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The customer experience landscape has changed dramatically over the last year as pandemic-induced lockdowns and social distancing pushed many consumers to try new technologies and experiences, such as click and collect, proximity payments, and augmented reality.

Temenos Virtual COO—which incorporates explainable AI, to help its banking clients’ business customers make financial decisions—lets banks use the technology for complex operations.

PrimaryBid partnered with Euronext to offer French retail investors early access to IPOs, but fintechs should ensure users understand that these present potentially highly risky investments.

The pandemic accelerated the increase in time spent with mobile activities in the US. Most of these gains will stick as people return to a more normal life in 2021.

Headspace is teaming up with health benefits platform Solera Health to expand its reach to more employers and payers—here’s why the duo could flourish.

The pandemic paradoxically helped pad consumer’s bank accounts—and banks now face the reckoning that fees are unlikely to return to historic levels.

The buy now, pay later firm saw record-breaking volume driven by significant US growth and is positioning itself to keep up this momentum through international expansion and new retail partnerships.

Telehealth contributed to higher consumer satisfaction with health plans amid the pandemic, per new J.D. power data—but long-term adoption of the tech remains uncertain as congress has yet to make pandemic-era telehealth regulations permanent.

Subscription-based mobile games are leveling up

Neobanks, the digital disruptors of the fintech world, will see the number of US account holders reach 20.2 million by the end of 2021, more than double the number just two years ago, according to our inaugural Insider Intelligence forecast for digital-only banks. Neobank Chime, which was founded in 2013, is well ahead of its competitors. It will hold steady as the industry leader, but there will be a shift this year for the No. 2 spot.

On today's episode, we discuss which platforms have the most creator-friendly environments, how influencer marketing is evolving, and what the next stage of the creator economy will look like. We then talk about Pinterest's new livestreaming feature, the popularity of influencer marketing on TikTok, and how companies should navigate social media coming out of the pandemic. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior analyst at Insider Intelligence Jasmine Enberg.

Wefox has raised a $650 million mega-round following strong revenue growth in 2020. And doubling down on further European expansion will tap into the growth of the European insurtech space and drive profitability.

Social media usage gains from 2020 have largely ended. Facebook will have its lowest growth rate ever, Instagram’s user base is getting older, and Twitter is coming down with a case of post-election malaise. However, TikTok and Reddit are still attracting users at an accelerated pace.

Acorns is going public via a $2.2 billion SPAC to accelerate its user acquisition growth–and this won't be the last investing app going public this year.

When US neobanks will hit 40 million clients

On today's episode, we discuss what the world will look like in 2030. Who will be the digital ad giants, how much shopping will we do online, will bank branches disappear, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer vice president of forecasting Monica Peart, senior director of forecasting Shelleen Shum, and directors of forecasting at Insider Intelligence Cindy Liu and Oscar Orozco.

In China, out-of-home (OOH) was among the hardest-hit ad formats last year. Though spending on outdoor ads will start returning to normal this year, where and how brands deploy them may be anything but ordinary in a post-pandemic China.

Amazon has enrolled millions of devices without user consent, potentially exposing private Wi-Fi networks and user data, and using customers bandwidth to connect.