Targeted Ads news and trends

PayPal Wants to Monetize the Connected Shopper With Ads
Data // May 28, 2024

Following a trend that has been predicted since JPMorgan Chase announced Chase Media in early April, PayPal has announced the creation of a new advertising division, PayPal Ads, which aims to utilize the company’s vast user data to help advertisers reach targeted audiences. The payments...

PayPal Building Ad Business Based on User Data
Data // May 28, 2024

PayPal is developing an advertising sales business built on its user data. The payments giant would create this ad network using data from user purchases as well as wider spending patterns from the millions of people using PayPal and Venmo, the company announced Tuesday (May 28)....

EU Says Meta Needs to Change Targeted Ad Practices
Regulation // December 06, 2022

European privacy regulators say Meta shouldn’t require users to accept ads based on online activity. The ruling could limit the data the social media giant can use to sell advertising, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Dec. 6), citing information from people familiar with the regulators’ ruling.  That...

Retailers Scramble to Ensure Targeted Ads Comply With New Privacy Regs
Retail // September 27, 2022

Retailers are reportedly racing to comply with California’s data privacy regulations as a new, stricter law is set to take effect in the state beginning Jan. 1.  The new California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) expands upon the existing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which has...

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PayPal Wants to Monetize the Connected Shopper With Ads

May 28, 2024
Following a trend that has been predicted since JPMorgan Chase announced Chase Media in early April, PayPal has announced the creation of a new advertising division, PayPal Ads, which aims to utilize the company’s vast user data to help advertisers reach targeted audiences. The payments giant would create this ad network using data from user […]

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United Airlines Launches Media Network Using App, Inflight Entertainment Screens

June 07, 2024
United Airlines has launched a media network that enables brands to deliver personalized advertising and offers to travelers.  The new Kinective Media by United Airlines makes this personalization possible by using insights from customers’ travel behaviors, and it will deliver these offers via the airline’s mobile app and inflight entertainment screens, the company said in a […]

PayPal Building Ad Business Based on User Data

May 28, 2024
PayPal is developing an advertising sales business built on its user data. The payments giant would create this ad network using data from user purchases as well as wider spending...

EU Says Meta Needs to Change Targeted Ad Practices

December 06, 2022
European privacy regulators say Meta shouldn’t require users to accept ads based on online activity. The ruling could limit the data the social media giant can use to sell advertising, the Wall Street...

Retailers Scramble to Ensure Targeted Ads Comply With New Privacy Regs

September 27, 2022
Retailers are reportedly racing to comply with California’s data privacy regulations as a new, stricter law is set to take effect in the state beginning Jan. 1.  The new California...