The loyalty and rewards market in Latin America recorded significant growth in the last few years. According to Research and Markets, the loyalty market in the region is expected to grow by 13.6 percent in 2023 totaling approximately US$8.7 Billion. “There is a huge opportunity to grow loyalty programs in the region,” says Latam Pass […]
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While America waits (very very patiently) for their stablecoin bill, the UK has put together a proposal for regulating stablecoins and bringing them into the “real economy” as an alternative payment option for goods and services. As outlined by the proposal, stablecoins would be regulated under existing traditional finance rules, and the Bank of England would supervise […]
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Out of the “wild west” of the crypto industry, stablecoins have arisen as a first point of call for widespread regulation. Earmarked for their near-stable value while still incorporating the programmability and cross-border capabilities of cryptocurrencies, lawmakers have praised their capacity for driving innovation. “Stablecoins have the potential to make payments faster and cheaper for […]
After selling my venture-funded 3x Inc. 500 company to a private equity group, I sat down with two friends from Silicon Valley and decided it was time to tackle Goliath. My friends and I were fed up relying solely on Venture Capital to scale our businesses. So, we decided to carve out a new exemption […]
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Though the marketing and PR industries have shown lots of interest in ChatGPT since it burst onto the scene about a year ago, an August 2023 study by The Conference Board, cited in CM sister pub PRNEWS, shows that just 26 percent of organizations have a guidance policy in place on how to use generative […]
Editor’s Note: The author is part of the team at Strategic Caravan, a strategic advisory firm based in Mumbai, India and specializing in customer loyalty and profitability. Aparna is a member of the CLMP™ community and recently hosted and participated in the Loyalty Academy™ public workshop in Bengaluru, India during August 2023. In this article, […]
Industry leaders often refer to the a16z prediction that every company would become a fintech company when talking about embedded finance. However, as the space has developed and that prediction comes closer to being true, deficiencies are starting to emerge. Earlier this year, regulators issued a consent order to Cross River Bank, a banking-as-a-service provider, […]