Student Beans launches new tech to connect brands with 5 million potential customers
Student Beans, the student loyalty network, today announces a new brand in its audience verification technology: Beans iD.
The newly-launched tech will enable brands to...
Smart subscribers turn to sign-up products and services to help with cost-of-living
New data from Barclaycard Payments on the ‘subscription economy’ sheds light on how demand for sign-up products and services is evolving following growth during...
Growth of ‘subscription economy’ steadies as the cost of living impacts consumer spending
The third annual report on sign-up products and services by Barclaycard Payments reveals how the subscription economy has evolved as the cost of living...
Cost-of-living squeeze continues to impact consumer spending, as Brits cut back on subscriptions and...
Overall consumer card spending grew 9.3 per cent in May compared to the same period in 2021, inflated both by the rising cost of...
French Connection becomes the first major brand in the UK to offer rental for...
Global retailer French Connection has become the first major fashion brand to launch an on-demand rental service for latest-season stock in the UK. French...
NatWest Group first UK bank to sign agreements with payment providers to offer new...
NatWest Group has signed agreements with three payment providers – TrueLayer, GoCardless and Crezco – to offer Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) as a new...
Harnessing the huge marketing potential of subscription services
Subscription services really took off in 2020 thanks to a combination of lockdown driving online shopping, consumers’ desire to save money, and the innate...
Unpacking subscriptions: The gift that keeps on giving all year round
As humans, we rely on anticipatory pleasures to stay happy. We make weekend dinner reservations on Monday, knowing the thought of enjoying a favourite...
Gen Z shoppers more favourable to Buy Now, Pay Later services
In the past year, 42% of British 16-to-24-year-olds used a Buy Now, Pay Later service to help evenly spread the cost of big-budgeted fashion...
Pret subscription model: The future of business or a disaster waiting to happen?
Subscription models are at first glance nothing new, with streaming services having adopted this strategy since their inception. However, this model has adapted and...