Third Party news and trends

Apple Considers Letting Users Change Default Apps
Apple // February 21, 2020

Apple is considering a move to allow users to change their default settings to third-party apps, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Feb. 20). Reacting to mounting criticism, rival apps could be given more prominence on iPhones and iPads. Apple is also weighing opening its HomePod speaker...

Olo’s Possible IPO Plan Could Come Amid Food Delivery Shifts
Delivery // January 06, 2020

One of the biggest questions faced by quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and other eateries is how to deal with online delivery, and what kinds of business relationships to build and maintain with third-party delivery providers. That question was put under the spotlight on Monday (Jan. 6)...

Deep Dive: Taking An API-Centric Approach To Faster B2B Payments
API // December 12, 2019

Access to real-time payments (RTP) could resolve various headaches for businesses, as many do not want to face the uncertainties associated with late payment deliveries to suppliers and employees. Firms also crave access to precise, real-time financial information so they can better manage their liquidities....

TCH Gives Banks An Open Banking Template
Data // November 15, 2019

FinTech firms need access to the data housed within traditional FIs. To get there, and to end the screen scraping (beloved by no one), The Clearing House (TCH) has debuted a model agreement designed to smooth the path to data access agreements. Dave Fortney, EVP...

Interviews & Exclusives
TCH Gives Banks An Open Banking Template

November 15, 2019
FinTech firms need access to the data housed within traditional FIs. To get there, and to end the screen scraping (beloved by no one), The Clearing House (TCH) has debuted a model agreement designed to smooth the path to data access agreements. Dave Fortney, EVP of product development and management at TCH, takes Karen Webster through the process designed to help standardize data sharing.

Get Ready For A More Intimate, Data-Driven QSR Experience

October 16, 2019
Fast food and QSR operations are trying to do more than old-fashioned mass meal production. Customization is coming into its own in that space, as Tim Ridgely, head of order...

Quick Reads
Apple Considers Letting Users Change Default Apps

February 21, 2020
Apple is considering a move to allow users to change their default settings to third-party apps, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (Feb. 20). Reacting to mounting criticism, rival apps could be given more prominence on iPhones and iPads. Apple is also weighing opening its HomePod speaker to third-party music streaming. The company is debating if it […]

Uber Faces Millions In Liabilities If Drivers Become Employees

October 14, 2019
A 2017 deposition is giving insight into Uber‘s legal strategy when fighting back against driver-related lawsuits. Legal documents related to an Atlanta civil suit, Jessicka Harris v. Uber, viewed by...

Walmart To Pilot Third-Party Fulfillment Strategy

September 12, 2019
Walmart has revealed it is testing out a fee-based service called “Fulfilled by Walmart.” The company’s U.S. eCommerce chief, Marc Lore, announced the news at an industry conference this week,...

Amazon On Track To Invest $15B In Tools For Third-Party Sellers

August 22, 2019
Amazon is on track to invest upwards of $15 billion this year in new tools to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) grow and succeed, according to a press release. ...