As with other industries navigating digital transformation, the entertainment commerce landscape is undergoing a significant evolution. From streaming platforms transforming how people consume media to virtual experiences redefining live events, the landscape is evolving rapidly. This shift is not only altering how consumers engage with...
A Taylor Swift ticketing dustup late last year has put an unwelcome spotlight on the event ticketing sector at a time when changes are coming to an industry that’s effectively been dominated by one name for over a decade. Think about this: In January, The...
Around the world, gaming communities have been at the vanguard of the current Web3 boom and have been instrumental in shaping the social dimensions of new decentralized technologies. Although Africa may not be as well known for its gaming ecosystem as other regions, emerging studios...
Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, on Tuesday (May 24) announced it has launched Stripe Apps and the Stripe App Marketplace, creating a one-stop shop for more than 50 payments-related apps and allowing developers to build and publish apps to millions of businesses or...
Pimlico Race Course. The name conjures greats of horse racing that have thundered down its track over the decades — Man o’ War, Seabiscuit, Secretariat — and, as the 2022 Preakness is run this weekend at Baltimore’s iconic course, sports wagering is on the table as...
Block is stepping away from its identity as a payment-only platform and will increase its focus on cryptocurrency and music streaming as part of a transition to an all-encompassing ecosystem, according to a CNBC report Wednesday (May 18) on the company’s first investor day in...
In the establishment of the connected economy, there’s room for cryptocurrencies, for digital wallets and for consumers to use cards in the mix to transact. As it stands now, payment apps — Venmo among them — are a bit of an on-ramp to cryptocurrencies, where...
DraftKings, which has been on a deal-making tear, has just inked another big agreement, this one with broadcasting giant Turner Sports, according to a press release. The Boston-based sports fantasy operator said in the release Thursday (Oct. 15) that it has signed a multi-year agreement...
In the onslaught against Apple — and specifically, the 30 percent commission the tech giant collects each time someone pays for an app through its App Store — the hits keep on coming. At the center of it all: Online gaming, and the way we...
