September 02, 2021
Point Card Wraps $46.5M Series B Funding Round

Point Card, the premium debit card geared toward millennials and Gen Z consumers, announced on Thursday (Sept. 2) that it has wrapped a $46.5 million Series B funding round. The...

September 02, 2021
Apple Opens Payment Gates for Media Apps Like Spotify, Netflix

Apple is moving to grant media apps like Netflix and Spotify the right to accept payments outside of the App Store and steer customers to their own websites instead, the...

August 31, 2021
Netflix Launches AutoPay in India

Netflix subscribers in India now have the option to pay for monthly streaming service subscriptions automatically, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 31) report from India Today. By switching to AutoPay,...

August 25, 2021
Subscription Payments Declines Are Usually Random, Often Costly, But Largely...

Two out of three times when a payment gets declined, FlexPay CEO Darryl Hicks said, it’s due to what he called “the month 15 problem.” Specifically, that’s when the exact...

August 16, 2021
Bitcoin Daily: NFT Marketplace NOWwhere Joins Incubator Launchpool Labs; Crypto...

Launchpool Labs, the community-centric blockchain incubator, will be incubating NOWwhere, an intelligent non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, per a Monday (August 16) press release. NOWwhere is using a “‘Netflix-style’ recommendation engine”...

August 13, 2021
Fulfillment Infrastructure For Art, Antiques Catching Up To Digital Age

Over the last several years, and especially the last 18 months, consumers have fully embraced a frictionless eCommerce experience. An item goes in a digital shopping cart and with one...

August 13, 2021
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Marketplaces, Groceries And Payments Predictions

When Walmart releases its second-quarter earnings report next Tuesday, retail watchers will get a fresh update on just how increasingly mobile consumers are impacting the box store giant’s 10,500 worldwide...

August 12, 2021
Disney Reports Near-Doubling Of Disney+ Subscribers In Q2 Earnings Report

Disney saw a sizeable jump in subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service for its third quarter, which ended July 3. According to earnings results, the number of subscribers went from...

August 11, 2021
Deep Dive: How Seamless Payments Can Help Video Subscription Providers...

The subscription economy as a whole is booming, and there is no end in sight for this trend. A March survey revealed that the global subscription market is poised to reach...