Global payments processing firm Stripe is partnering with audio streaming platform Spotify to help creators monetize subscriptions, accept payments and launch recurring revenue streams, while also engaging on a deeper level with fans, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 25) press release. “Spotify Podcast Subscriptions make...
“Usership, not ownership.” That’s the new rallying cry of subscribers from gaming sites to streaming TV platforms as a new year of subscription delights beckon — all with a price. After accumulating subscriptions with abandon during two years of lockdowns and restrictions, people are...
Autonomy has debuted a Tesla subscription service in California with 100 Model 3 vehicles, saying it hopes to offer 10,000 Teslas through its platform by the end of 2022, according to an Electrek report Friday (Jan. 21). Founder and CEO, Scott Painter, also founder of...
Meta’s photo-sharing app Instagram is introducing a pilot subscription plan that enables creators to charge a fee to offer fans additional content, according to a blog post on Thursday (Jan. 20). The new feature is available to a limited number of U.S. creators during the...
For food sellers, delivery subscriptions kill two birds with one stone. They offer a solution to consumers’ growing frustration with added fees, and they drive loyalty. Businesses ranging from major grocery retailers such as Walmart and Amazon to leading on-demand food delivery services such as...
Today’s consumers want to get their food needs met with as little time and effort as possible. With this shift toward convenience, the traditional meal kit subscription model, which could save a couple trips to the grocery store — but which often relies on lengthy...
Nearly one-third of all U.S. consumers have at least one retail subscription. Among these retail subscribers, direct-to-consumer (D2C) subscriptions are quickly growing more popular, according to the “Subscription Commerce Conversion Index,” a PYMNTS and sticky.io collaboration based on a survey of 2,424 U.S. consumers. Get...
The old saw goes like this: Dentists are depressed because no one likes dental work. Another theory is that dental insurance is so vexing it’s kept dentists and patients grinding their teeth. In fact, the digitization of healthcare is rolling forward in earnest, and dentistry...
The future of connected vehicles and home appliances includes over-the-air software updates, app stores and subscriptions. These devices will be updated like smartphones and enable consumers to purchase additional features. Bosch announced Tuesday (Jan. 4) at CES that, as of the start of the new...
