#digital-transformation

#digital-transformation

Huntington National Bank's connected deposits product, built in partnership with payments infrastructure provider Qolo, exemplifies the shift toward augmentation. Deepak Kapoor, Huntington's Head of Payment Products, noted, 'We quickly realized we don't have all the Lego pieces in place to build the card that we want to build, and the ledger and the virtual account provide us with that missing Lego piece that we needed.'

The partnership will combine Microsoft's cloud and AI capabilities with Publicis' business digital transformation and identity data expertise to deliver agentic or autonomous AI across marketing workflows.

Project PLATEAU, led by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, aims to develop and expand access to 3D models representing the diversity of cities across the country, enhancing urban resilience and addressing local challenges.

"As long as that aggressive investment continues by hyperscalers and service providers..., that will provide a certain level of resilience and will cushion some of the impact of any slowdown," Minton said.

The new standards allow title and settlement information to move as digital data rather than paper documents, improving accuracy and reducing manual workloads.

Modern platforms use advanced graphics, realistic animations, and carefully designed interfaces that echo the layout and feel of physical gaming floors, enhancing the online casino experience.

With brands increasingly looking to mixed reality (AR, VR, contextual) technology to create engaging event experiences, the inaugural ExM Live Forum brings together industry thought-leaders to share insights in an events sector ripe for digital transformation.

We didn't just want to sell beds. We wanted to create a brand that families genuinely trust, somewhere parents feel confident buying from. That philosophy has been central to the company's rapid growth.

Adjusted EBITDA totaled $143 million, a 138% increase from 2024. This was a reflection of improved earnings quality and the benefits of scale across the company's platform. Funded loan volume totaled $2.4 billion in 2025, a 24% increase from 2024, with fourth-quarter funded volume reaching $619 million, up 16% from the same period a year earlier.

Hasbro's Q4 result was not a mild beat. Revenue came in at $1.45 billion, up 31% year-over-year, beating estimates by over 14%. The engine behind it is Magic: The Gathering, which grew 141% in Q4 alone and nearly 60% for the full year. The Wizards of the Coast segment ran at a 46% operating margin for the full year, extraordinary for a consumer brand.

The retailer has launched a multimillion-pound strategy centred on what it calls "AI-powered shopping", enabling its products to appear in recommendations generated by chatbots such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini. The move forms part of a wider digital expansion designed to place the brand directly within the new tools consumers increasingly use to search for products and inspiration.

Recently, the popular dine-in theater chain Alamo Drafthouse announced that it would be "retiring the pen and paper order card model and call buttons" in February 2026, and "shifting to only taking orders via QR code." For fans of Alamo, the news didn't quite feel like what CEO Michael Kustermann declared "a custom, smart, and flexible way to strengthen [the business]." It felt like a nail in the coffin of another analog dream.

CMOs need to be versatile, staying curious about technological changes while maintaining focus on creativity and the human element in marketing. This balance between innovation and human-centered strategy enables marketing leaders to effectively navigate evolving business landscapes and drive meaningful organizational outcomes.

Our view is that large-language model digital agents can effectively do a non-immaterial portion of the work currently provided by 20-30k independent agents across the United States. The core of the firm's bearish thesis centers on a massive pool of routine, low-complexity insurance policies.

PENN's diversified retail portfolio delivered a solid quarter during which retail adjusted EBITDAR grew year-over-year, after adjusting for poor weather in December. The company's interactive arm, which includes online sports betting and iCasino, hit a milestone in December by generating positive adjusted EBITDA for the month, attributed to rising iCasino activity, tighter expense management, and better sportsbook results after rebranding its U.S. platform to theScore Bet.

For the first time the Premier League is going to have its own customers. We're looking to build a business, but we're also looking to learn to see how that might be replicable around the world.

The majority of the proposed cuts are expected to fall within the retailer's technology and data division, with Sainsbury's indicating that roles may be selected based on efficiency needs, strategic priorities, and fairness criteria. However, specific criteria and processes have not yet been disclosed, and the company plans to provide further details during consultations.