April 07, 2024
Apple Yields to EU Demands on Music Streaming
Apple has reversed course in the battle over music-streaming services in Europe. The tech giant said Friday (April 5 it has accepted demands by the European Union that it stop blocking...
April 05, 2024
Funds Pour in for D2C Wine as Millennials Seek Boozy...
With younger generations getting more of their day-to-day needs met via direct-to-consumer (D2C) subscriptions, investors are backing eCommerce wine platforms by the millions. Most recently, brand acquisition firm Full Glass Wine...
April 04, 2024
Disney to Start Limiting Password Sharing in June
The Walt Disney Co. will start limiting password sharing for its streaming services in June. The crackdown on the practice will begin in a few countries at that time and then...
April 04, 2024
Cash-Strapped Consumers Splurge on Streaming Services
When consumers facing financial pressures carve out room in their budgets to treat themselves, PYMNTS Intelligence research reveals, it is often to enjoy their favorite movies and series. By the...
April 04, 2024
Report: Alphabet Considers Bid to Acquire HubSpot
Google parent company Alphabet is reportedly considering making a bid to acquire HubSpot. The firm has met with investment bankers to discuss how much it should offer and whether it would face challenges from...
April 04, 2024
Spotify Names Christian Luiga as New CFO
Streaming audio platform Spotify named a new chief financial officer. Christian Luiga is joining Spotify from Saab AB, a European defense and security company, where he served as deputy CEO and finance chief, the Swedish...
April 03, 2024
Card Networks, FinTechs Help Consumers Navigate Subscriptions Maze
From Netflix and Spotify to Amazon Prime, it’s increasingly common for consumers to maintain multiple subscriptions. However, juggling these subscriptions across a web of apps can be challenging, especially when...
April 03, 2024
Visa Adds Subscription Manager to Digital Enablement Suite for Issuers
Visa launched a new Subscription Manager service that financial institutions can provide to Visa cardholders. The new service provides a single place where consumers can see where their card details are...
April 03, 2024
NCR Voyix Says Open Banking Will Gain Wide Embrace in...
Shadi Saifan, vice president of engineering at NCR Voyix, told PYMNTS in an interview that bridging the gap between the promise of open banking and making that promise a reality is...
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.