“When it comes to accessibility, podcasts are generally free to listen to, which understandably attracts a wider audience,” Stoker said. “Additionally, podcast production is quicker and cheaper than TV and video, which has enabled listeners to get a constant flow of fresh content; something that became a stumbling block for the TV and film industries throughout 2020.”.

There's a certain amount of people who prefer to shop in-person—and as a brand that has accessibility in mind, we don't want to exclude people who don't want to shop online. So, I think moving into stores was always part of the plan.

The initiative would expand credit accessibility to historically underserved populations—opening an acquisition opportunity for issuers. An estimated 53 million US adults don’t have traditional credit scores—which often prevents them from obtaining credit cards.

Millennials and Gen Zers are more likely to seek out the convenience and accessibility of brick-and-mortar retail clinics.

Telehealth-enabled primary care has been helping, and it’s even helped to reach new patients due to its convenience, accessibility, and affordability. For example, MDLive’s data also reported that 38% of its virtual primary care visits occurred outside of usual primary care office hours.

While startups’ AUM is still far lower than incumbents’ and as such not a direct threat, their greater accessibility will dictate the kind of digital user experiences and price points young consumers will expect from their wealth managers, putting pressure on incumbents to digitize and match startups on price.

It might be good for providers to carve out niche spaces or target markets—like small businesses, which may have limited accessibility to crypto payment services—to avoid direct competition and maximize growth potential.

The new partnership should help extend accessibility to cryptocurrency services and benefit MoneyGram’s overall business. The tie-up should give more consumers access to crypto. Despite US consumers’ overall mixed feelings on cryptos, 38% say that it’s the future of money, according to CouponFollow. But not all consumers have the digital payment tools needed to use online crypto trading services.

To add, over 75% of people in the US live within 3 miles of a CVS store, which it can lean on to boost the accessibility of clinical trials: 38% of patients who dropped out of a trial said site visits were stressful, citing inconvenient location and schedule conflicts as top reasons for dropping out.

But programmatic accessibility for CTV is growing via methods such as self-serve platforms run by streaming services, which are increasingly being viewed as something like walled gardens. The next note in this series will discuss programmatic transaction methods, walled gardens and how they fit into the programmatic landscape—and what’s left over for the open internet.

The right amount of bandwidth and accessibility within the facility for the future. The appropriate space requirements to support virtual care in both the near and long terms as technology continues to evolve. The ability to make hospital spaces dynamic, as the pandemic has taught health systems that mobility is critical to support virtual care when routine processes are displaced.

Accessibility updates are on the way: AssistiveTouch, an upcoming feature, will allow Watch users to operate the wearable without touching the screen or controls. The Watch will sense gestures like pinches or fist clenches to trigger specific apps or features. AssistiveTouch will add another accessibility component to Apple’s sizable health stack.

These tools must be cloud-based, with mobile accessibility and should integrate into the existing tools used for work in order to make the most of the capabilities from these platforms. Companies also must ensure that all employees are adopting the same tool and using it in the appropriate way.

There are several reasons for these benefits: Virtual events disencumber both organizers and attendees from the limitations of the venue space; physical accessibility is no longer a factor; travel is not necessary; and it’s often less expensive (or free) for attendees to join.

To that end, new legal mandates are rolling out to prevent grocery stores, restaurants, and retail businesses from going entirely cashless, and regulators are pressuring digital device-makers and app developers to create senior-friendly design options that will facilitate accessibility for the less digitally fluent.

Combined with first launching free banking services to maximize accessibility, this could help Revolut generate interest and build up a core of users who can spread positive word-of-mouth in its early days in the Indian market.

This accelerated transformation will require marketers to leverage the developments we saw this past year: a reallocation of marketing dollars to virtual; greater event accessibility without physical, geographic, or venue limitations; and adoption of the right virtual event platforms.

“This increased accessibility has also become a determining factor for mcommerce to take off within the region, making it one of the main drivers of further retail ecommerce growth in the years to come.”. MEXICO. Representing 19.8% of Mercado Libre’s regional ecommerce revenues, Mexico is the smallest market of those we break out, but it will be the fastest-growing market for the company in 2021.

It's quite clever to say, if you want accessibility of all content in a bingeable way, this is BritBox. If you want to access it on-demand and not pay for it, this is on our platform supported by ads.". The ITV portion of BritBox will benefit from being ad-free, as its free platform in the UK—ITV Hub—carries advertising.

That same study identified ease of use, speed, and accessibility as the most important drivers of customer satisfaction among top-performing mobile banking apps. Canadians have expressed a preference for mobile banking, and as banks continue to iterate on their mobile apps and improve their offerings, this preference will lead to higher penetration. Key Takeaway.