping, travel, and finance services in search results above competitors. The penalty for violations could reach 10% of Google鈥檚 global revenues.

The most popular channels for pet food-related information are traditional ecommerce platforms such as Tmall and JD.com (64.7%), short video ads (58.5%), and pet shop ads (41.9%). South Korea is increasingly falling in love with cats and dogs. For six years, South Korea has had the lowest fertility rate (the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime) in the world.

But its megadeal with Worldpay and FIS will transform its business and expand its revenue opportunities

General Mills sharpens its focus on high-margin core brands: The company agreed to sell its North American yogurt business, which includes the Yoplait brand, for $2.1 billion.

Though this survey data is from North America and Europe, optimism around retail media鈥檚 potential is strong in Latin America, as retail media spend is expected to double by 2028. Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil lead, but smaller markets show high growth potential. Opportunities abound for advertisers and retailers.

Indonesia has become a hotbed for ecommerce and social media, and sub OTT has momentum in Southeast Asia鈥檚 largest market as well. In 2024, the country will post the world鈥檚 fastest sub OTT viewer growth among the countries that we break out. That said, penetration will still be very low (15.5% of internet users), and Indonesia has a long way to go before it will become a core sub OTT market.