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Middle Market Emerges as Underserved Opportunity for Financial Services
B2B Payments // April 30, 2024

The financial services industry tends to think at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to business customers. Solutions providers, banks and credit card companies tend to pay a lot of attention to small business, as they do during the current Small Business Week (April 28 –...

Thredd’s McCarthy: Capital One-Discover Deal Will Transcend Market Share Grab
Acquisitions // February 29, 2024

The news that Capital One has launched a $35 billion bid to acquire Discover Financial has shaken up the financial services industry. Jim McCarthy, CEO of Thredd, told Karen Webster that speculation over what the combo of the two credit card giants might mean —...

Interviews & Exclusives
Are Retail Media Networks Financial Services’ Next Big Move?

June 03, 2024
This year more than 5 trillion digital ads will be shown globally. It’s a staggering number and a testament to the desire of companies from ad giants like Coca-Cola to the smallest Amazon marketplace seller to embrace digital advertising’s promise of getting to the right customer with the right offer at the right time. For […]

Middle Market Emerges as Underserved Opportunity for Financial Services

April 30, 2024
The financial services industry tends to think at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to business customers. Solutions providers, banks and credit card companies tend to pay a lot of...

Thredd’s McCarthy: Capital One-Discover Deal Will Transcend Market Share Grab

February 29, 2024
The news that Capital One has launched a $35 billion bid to acquire Discover Financial has shaken up the financial services industry. Jim McCarthy, CEO of Thredd, told Karen Webster...