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Recap H1 2022: eCommerce Trajectory Holds Up During COVID Recovery

Recap H1 2022: eCommerce Trajectory Holds Up During COVID Recovery
Recap H1 2022: eCommerce Trajectory Holds Up During COVID Recovery
June 21, 2022  |  eCommerce

Revisiting a rollercoaster first half of 2022 and looking ahead at how the connected economy will progress without a pandemic nipping at its heels, eCommerce...

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Today in Data: How Consumers Deal With Inflation
Today in Data: How Consumers Deal With Inflation
June 21, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, with inflation driving up the cost of food and fuel, consumers are seeking new ways to cut costs. Get the Full Story...

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Gucci Continues Courting Younger Consumers With Harry Styles-Designed Line
Gucci Continues Courting Younger Consumers With Harry Styles-Designed Line
June 21, 2022  |  Retail

In a bid to broaden its appeal to young consumers, Gucci has teamed up with pop music superstar Harry Styles to produce a line of...

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CFPB May Examine Banks With High Overdraft Fees
CFPB May Examine Banks With High Overdraft Fees
June 21, 2022  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Friday (June 17) that it is measuring the impact that account overdraft fees have on consumers, and...

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Global-e Acquires Borderfree, Expanding Cross-Border Operations
Global-e Acquires Borderfree, Expanding Cross-Border Operations
June 21, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Cross-border end-to-end platform Global-e agreed to acquire Borderfree, a cross-border eCommerce solutions business, from Pitney Bowes, according to a Tuesday (June 21) joint press release,...

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Crypto Lender Babel Announces Debt Relief
Crypto Lender Babel Announces Debt Relief
June 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Four days after freezing withdrawals, cryptocurrency lender Babel Finance announced Monday (June 20) on its website that it had “reached preliminary agreements on the repayment...

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South Korea Tells Terraform Staff to Stay in Country, Indicating Investigation Ramp-Up
South Korea Tells Terraform Staff to Stay in Country, Indicating Investigation Ramp-Up
June 21, 2022  |  International

The South Korean government has ordered current and former staff of Terraform Labs to stay in the country, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (June 21). The move...

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Wish.com CEO: Our Customers ‘Forget What They Bought,’ Enjoy the Surprise
Wish.com CEO: Our Customers ‘Forget What They Bought,’ Enjoy the Surprise
June 21, 2022  |  Retail

At a time when consumers are tightening their belts, trading down and shifting their spending habits toward essential items, Wish.com’s new CEO Vijay Talwar says...

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PropTech Startup Huspy Nets $37M Series A
PropTech Startup Huspy Nets $37M Series A
June 21, 2022  |  Investments

PropTechnology startup Huspy has announced in a press release on Tuesday (June 21) that it has raised $37 million in a Series A funding round...

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