Agentic AI gains momentum: As Amazon, Walmart, eBay and others experiment with AI agents, retailers need to to figure out how to market to bots in addition to humans.
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| May 16, 2025
Alleged conflict of interest: Elon Musk just struck a deal with Visa to offer a digital wallet and peer-to-peer payment service. This raises questions about the advantages Musk will have as a competitor to banking and payments firms, especially with a newly weakened regulatory environment.
Article
| Feb 11, 2025
Reeling from 2024’s challenges, financial institutions must embrace bold strategies in 2025 to future-proof their businesses in a landscape plagued by economic, competitive, and regulatory pressures.
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| Jan 3, 2025
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| Dec 5, 2024
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| Dec 5, 2024
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| Dec 5, 2024
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Google has entered the AI shopping arena: The company’s AI Mode experience aims to assist consumers throughout every step of the shopping experience—from finding inspiration to buying at the right moment.
Article
| May 20, 2025
The news: Apple’s F1: The Movie made $144 million globally in its opening weekend, becoming the company’s first box office success after prior flops. With standout reviews and marketing synced across the Apple ecosystem, the Brad Pitt-led film was driven by premium formats like IMAX and high youth turnout.
Our take: F1 validates Apple’s blockbuster ambitions, but success here is about more than ticket sales. It’s a brand-building tool, aimed at strengthening Apple TV+ and its wider services. Turning big-screen moments into lasting streaming growth is the next test—especially as Apple balances cost, competition, and the evolving economics of global theatrical releases.
Article
| Jun 30, 2025
Payment providers are investing in AI to help streamline and personalize both the merchant and customer experiences
Article
| May 2, 2025
The company is shifting its strategies to achieve greater profitability, but investors still aren’t impressed
Article
| Oct 29, 2024
Just a third of adults in Canada will use mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) payments this year, and adoption will barely grow through 2027. Mobile banking apps and digital wallets must rethink their strategies to capture P2P users—making the most of a population that doesn’t yet have strong P2P brand loyalty.
Article
| Oct 23, 2023
Consumers are slowly making changes to how they pay at checkout. We look at the top seven payment methods and delve into what’s pushing forward and detracting from their growth.
Report
| Feb 27, 2025
Epic Games forced Apple to unwind App Store rules, setting a precedent that weakens Apple’s payment monopoly and threatens its fastest-growing services revenue stream.
Article
| May 1, 2025
At Cannes Lions 2025, commerce media partnerships once again reigned supreme. Once the domain of digital shelf tactics and retail data, commerce media is now reshaping how brands show up across social platforms, connected TV (CTV), and in-store displays. This year’s festival offered a glimpse into a more integrated, AI-driven future—one where conversational ads, programmatic pipes, and real-world touchpoints blur the lines between media and purchase.
Article
| Jun 23, 2025
In-store payments provide a new growth avenue for BNPL providers facing slower industrywide volume growth
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| Apr 17, 2025
Even so, issuers may be slow to lift preemptive APR increases as they brace for economic turbulence
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| Apr 15, 2025
This leaves the BNPL industry back at square one in terms of regulation, creating uncertainty for providers
Article
| Mar 28, 2025
Retail media ad spending in France, Germany, and the UK continues to rise, outpacing all other ad formats. The space is developing rapidly despite fragmentation and a lack of standards.
Report
| May 22, 2025
Remittances represent a large share of global payments and will keep growing—although at a flat rate. Traditional money transfer organizations have to fight harder for a share of the prize as digital-only entrants have stepped up the competition.
Report
| Jan 15, 2025
Apple will soon open up its near-field communication (NFC) tech to third-party digital wallets in the US and will let iPhone users choose their default contactless payments app.
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| Oct 17, 2024
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| Mar 19, 2025
US retail sales via mobile wallets are growing much faster than overall sales. To meet this demand, wallet providers must address consumer expectations and solve growth hurdles.
Report
| Nov 15, 2024
Along with expanded access to Pay with Venmo and a buzzy ad campaign, Venmo is trying to reach key demographics.
Article
| Jun 5, 2025
This bodes well for fintechs trying to build out their financial services offerings.
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| Mar 11, 2025
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| May 28, 2024
Source: University of Southern California (USC); Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta