May 06, 2024
ThredUp: Low Consumer Confidence Is Keeping Shoppers From Clothing Splurges
As consumers continue to feel economic pressures constrain their budgets, ThredUp sees shoppers pull back on buying clothes — even lower-cost secondhand ones. On a call with analysts discussing its first-quarter 2024 earnings results,...
April 26, 2024
Trove CEO: Consumers Look to Brands for Streamlined Resale Experiences
Tired of proverbially picking their way through online resale marketplaces, consumers are looking for more streamlined secondhand shopping experiences that more closely resemble the ease and simplicity of buying new....
April 18, 2024
Why Europe Must End Its 30-Year Digital Winter to Ensure...
In the last 30 years, Europe — defined here as the EU plus the U.K., Norway and Switzerland — has created few leading digital businesses compared to the U.S. and...
March 27, 2024
Rise of Synthetic IDs Demands New Approaches to Identity at...
The synthetic ID — the online identity concocted through bits and pieces of information gleaned from far-flung sources, cobbled together by fraudsters — is wreaking havoc. TransUnion found in its...
March 20, 2024
Fighting Fraud With AI: Part Man, Part Machine, All Cop
In financial services, technological advances open new doors and new avenues for fraud. Financial crime is a Hydra-headed monster, constantly finding new ways to breach defenses. From sophisticated phishing attacks...
March 13, 2024
BeyondTrucks and Samsara Team to Streamline Fleet Management
Transportation management system provider BeyondTrucks has launched a partnership with cloud platform Samsara. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (March 13), lets clients of the two firms equip dispatchers, drivers and fleet managers with access to...
March 08, 2024
HelloFresh Stock Falls to Record Low After Projecting Lower Profit
Meal-kit company HelloFresh saw its stock plummet Friday (March 8) in its largest single-day decline since debuting on the market in 2017. The company’s shares dropped to a low of 6.13 euros...
February 27, 2024
Ebay Taps AI to Drive Auto Sales, Social Commerce
As eCommerce merchants explore ways for artificial intelligence (AI) to drive conversion and efficiency, eBay is looking to the technology to boost high-ticket auto parts sales and to grow its...
February 27, 2024
Southeast Asia Emerges as Crypto, Blockchain, and AI Hub
Southeast Asia is rapidly positioning itself as a hub for crypto, blockchain, and AI technologies, with countries in the region making significant strides towards embracing these innovations. According to Chainalysis’s...