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Spotify Says Payments Choice Critical to Growing Global Streaming Market Share
Spotify Says Payments Choice Critical to Growing Global Streaming Market Share
March 01, 2023  |  Payment Methods

A successful payment is music to the ears of consumers and corporations involved in streaming entertainment, so for global brands in the space, there’s no...

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Netflix Bumps Disney+ From Top Spot in Streaming Apps Rankings
Netflix Bumps Disney+ From Top Spot in Streaming Apps Rankings
December 08, 2022  |  Streaming

Winter is the best time to stay inside and catch up on your favorite programs. PYMNTS’ latest provider ranking of streaming apps reflects the best...

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Spotify Rolls Out Payment Options With Google
Spotify Rolls Out Payment Options With Google
November 13, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Spotify and Google have begun testing user choice billing (UCB), a tool that lets users of the audio streaming platform subscribe and make purchases with...

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Spotify Cancels 11 Podcasts, Trims Jobs
Spotify Cancels 11 Podcasts, Trims Jobs
October 07, 2022  |  Personnel

Spotify is canceling 11 of its original podcasts a move that will reportedly lead the streaming audio platform to lay off less than 5% of...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Walmart Metaverse Expansion Includes Concert Series
Today in the Connected Economy: Walmart Metaverse Expansion Includes Concert Series
October 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Walmart announced it is getting into the concert business by hosting a music festival inside its new metaverse space. Also,...

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EMEA Daily: Expanded Tink Partnership Brings Open Banking Payments to Adyen
EMEA Daily: Expanded Tink Partnership Brings Open Banking Payments to Adyen
October 05, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Adyen has tapped Tink to enable open banking payments, and Google announced its intention to launch a...

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Spotify Plans to Combat Hate Speech With Kinzen Purchase
Spotify Plans to Combat Hate Speech With Kinzen Purchase
October 05, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Spotify has acquired Kinzen, an Irish content moderation company, the streaming audio platform announced Wednesday (Oct. 5). “Kinzen’s advanced technology and deep expertise will help...

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Today in the Connected Economy: DoorDash Delves Deeper Into Groceries
Today in the Connected Economy: DoorDash Delves Deeper Into Groceries
September 20, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, DoorDash continues a string of partnerships with retailers outside the restaurant sphere by teaming up with Sprouts Farmers Market. Also,...

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Spotify Adds Audiobooks to Its Offerings
Spotify Adds Audiobooks to Its Offerings
September 20, 2022  |  Technology

Citing what it said were years of customer requests, audio streaming platform Spotify said it is adding audiobooks to its offerings. Beginning Tuesday (Sept. 20),...

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