The pandemic accelerated demand for its cloud-based solutions. Eighty-nine percent of US- and Canada-based financial advisors reported that tech tools became more critical amid stay-at-home orders. Addepar’s cloud-based platform makes it easier for advisors to access its data aggregation and analytics tools without having to upgrade their legacy systems.

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In 2021, the number of new mobile banking users in Canada will plummet to a third of the previous year’s level, considerably increasing competition among financial institutions (FIs), including CIBC. As the battle for new mobile users heats up, FIs’ mobile banking app features will be crucial. This report identifies which key growth opportunities CIBC might focus on to gain and retain customers.

Conventional wisdom suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic was a boon for podcast listening last year, as consumers around the world had more time for digital engagement while they were stuck at home. Our data confirms this assumption, showing a 20.9% rise in the number of monthly podcast listeners in 2020 across our 18 markets (although 2019 saw strong overall growth as well, at 22.6%).

All of our estimates account for the effects of the pandemic. Full Metric and Source Count:. US: 243 data points from 41 sources. Asia-Pacific: 143 data points from 42 sources. Western Europe: 180 data points from 33 sources. Latin America/Canada/Russia: 280 data points from 35 sources.

In Baltimore and Syracuse, billboard ad prices are still more than 50% below their pre-pandemic levels, according to AdQuick. But in Miami and Nashville, billboard CPMs are more than double what they went for before the pandemic, per AdQuick. Prices bounced back in states with fewer COVID-19 restrictions.

In 2021, the number of new smartphone banking users in Canada will plummet to a third of the previous year’s level, considerably increasing competition among financial institutions (FIs), including Banque Nationale. As the battle for new mobile users heats up, FIs’ mobile banking app features will be crucial. This report identifies which key growth opportunities Banque Nationale might focus on to gain and retain customers.

Wealthsimple has secured $559M in funding at a $3.7B valuation thanks to the success of its retail trading and new crypto and P2P money transfer products. The Canadian fintech should now roll out customized portfolio options to double down on growth.

In a Q4 2020 survey conducted by TiVo, budget-related concerns were the top two reasons that adult internet users in the US and Canada cited for ending video subscriptions. In the survey, 45% of respondents said they canceled a video subscription because their income had been affected by the pandemic. And 39% said they canceled because they were tightening their budgets.

It indicates that many consumers who began playing mobile games during the pandemic will continue to play even as the pandemic subsides, albeit somewhat less frequently than they did when facing pandemic-related restrictions.

Although this figure has come down considerably since the height of the pandemic (25.5% in 2020), that does not suggest the industry has hit a wall. The pandemic did play a huge role in sub OTT’s explosive expansion, however, and that positive effect is fading.

Digital gaming and viewership of gaming video content (GVC) has become more popular amid the pandemic. In 2021, some of this activity will see modest growth, while interest in other forms of gaming will taper off.

Digital transformation is vital for wealth managers, as consumer expectations are changing, fiscal pressures are tightening, and competition is stiffening. These drivers have been further accelerated by the pandemic. But transformation efforts across the front, middle, and back office can help incumbents get their services up to speed and better compete with fintech wealth managers that are challenging the status quo.

The pandemic recovery continues: Over the past 100 years, Disney has amassed an entertainment empire, spanning films, TV, merchandising, hospitality, and much more. However, its biggest moneymakers (theme parks and merchandise) are yet to fully recover from the effects of the pandemic, and films that would ordinarily be blockbusters have failed to drive audiences to the cinema.

For example, Teladoc offers its services to residents in countries like Australia, Canada, and Spain. And Hims & Hers recently announced its European expansion plans through its acquisition of London-based D2C firm Honest Health. But the US isn’t lacking demand for virtual mental health—in fact, US patients will likely opt for it in the long haul:.

Facebook reported 195 million daily active users (DAUs) in the US and Canada in Q4 2020, down by 1 million from Q3, but ahead of the 190 million it had in Q4 2019. Monthly active users (MAUs) came in at 258 million, up by 3 million from Q3 and by 10 million year over year (YoY). However, DAUs as a percentage of MAUs was 75.6%, 1 percentage point lower than in Q4 2019, before the pandemic began.

Since launching last year, It has supported more than 1,000 companies across Latin America, Canada, and Europe. It just closed a $57 million Series B funding round, which boosted its valuation to $500 million. Why it's worth watching: Expense management can be a costly and complicated process for businesses.

In this report, we explore how digitization is reshaping the banking CMO’s role, responsibilities, and priorities through exclusive interviews with 10 banking industry CMOs in the US and Canada.

Marketer Takeaway: Desktops and laptops experienced a slight bump in users in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, which may have spurred this shift. But the uptick won’t last: We expect the number of US desktop/laptop internet users to fall back down to pre-pandemic levels this year.

Digital banking channels are enjoying supercharged momentum as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. US consumers’ banking behavior will continue to evolve through 2024, spurring banks to satisfy customer demands in both legacy and digital channels.

Shopify offers assistance to SMBs through its Shopify Capital unit, which operates in the US, Canada, and the UK. The service is available to Shopify Payments users and merchants that use third-party payment providers. The company brought the offering to the UK in March 2020 amid the onset of the pandemic.

The pandemic has fueled greater social media usage worldwide and prompted revisions to our earlier forecasts. We now expect the total number of social network users to rise 8.1% in 2020, to 3.23 billion—equivalent to 80.7% of all internet users.

Why it’s worth watching: BNPL products gobbled up payments volume during the pandemic, and recent moves from big-name companies suggest that activity won't slow down any time soon. BigCommerce made Sezzle its preferred BNPL partner this week—bringing the solution to its more than 60,000 merchants.

Then the pandemic happened, which made the service’s main value proposition—bite-sized episodes that could be watched on the go—even less sensible. The problem was that TV sets are the most-preferred device for streaming video. Conviva estimated that in Q3, viewers in the US and Canada spent 58% of their time streaming on CTVs versus 14% on smart TVs and 8% on mobile.