May 08, 2025
Peloton Sees Decline in Subscription Churn to 1.2% in Q3,...
Peloton Interactive reported strong results Thursday (May 8) for the third quarter, surpassing guidance on key metrics and showcasing progress on profitability. The company also raised its full-year fiscal 2025...
May 08, 2025
Embedded Finance Unlocks Value for Underserved Small Business Sectors
The rise of embedded payments is helping to change the business models of legal and financial services companies, accounting firms, nonprofits and logistics operators, to name just a few verticals....
May 07, 2025
Recurly Acquires Redfast and Prive to Ramp Up Its Commerce,...
Subscription management platform Recurly acquired Redfast and Prive. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
May 07, 2025
Report: OpenAI Aims to Reduce Revenue Sharing With Microsoft
OpenAI is reportedly envisioning a future where it shares less revenue with longtime benefactor Microsoft. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
May 06, 2025
Instacart Introduces Alcohol-Focused Fizz App to Tap Gen Z Market
Instacart is reportedly rolling out an app targeting Generation Z consumers, centered around group orders of drinks and party snacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
May 05, 2025
Microsoft’s AI Push Notches Early Profits
Microsoft’s strategy to install artificial intelligence (AI) as a default feature on its software may be paying off. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
May 02, 2025
Will Apple’s Services Momentum Be Blunted by New Epic App...
For several years, Apple has been leveraging its hardware and services to forge an ecosystem, as phones, tablets and computers are an on-ramp to higher margin subscriptions, streaming and apps. Get...
May 02, 2025
Spotify Says Apple Approved App Update With Links to Purchase
Spotify said Friday (May 2) that Apple approved a U.S. app update that Spotify submitted Thursday (May 1) after a court ruling in the lawsuit Epic Games brought against Apple....
May 01, 2025
Spotify Submits App Update to Apple After Ruling in Epic...
Spotify said Thursday (May 1) that it submitted a new app update to Apple that includes features made possible by a Wednesday (April 30) court order that required Apple to...
Subscription merchants that fail to offer multiple ways for consumers to buy their products will see their sales take a hit, says Bean Box CEO Matthew Berk. Only giving consumers one way to buy and pay is a key driver of voluntary churn, especially in these times. Read the “Subscription Commerce Tracker®,” a collaboration with Vindicia, for more.
Retail subscriptions are changing the shopping landscape, and nearly one-third of subscribers purchase most or all items using scheduled or auto-fill subscriptions. PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 2,011 consumers and 188 retail subscription merchants, “The Replenish Economy: A Household Supply Deep Dive,” a collaboration with sticky.io, details the replenish economy and its impact on in-store shopping habits.