eMarketer was pleased to moderate a Tech-Talk Webinar featuring AppsFlyer’s Chad Greenleaf, senior vice president, client services, and Barak Witkowski, vice president, product, along with Stash’s Tyler Pennell, vice president, growth. Together they shared valuable lessons learned throughout the iOS 14.5 readiness process, where the industry stands now, and best practices for a privacy-centric future.

In Africa and South America, web browsing on iPhones is far less common, with Android holding an 80% share to iOS’s 20% that quarter. More like this:. Report: Mcommerce Forecast 2021. Article: Apple must allow other in-app purchases after legal tussle with Epic. Article: Sizing the mobile messaging app opportunity for marketers.

Like its crypto ambitions, moving Africa is not something other major BNPL providers have done—and both represent the company’s hunt for growth opportunities through unique pathways. Related content: To get a deeper understanding of opportunities in crypto payments and why Zip might be pushing into the space, check out the Blockchain in Payments report.

Xiaomi, now the world’s No.1 smartphone maker, built its success on entry-and mid-range smartphones and notched staggering 83% YoY growth in 2021 thanks to strong sales in Western Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Like Oppo, Vivo, and other growing Chinese smartphone vendors Xiaomi wants to expand into the premium 5G market to sustain 2021 growth.

In Q2, Xiaomi smartphone shipments grew 83% YoY in Western Europe, Africa, and Latin America. The bigger picture: Xiaomi is the latest Chinese tech firm to enter an increasingly competitive and crowded EV and AV space. Chinese tech giant Baidu has been working on autonomous vehicles for years and recently launched the world’s first paid (though limited) autonomous taxi service in May.

Xiaomi passed Apple last month—becoming the second-largest global smartphone vendor as measured by shipments during Q2—on the strength of its unprecedented 83% YoY growth in Western Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Samsung slipped to the No. 2 position in global smartphone rankings in June 2021, per Counterpoint.