One hundred years ago, the grocery shopper was just trying out the new concept of chain stores like Piggly Wiggly, A&P and King Kullen. She would visit one of these chains with sawdust on the floor and handwritten price tags for items like sirloin steak...
Indian food delivery and quick commerce company Zomato intends to expand its efforts in the business of helping Indian consumers discover and purchase tickets for movies, sports and events. The company plans to do so by acquiring the entertainment ticketing business of Paytm, an Indian...
Trustly and food delivery service foodora have teamed up to allow foodora’s customers to pay directly from their bank account, with no need for a credit or debit card. This new open banking payments solution will be launched in Finland and then expanded to Norway,...
Indonesian super app Grab saw a record number of monthly users in its latest quarter. “We continued to harness the strength of the Grab ecosystem, and improved the usage frequency and reliability of our products and services,” Grab CEO and Co-founder Anthony Tan said in a news release Thursday...
July 19, 2023
Much like other highly competitive sectors, the aggregator market is dominated by the top three leaders and then the rest when it comes to usage. A closer look, however, reveals that over the past year, the three leaders — DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub — have settled into a clear first, second and third place, in […]
July 03, 2023
As consumers gear up to go on summer vacation, aggregators and restaurants alike are looking for ways to keep customers engaged even when they are away from home. Most recently,...
March 13, 2023
As consumers rethink restaurant spending amid inflation, diners across income brackets are shifting to pickup. For the latest edition of PYMNTS’ Connected Dining study, “Connected Dining: Rising Costs Push Consumers...
December 06, 2022
Venture capital funding has dwindled significantly following a banner year in the tech investment space. According to Thomas Cuvelier, partner at Paris-based venture investment firm Alven, the bulk of the blame lies...
September 19, 2024
Rewards network Ascenda says it is getting bigger with the help of Uber. The company announced Thursday (Sept. 19) that it was expanding its network to let its FinTech and banking clients’ customers redeem their reward points in partnership with the ride-hailing/delivery company. Those credits will appear in users’ Uber wallets, and can be applied […]
August 21, 2024
Indian food delivery and quick commerce company Zomato intends to expand its efforts in the business of helping Indian consumers discover and purchase tickets for movies, sports and events. The...
August 20, 2024
Trustly and food delivery service foodora have teamed up to allow foodora’s customers to pay directly from their bank account, with no need for a credit or debit card. This...
August 15, 2024
Indonesian super app Grab saw a record number of monthly users in its latest quarter. “We continued to harness the strength of the Grab ecosystem, and improved the usage frequency and reliability...
