October 16, 2024
Experian to Provide Debt Relief and Financial Services to 5,000...
Experian is providing debt relief and financial education, products and services to more than 5,000 Hispanics nationwide. The initiative is a response to findings that high numbers of Hispanics lack...
October 16, 2024
FTC Finalizes ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule to Combat Junk Fees
In a move aimed at curbing so-called “junk fees,” the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has enacted a new rule requiring businesses to simplify the cancellation process for subscriptions and...
October 16, 2024
FTC Publishes Final Rule on Subscription and Membership Programs
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule that will require sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their subscriptions, memberships and other recurring payment programs...
October 16, 2024
Capital One Adds Subscription Management Tool to Mobile App
Capital One officially introduced a new subscription management tool to the Capital One mobile app. The tool helps consumers view, block and cancel recurring charges from select merchants with just...
October 16, 2024
Monzo Business Customer Base Exceeds 500K
British neo-bank Monzo says it now has more than 500,000 business customers. And with that milestone, the company announced Wednesday (Oct. 16) a new plan for “bigger small businesses” called...
October 15, 2024
Microsoft Settles Antitrust Lawsuit Over Activision Blizzard Acquisition
Microsoft has reached a settlement in an antitrust lawsuit brought by a group of gamers who challenged the tech giant’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. According to Hollywood Reporter, the two...
October 14, 2024
Aeon Integrates With Tron to Streamline Crypto Payments
Payments protocol Aeon will integrate the Tron network as its underlying cryptocurrency payment infrastructure. The partnership “opens new opportunities for seamless crypto payment across the TRON ecosystem,” Aeon said in a news release Monday (Oct. 14)....
October 12, 2024
Pickleball’s Rapid Expansion Gets Lobbed into the Digital World
Pickleball’s meteoric rise to popularity isn’t a solely physical-world phenomenon anymore. Now, the sport is getting kick-served into cyberspace. QVC — yes, the shopping network — is bringing the sport...
October 11, 2024
Apple TV+ to Join Amazon Prime Video’s Add-On Subscription Options
The addition of Apple TV+ to Amazon Prime Video’s collection of add-on subscription options in the United States will grow Prime Video’s offering and expand Apple TV+’s audience, executives of the two companies...
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.