DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Lilo, and Qwant want alternative search engines to be easily accessible and to be “only one-click away” in browser settings. For example, changing the default search engine on Android devices takes users 15-plus clicks, per DuckDuckGo.

The card is only available in the US, but CEO Tim Cook has said Apple will bring the card to more countries. Apple may see the UK as a good candidate because it has high credit card penetration that could signal demand: There were 60 million credit cards in circulation in the UK in December, per UK Finance. Add financial management tools.

Reddit lags behind other social media platforms in terms of time spent (although the number counts only logged-in users) which may make it less appealing for major advertisers, especially as the industry slowly pulls back on ad spending.

This figure only accounts for logged-in users, as reddit’s site and app allow for anonymous browsing—so the overall user base in 2020 will likely be significantly higher. "The higher volume of news in 2020, due to both the pandemic and the fraught election cycle, is the main driver of higher reddit user growth," said Peter Newman, eMarketer senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence.

Talkspace’s sizable customer base, wide range of digital mental health services and organic growth make it an appealing partner for a company like CVS that has said it plans to grow its mental health services.

However, facial recognition is only one identifier. Individuals could also easily be recognized by other physical attributes, such as a limp. The big takeaway: The technology can deliver unprecedented insights that could help eliminate inefficiencies and safety hazards in the automaking process.

Over the past year, US banks built up a consumer trust advantage over competitors such as neobanks and tech companies, according to our second annual “Banking Digital Trust Report.” from Insider Intelligence. The largest US banks have come to customers’ aid in a time of crisis, and customers have rewarded that flexibility with greater trust in their primary financial institutions.

“But we remain positive that audience measurement standards across the main platforms will soon be fully fleshed out and our podcast efforts will only increase.”.

Big names and popular shows aren’t the only targets for M&A: Amazon and Spotify have also been buying up audio advertising tools. Last year, Amazon bought the ad service Megaphone in a deal worth $235 million. Spotify followed suit earlier this summer, acquiring ad distributor Art19 for an undisclosed sum. Why it’s worth watching:.

But once again, FIs don’t meet the demand: Only two of the seven support it. Click here to read the full report.

According to the American Medical Association (AMA), only 28% of doctors reported using telemedicine in 2019, which was about double the figure for 2016. On the consumer side, a November 2019 Cheddar survey conducted by YouGov found that only 12% of US adults had used a telemedicine app, and roughly the same (14%) said they had never heard of telemedicine apps or websites.

Among Gen Z cryptocurrency owners, a combination of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were the investment of choice for 57.7%, while 26.8% owned only Bitcoin, and 15.5% owned cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin (PYMNTS, May 2021).

Scholars and regulators have begun to call for reform and reimagining of antitrust laws to not only address how Big Tech firms dominate share within markets, but also how their concentrated infrastructural influence introduces new types of anticompetitive harms.

By comparison, smartwatches posted only modest takeup, owned by 14.9% of the online population in 2020. Penetration was appreciably higher among males (18.5%), respondents 35 to 44 (19.6%), and those in affluent households (20.9%). Fewer than 10% of those polled owned a smart wristband.

Unlike when it first merged with Livongo, Teladoc is no longer the only telehealth giant out there. Last April, Optum announced the launch of a nationwide telehealth service, Optum Virtual Care. That’s a big deal considering the company’s expansive reach: Optum employs 53,000 providers and 1,450 neighborhood clinics across the US, according to its site.

That response was tied with “texting or chat” as the second-highest voice command use case, trailing only “map or driving” by a single percentage point. That familiarity with using voice commands in music apps could help Spotify roll out upcoming voice-based features more seamlessly.

Slowing growth follows muted interest: Digital wallets made up only 7% of point of sale (POS) volume in 2020, a slightly bigger share than cash, per Worldpay. But it also indicates providers have an opportunity to improve usage simply by invigorating consumer interest and playing up mobile’s advantages.

More than eight in 10 consumers search for information online, and most of them conduct this activity on mobile devices as well as PCs. Many also now use even newer channels like visual and voice.

That’s second only to Argentina—at 100.6%—but well ahead of the US, at 32.4%, and worldwide growth of 25.7%. Canada had more room to grow, however, due to a confluence of supply-side factors that made online shopping more expensive for consumers over the past decade.

The service will be available by invitation only for an undisclosed fee, per PYMNTS. What it means: Buy with Prime ramps up Amazon’s push into the payments space. The firm has been innovating in the point-of-sale (POS) space.

The new solar cells can reportedly not only extend the lifespan of solar panels, but also power scores of environmental field sensors and other IoT devices, reducing the need for batteries. In turn, a reduced need for batteries to power devices in remote areas could lead to less environmentally destructive mineral mining.

Meta in particular has been critical of the changes, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying they “not only [negatively affect] our business, but millions of small businesses in what is already a difficult time for them in the economy.”. The big takeaway: With many companies caught flat-footed by the iOS changes, will the same happen when it comes to third-party cookie deprecation?

To advertise with video ads on Amazon requires a minimum $35,000 spend, and Hulu’s self-service ad platform is in invite-only beta phase at the moment. Roku would not disclose its minimums to us but indicated it will be “much lower than a traditional TV ad campaign.”. The opportunity: This move comes amid Roku’s recent push to improve its own measurement capabilities.

With digital payments and ecommerce outpacing overall credit card market growth, interest in these cards will only continue to build. Looking Ahead. A flurry of digital co-brand deals points to ongoing gains—and foretells an outsized impact on the broader co-brand space.