Account-to-account (A2A) payments are catching on for subscriptions, especially among high-income consumers. By the Numbers The report “Tracking the Digital Payments Takeover: Consumer Familiarity Controls Account-to-Account Payment Growth,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and AWS collaboration, drew from a survey of more than 3,300 U.S. consumers in...
As businesses seek more effective ways to monetize the rise of the influencer economy, leading players are pushing options for creators to offer their followers subscriptions, capitalizing on their fan bases. For instance, Meta shared last month that its Instagram Subscriptions offering for accounts with...
As app developers look to drive subscription loyalty in the face of increasing competition, Apple is making it possible for players in the space to offer bundled subscription pricing. The tech giant announced Friday (Dec. 15) in a post on its site for developers that...
The holidays are here, and Walmart and Amazon are looking for ways to boost their subscription numbers. To do that, Walmart has teamed up with Disney+ to offer streamers a $40 discount on Walmart+. Meanwhile, Amazon is said to be in the testing phase for...
In the last year and a half, due to persistent inflation and consumers going back to normal life post-pandemic, retail product subscription levels have dropped to where they were in 2019. This sharp correction in demand occurred across all retail categories, though certain markets such...
The auto-refill economy can turn retail subscriptions into essential mainstays of the household. And the right approach, as Bean Box CEO Matthew Berk and HomeLife Chief Technology Officer Ivan Rodriguez told Karen Webster, can transform otherwise luxury and discretionary goods into everyday requisites. But flexibility...
As the growth of ready-to-go meal subscriptions outpaces that of traditional meal kits, Blue Apron is launching non-frozen prepared meals — part of an industry-wide trend toward more convenient options. The meal kit company announced Tuesday (Dec. 12) the expansion of its ready-to-eat category with...
Consumers may choose to use auto-fill subscriptions, but they have little tolerance for company mistakes. Convenience is key for consumers who subscribe to auto-buy retail products, even more so than for enjoyment or savings and benefits associated with the subscription programs, data shows. Thirty-eight percent...
With video streaming services increasingly turning to subscription partnerships to drive customer acquisition in the competitive category, Disney+ is offering its customers a Walmart deal. As SFGate reported, the streaming service is offering subscribers $40 off a one-year membership to the retailer’s subscription offering, which typically costs...
