There are 2 billion people connected through the Facebook platform, which means it’s pretty much earned its moniker as the internet’s public square. However, whether it really knows how to manage that public square, and the best way to monetize it, remains to be seen. But...
Consumers are leading lives that are increasingly digitally mediated, particularly as their commerce lives are increasingly defined by multichannel interactions. There are a lot of opportunities in there — digitization and urbanization will make smart cities, making the realm of science fiction a reality. It will...
Saturday crowned horseracing’s 13th Triple Crown Winner, with its winner, Justify, now well positioned as a cash machine for its owners. Payments saw several players jockeying for a similar place in the winner’s circle last week too: Adyen with its IPO, Apple Pay with Order...
It may no longer be the case that cash is king on a global stage but, in some markets (particularly developing markets, like India), it’s still doing quite well — as consumers are spending trillions of dollars’ worth of it a year. Digital is making inroads but, as Fiserv noted, if brands...
Waste not, want not, the adage goes — a bit of an exaggeration, perhaps, but one with a large grain of truth. Waste seems to be everywhere. Sometimes it’s a symptom of size — freight logistics generate trillions a year in revenue, and wastes billions on...
The gig economy started out as a way for workers to make a little bit of extra money on the side, but it’s become a dominating force in the labor market as some 40 percent of workers are working gigs — and some 40 percent...
Consumers, particularly younger ones, are increasingly likely to buy in context when making their purchases — be it on social media or in their physical backyard. That’s because “simple, on-demand and fast” has become the new pace customers are used to, and they become grumpy...
Beyond Uber and Lyft, the gig economy is evolving, with a long tail that places value on plugging gaps in firms' skill sets and boosting gig workers' discretionary spend, too. Hyperwallet SVP Michael Ting tells Karen Webster in the latest Data Drivers that the value...
Why deliver oneself to a store — and face the hassle of heat, crowds and parking — when the store can deliver itself to you, especially if that delivery might someday involve a real, “live” delivery bot rolling to your door? It might seem a...
