April 15, 2019
Facebook Nominates Alford To Board As Two Other Execs Step...

Facebook has nominated PayPal executive Peggy Alford to its board, just as longtime directors Reed Hastings and Erskine Bowles prepare to step down. Bloomberg reported that before joining PayPal in...

April 11, 2019
Solving The Subscription Movie Formula

The appeal of a subscription service like MoviePass is obvious. Movie tickets are expensive: The average price of a ticket for a non-matinee in 2018 was $9.11, and as a...

April 09, 2019
The Antitrust Avengers

Trump’s enforcers seem to be gluttons for legal embarrassment. By The Editorial Board, WSJ The Justice Department’s antitrust avengers are back. After losing its appeal to block the AT&T -Time...

April 08, 2019
Netflix Nixes Support for Apple AirPlay

Netflix has removed Airplay support so its users are unable to sling its shows between different Apple devices. Netflix confirmed to The Verge that it axed the feature this past week...

April 04, 2019
Apple Continues Price Cuts, Including For Smart Speakers

No one will ever confuse Apple for a discount retailer – it’s a chore to even imagine that – but the company lately has been slashing prices in a way...

April 04, 2019
Will The Consumer’s Next Bank Be Amazon, PayPal Or Walmart?

FinTech firms may not be the only ones that traditional financial institutions (FIs) need to keep an eye on. About six in 10 consumers have said they would be open to...

April 02, 2019
US: DOJ says banning Netflix from the Oscars could be...

The US Justice Department is concerned that potential rule changes by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may hurt Netflix and other streaming services’ eligibility for the Oscars,...

April 01, 2019
How Digital Innovators Capitalize On Subscription Businesses

To serve a wide range of consumers in the digital age, innovators are rolling out subscription offerings ranging from news content to gaming. Some providers are capitalizing on the concept...

April 01, 2019
How Card-On-File Is Changing Online Consumer Shopping

When it comes to online shopping, one of the greatest frustrations for consumers — and friction points for merchants — is having to manually enter credit or debit card information...