October 03, 2023
Who’s Going to Get Fitness-as-a-Service Right? 

Peloton and Lululemon announced a five-year global strategic partnership last week, with the goal of uniting fitness content and athletic apparel to forge a collective community boasting more than 20...

October 03, 2023
American Express Upgrades Gold Card as Businesses Hunt for Credit

American Express debuted an upgraded version of its Business Gold Card. The revamped card gives customers the ability to earn membership rewards in some business spending categories and enroll in...

October 03, 2023
The Great Connected Consumer Paradox

It has been reported that by 2010, cable television in the U.S. had sort of hit its stride. Analysts report that 90% of homes with a television had a monthly...

October 03, 2023
Meta Pitches $14 Per Month Ad-Free Social Media in Europe

Meta is reportedly proposing an ad-free version of its social media platform to European users. The company has been pitching regulators the idea of a $14 per month version of...

October 03, 2023
Loyal Subscribers Account for Nearly 80% of Subscription Merchant Revenue

In the highly competitive world of retail subscription commerce, winning over loyal customers is crucial for providers to secure a lion’s share of revenue. In “How Retail Subscription Merchants Can...

October 02, 2023
TikTok May Join Other Platforms With Ad-Free Subscription

TikTok is testing an ad-free monthly subscription plan. Code within the short-form video app suggests that the platform is exploring this new option, Android Authority reported Monday (Oct. 2). Reached by PYMNTS, a...

October 02, 2023
Sam Altman’s Gen AI ‘iPhone’ Could Upend the AI Economy

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the innovative forces powering tomorrow’s tech wave. Just like prior phase shifts in technical capability throughout history, AI applications have the potential to...

October 02, 2023
Netflix’s Merchandise Moves Highlight the Rise of Connected, Contextual Commerce  

In 2018, writing about the ways in which mobile devices and technology changed the world, PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster noted: “In the three-plus decades since consumers were first introduced to a...

October 02, 2023
X and Paris Hilton Partner on Video and Commerce

Social media platform X is teaming up with Paris Hilton and her digital ad agency 11:11 Media on shopping and video projects. X CEO Linda Yaccarino said in a Monday (Oct. 2) post on the social media platform...