February 07, 2022
Travel Sector Eyes Expansion as New Brands, Services Take Flight

Will we go, or won’t we? That’s the question travel brands from airlines to hotels keep asking as COVID variants wreak havoc with booking behavior. But blue skies are starting...

February 04, 2022
Mexican FinTech Uses DeFi to Provide Collateral-Free Loans to Small...

A Mexican lender is taking DeFi borrowing beyond crypto and into the broader financial market, extending $40 million in credit lines to small business customers. Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has...

February 04, 2022
Sightline Payments Intros Mobile Loyalty Powered By IGT at Oklahoma’s...

Gamblers at Indigo Sky Casino & Resort will soon have access to a mobile app offering loyalty rewards and other tools to enhance their overall experience of the casino’s GO...

February 04, 2022
Airtel Africa Has Nigeria to Thank for Strong Double-Digit Growth...

In a Friday (Feb. 4) statement, Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel, showed strong double-digit growth across all key metrics in its financial results for the...

February 02, 2022
Card Processor Revolution Lets Customers Pay by Text

Credit card processor Revolution Payments has made text payments available for its gateway customers in the U.S. The text-to-pay solution supports credit cards and ACH payments, the Virginia-based company said...

February 02, 2022
In Buying Diem’s Stablecoin, Silvergate Bank Makes Itself a Contender

With its decision this week to spend $200 million to buy the assets of the Diem Association’s largely launch-ready stablecoin, Silvergate Bank has the potential to become a serious competitor...

February 01, 2022
Today in the Connected Economy: Instacart Supplements Revenue With Ad...

Today in the connected economy, Instacart tries to boost revenues by offering ad solutions to the brands using its service, while Citi and ExxonMobil expand their credit card relationship. Also,...

February 01, 2022
WPP, Instacart Team on Online Grocery Ads

Advertising agency WPP and online grocery platform Instacart have partnered on new advertising solutions and measurement tools for consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands that will give clients early access to Instacart...

February 01, 2022
Instacart Partners With WPP to Supplement Delivery Revenue With Ad...

With the unforgiving margins of grocery delivery making it tough to run a profitable business, Instacart is going all in on advertising. The grocery aggregator announced in a Tuesday (Feb....