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Published every fortnight, ‘Juniper Research Insights’ provide impact analysis on breaking and disruptive industry news. This includes notable product launches, industry event takeaways, unpredicted company results or specific services disrupting traditional digital ecosystems.

Insights is complimentary to all clients with a current research subscription. Clients can access all Insights documents once signed into their Juniper Research account.

Juniper Insights - Uber Faces Increased Pressure as Rivals Seize the Initiative

August 2018

With Uber having been under scrutiny and restriction in a number of cities across the globe, its rivals including Ola and Grab, have recently made a concerted push to out-pace the start up.

Juniper finds that whilst Ola is seeking to expand into Western markets, Grab is seizing on Uber’s South Asian exit, with the launch of a range of food delivery, logistics and payments solutions.

Juniper Insights - Mastercard WorldPay Announce Strategic Payments Partnership

August 2018

WorldPay and Mastercard have entered a global strategic partnership focused on expanding acceptance options.

Under the terms of the partnership, announced in July 2018, Worldpay will offer the 'Pay by Bank' app (created by Mastercard’s Vocalink business) to merchants in the UK, starting in early 2019.

Juniper Insights - Facebook Acquire Rights to Broadcast La Liga Football

August 2018

Facebook has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast all 380 games of Spain’s top football league, La Liga in India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, over the next 3 years.

No financial information has been given for the deal, however previous rights-holder Sony, paid $32 million for 3 seasons of games. The service will be offered as a free-to-air broadcast, although there has been no commitment from Facebook regarding the use of advertising in any future broadcasts.

Juniper Insights - Zopa Raises 44 Million to Launch Digital Challenger Bank

August 2018

Zopa, a digital P2P (peer-to-peer) lender, announced on 3rd August 2018 that it had raised £44 million ($56.7 million) to satisfy the capital needs for the next generation retail bank it has been building, which will expand its offerings beyond lending.

Juniper Insights - Apple Hints at Original Content Production on the Back of Record Content Revenues

August 2018

Apple announced a record third financial quarter, posting $53.3 billion in revenue and 17% y-o-y (year-on-year) growth.

Although the company’s traditional revenue source, iPhones, grew 20%, services revenue grew at a faster rate (see table 1). This was accompanied by announcements that show how Apple’s services and content portfolio will grow in the future.

Juniper Insights - Qualcomm Abandons NXP Acquisition

July 2018

Qualcomm has announced that it does not intend to extend its bid to acquire NXP, following the expiration of the deadline for Chinese regulators to approve the deal.

Find out what this means for Qualcomm and the wider semiconductor industry by downloading our weekly report.

Juniper Insights - IBM Plans Cryptocurrency Linked to US Dollar

July 2018

IBM has confirmed that it is testing the potential of a stablecoin, running on the Stellar blockchain network, as a means of reducing the costs associated with cross-border transactions.

The stablecoin in question, Stronghold USD, is pegged to the US dollar, providing it with a stability that most cryptocurrencies lack.

Juniper Insights - All-Mobile Bank Finn by Chase Rolled Out Nationwide; What Next?

July 2018

Following the announcement of Finn by Chase, a new all-mobile bank, in October 2017, the bank launched a nationwide rollout in June 2018. Aimed at millennials, the complete app-based product includes interactive spending and savings tools such as rate purchases, savings builders and overspending monitors to help customers actively manage their daily finances. Offering checking and savings accounts, the Finn debit card gives customers fee-free access to more than 29,000 Chase and other ATMs. The app is currently available for iOS users only, however an Android app is expected very soon from Chase.

Juniper Insights - Facebook buy Bloomsbury AI

July 2018

Facebook have acquired Bloomsbury AI, a UK-based start-up which specialises in machine learning and has built an NLP (Natural Language Processing) solution to facilitate the understanding of natural language in unstructured documents. The takeover reportedly cost between $23 million and $30 million, through a mixture of cash and stock.

Juniper Insights - AT&T to Acquire Ad Exchange AppNexus for a Reported $1.6 billion

June 2018

AT&T have announced that they will acquire ad exchange platform, AppNexus, with the deal anticipated to close in Q3 2018.

This deal follows the acquisition for Time Warner for $85 billion, closed on 15th June 2018. Advertising on OTT media platforms has been mooted as an area of focus for AT&T.

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