Digital Services news and trends

Q2 Holdings Discloses That First Republic Was a Customer
Banking // May 01, 2023

Q2 Holdings has disclosed that First Republic Bank was one of its customers. First Republic Bank — which was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and acquired by JPMorgan Chase over the weekend — accounted for 2.5% of Q2 Holdings’ total revenue for...

Carrier Billing’s Coming Renaissance
Payment Methods // June 18, 2020

Carrier billing has managed to establish a strong foothold worldwide — as it has been a popular way to buy digital content in Asia, Europe in the Middle East. In the U.S. on the other hand, it never gained much traction past the early days...

How CaaS Platforms Are Changing How People And Businesses Communicate
Mobile // February 25, 2020

The world of 1997 may not initially present itself as a radically different place from today, but a stroll down memory lane quickly proves otherwise. Amazon was a three-year-old online bookstore that had recently launched its IPO with a stock price of around $20. The...

Mexico To Tax Digital Services From Other Countries
B2B Payments // February 14, 2020

Mexico passed a law this week that taxes digital services from other countries, according to a report. A 16 percent value-added tax (VAT) will be tacked onto digital services starting on June 1 of this year. The law will apply to all services, even B2B...

Interviews & Exclusives
Carrier Billing’s Coming Renaissance

June 18, 2020
Carrier billing has managed to establish a strong foothold worldwide — as it has been a popular way to buy digital content in Asia, Europe in the Middle East. In the U.S. on the other hand, it never gained much traction past the early days of cellphone use and consumers tapping it to purchase ring […]

How CaaS Platforms Are Changing How People And Businesses Communicate

February 25, 2020
The world of 1997 may not initially present itself as a radically different place from today, but a stroll down memory lane quickly proves otherwise. Amazon was a three-year-old online...

NEW DATA: Two Features That Win Subscription Subscribers

January 06, 2020
Key subscription features like free shipping, real-time messaging and mobile optimization no longer pack the competitive punch they once did – now all three are offered by 90 percent of...

Funding the Next Generation of Farmers

May 30, 2019
For credit unions (CUs), offering convenient digital services is more important than ever. Nearly 79% of credit union members have said they would leave their CUs for a FinTech to...

Quick Reads
Indian Telecom Jio Launches Bundled Netflix Subscription with Prepaid Plans

August 18, 2023
Indian telecommunications company Jio now offers prepaid voice and data plans that include a bundled Netflix subscription. This is the first time that Netflix will be available on a prepaid plan anywhere in the world, and it expands the streaming service’s reach to over 400 million Jio prepaid customers, Jio said in a Friday (Aug. […]

Q2 Holdings Discloses That First Republic Was a Customer

May 01, 2023
Q2 Holdings has disclosed that First Republic Bank was one of its customers. First Republic Bank — which was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and acquired by...

PCI Pal Launches Secure Digital Payments Platform

January 29, 2020
Secure payments provider PCI Pal launched a new digital service on Tuesday (Jan. 28) that will let organizations offer ultra-secure payments across a multitude of channels, from social media to...

Gig Marketplace Fiverr Files For IPO Amid Growing Losses

May 17, 2019
Freelance marketplace Fiverr has filed paperwork with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public on the New York Stock Exchange. The filing showed that the Tel Aviv-based company’s...