Canadian mobile penetration and bank access have created a high-potential environment for both proximity and peer-to-peer mobile payments. But entrenched payment habits and monopolization have created a slow growth environment that will force providers to adapt.
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| Oct 29, 2021
Digital video viewership, time spent with the medium, and video ad spending are all reaching new heights in Canada.
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| Sep 30, 2021
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| Dec 3, 2021
Digital media formats are poised for growth in US and Canada: Total media consumption will decrease this year as pandemic-inspired habits calm.
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| Jul 1, 2022
China’s COVID strategy continues to hurt retail sales: Estée Lauder and Canada Goose are among the high-end brands pointing to China’s policy as a reason they’re lowering their outlooks.
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| Nov 2, 2022
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| Oct 21, 2021
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| Oct 17, 2022
The metaverse is open for business in US, Canada: Meta’s Horizon Worlds, available to users 18+, is likely to attract developers seeking an audience for apps and experiences.
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| Dec 13, 2021
North America averaged 2:44 (Canada came in at just 2:07). That’s more than 20 minutes above Latin America (2:23) and Western Europe (2:14). Over 90% of respondents reported watching live TV in H1 2023. High TV penetration in the US is tied to a broad array of options including over-the-air network TV and cable channels that specialize in news, sports, and daytime or primetime entertainment.
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| Oct 30, 2023
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JPMorgan won this ranking, followed by Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). AI talent wars: Capital One and JPMorgan both secured a significant mass of AI-related talent relative to their total number of employees—something FIs will need to prioritize if they want to keep up. Staff with AI talent know they’re in high demand. For every three AI hires in the financial sector, FIs lose two.
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| Nov 17, 2023
Canadians, those lucky devils, have close to 9,000 trees for every Canadian. Ethan Cramer-Flood:. You should have led the podcast with this. This is just killer stuff. Marcus Johnson:. It's gold, isn't it? We'll just cut everything else out and just put this in. Oscar Orozco:. It would've been expected, the Canadian data point, but what was it? 422, that doesn't sound that bad.
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| Feb 16, 2024
Each year, our analysts dig into media and device usage across the world. In total, we looked at 44 markets. Here’s a look at eight key insights our analysts found in the United States and Canada.
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| Nov 7, 2022
The Canada-based bank, which already has a stateside presence via BMO Harris, agreed to acquire the BNP Paribas subsidiary in a $16.3B deal. Now BMO has an opportunity for a best-of-breed mobile strategy.
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| Dec 21, 2021
Becoming Amazon’s strategic payments partner in the US, Canada, and Europe can help Stripe bolster its processing business.
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| Jan 25, 2023
Can Meta sustain its VR headset dominance? It has 90% market share, but its Horizon Worlds metaverse apps are only accessible in the US and Canada, leaving room for new entrants to compete.
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| Jul 6, 2022
In September, Amazon announced that Prime Video will have ads by default beginning in early 2024 in the US, UK, Germany, and Canada. The move could shake up the market. We don’t forecast Amazon’s CTV ad revenues. But Amazon estimated that ads on Prime Video will reach more than 115 million US viewers per month, according to a pitch deck obtained by Insider.
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| Oct 18, 2023
Royal Bank of Canada has agreed to buy HSBC’s Canadian arm in a move to strengthen its domestic dominance.
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| Nov 30, 2022
Amazon will capture more than half (51.1%) of all retail ecommerce sales in Germany this year, according to our forecast. Canada will have the second-highest share of Amazon ecommerce sales among the countries we track, at 41.5%, followed by the US, UK, Japan, and Mexico.
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| Apr 21, 2023
“[We were interested in] launching in Canada. But in Canada, they speak French as well as English. So we needed to come up with additional creative for us to test.”. With AI, Poshmark was able to generate a voice-over version of the English commercial in a French Canadian dialect, which the company could then test in-market. “The process itself is amazing to see,” said Phan.
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| Oct 25, 2023
Social network user numbers are still rising in the US, UK, and Canada—albeit slowly. This is to be expected as the social media market matures. But the user makeup of the main platforms is changing, and there’s more competition.
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| Mar 17, 2022
Visa brought its BNPL solution to more Canadian retailers and expanded Visa Direct through a partnership with Thunes.
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| Oct 20, 2022
And finally, we are joined by our principal analyst for Canada. I've teased him already. It's the inimitable Paul Briggs. Hello, Paul. Paul Briggs:. Hey, Bill. Should be fun talking podcasts on the podcast. Bill Fisher:. Meta, right? Okay. Before we get into the topic at hand though, it is time for our Culture Shock.
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| Nov 27, 2023