November 21, 2024
Report: OpenAI Considers Adding Web Browser and Search Partnerships
OpenAI reportedly has considered developing a web browser and powering search features for partners as it looks to expand its reach. The potential web browser would be combined with the...
November 14, 2024
Apple to ‘Vigorously’ Defend Against UK Consumer Group Class Action
Apple said Thursday (Nov. 14) that it will “vigorously” defend against a class action filed by U.K. consumer group Which? Which? said in a Thursday press release that it filed...
November 14, 2024
Apple Faces £3 Billion Lawsuit in UK Over iCloud Monopoly...
Apple is facing a £3 billion (roughly $3.75 billion) lawsuit from UK consumer group Which?, which alleges that the tech giant abused its dominant position to force customers into using...
November 13, 2024
Report: Meta Plans to Add Advertising to Threads
Meta reportedly plans to add advertising to its social media platform, Threads. The company’s Instagram ad unit is spearheading the initiative, and a small number of advertisers will be allowed...
November 13, 2024
DirecTV’s $9.75 Billion Dish Acquisition Hinges on Bondholder Agreement
DirecTV has announced it will abandon its acquisition of EchoStar’s satellite television business, which includes Dish TV, if an agreement on debt restructuring with Dish bondholders is not reached by...
November 13, 2024
Panel: Small Businesses Want Control, Automation Gives It to Them
Small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have historically faced outsized challenges relative to their own footprint. From managing ever-growing tech stacks to optimizing cash flow amidst economic volatility, SMBs already have...
November 12, 2024
Neobank Dave Makes Business Model Changes in Wake of FTC...
Dave, the neobank and cash advance app singled out in an Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint last week, Tuesday (Nov. 12) announced compliance-oriented changes to its business model fundamentals, including...
November 12, 2024
Meta to Offer EU Users Option for Less Personalized Ads...
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced plans to provide European users with the choice of seeing “less personalized ads” on its social media platforms. The...
November 12, 2024
Facebook Slashes Price for Ad-Free Subscriptions in Europe
Meta is lowering the price of ad-free subscriptions for European Facebook and Instagram users. The social media giant is reducing the price of those subscriptions by 40% in the European...
Subscription merchants that fail to offer multiple ways for consumers to buy their products will see their sales take a hit, says Bean Box CEO Matthew Berk. Only giving consumers one way to buy and pay is a key driver of voluntary churn, especially in these times. Read the “Subscription Commerce Tracker®,” a collaboration with Vindicia, for more.
Retail subscriptions are changing the shopping landscape, and nearly one-third of subscribers purchase most or all items using scheduled or auto-fill subscriptions. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 2,011 consumers and 188 retail subscription merchants, “The Replenish Economy: A Household Supply Deep Dive,” a collaboration with sticky.io, details the replenish economy and its impact on in-store shopping habits.