For Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek, the company’s third-quarter results reflect the momentum it’s built over the past year and the realization of long-term strategic goals. “Back at our 2022 Investor Day, we set clear goals for Spotify’s growth and this quarter marks a key point...
Amazon-owned online audiobook and podcast service Audible is rolling out a new royalty model that will enable creators to monetize more types of content. The model will also allow listeners to access more storytelling, the company said in a Thursday (July 11) blog post on its website. In...
The New York Times plans to put its top podcasts behind a paywall. The company is considering giving only subscribers access to new episodes of “Serial,” and allowing nonsubscribers to access only the three most recent episodes of “The Daily,” The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...
As streaming changes how consumers get their audio content, the BBC is expanding its subscription offerings around the world. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the United Kingdom public broadcasting company launched BBC Podcasts Premium in 166 additional countries on Tuesday (Nov. 28), providing ad-free listening on...
August 23, 2021
Numbers, as they say, tell a story. At first glance, it may seem that upstart challenger banks are making inroads against traditional financial players, especially against credit unions (CUs). After all, although 4.2 million individuals joined CUs last year, that tally was eclipsed by the estimated 11 million customers who flocked to just seven challenger […]
February 01, 2021
Let’s rewind to January 2020, a couple of months before the world was turned on its head. If at that time, someone would have asked Citi Managing Director and Global...
January 29, 2021
It may not seem to be an easy connection to make, but as financial institutions (FIs) continue their quest for innovation, they may learn something from a toy: Legos. Because...
January 22, 2021
While the corporate treasurer’s fundamental role has remained steady, the treasury function has seen dramatic impacts from a changing market that is increasingly moving toward real time. In pursuit of...
December 04, 2024
For Spotify users, the end of the year means the arrival of “Wrapped” season. That’s when the digital audio platform offers members a statistical breakdown of their listening habits for the previous year: the artist they streamed the most, their most-listened song, the types of music they liked. This year, Spotify announced Wednesday (Dec. 5), […]
July 11, 2024
Amazon-owned online audiobook and podcast service Audible is rolling out a new royalty model that will enable creators to monetize more types of content. The model will also allow listeners to access...
June 25, 2024
The New York Times plans to put its top podcasts behind a paywall. The company is considering giving only subscribers access to new episodes of “Serial,” and allowing nonsubscribers to...
September 25, 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken legal action against Matthew Motil, the host of “The Cash Flow King” podcast, for allegedly defrauding investors in an $11 million Ponzi scheme. Motil...
