Crocs’ better-than-expected Q1 results are currently being attributed to the increasing consumer interest in casualization, comfort, sustainability, and personalization. During Q1, the comfort footwear company, which includes the Crocs and Heydude brands, revealed robust direct-to-consumer (D2C) growth for both labels. Crocs’ D2C revenue increased by...
Open banking initiatives and bank-FinTech collaborations continue to expand in an effort to improve financial services offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This week’s look at these partnerships and data integration efforts finds a focus on small business lending and compliance, while some newly...
New solutions continue to roll out as a result of open banking frameworks around the world and banks’ increasing willingness to collaborate with FinTechs. This week’s look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaborations reveals two new open banking initiatives from FinTechs designed to address back-office...
In an effort to create a relationship between its portfolio of investors, SoftBank has created an “operating group” within its Vision Fund. The group’s head, Gerry Lopez, told the Financial Times that the team of executives has doubled in size since it was formed late...
August 14, 2019
In an effort to create a relationship between its portfolio of investors, SoftBank has created an “operating group” within its Vision Fund. The group’s head, Gerry Lopez, told the Financial Times that the team of executives has doubled in size since it was formed late last year, and now stands at 30 employees. It is […]
May 22, 2019
Target notched an impressive beat when it reported its Q2 earnings earlier this morning (May 22), with earnings and sales both clearing analyst predictions. Net income clocked in at $795...
