2021 Digital Commerce Annual Industry Study Released The Digital Commerce Alliance today released its annual industry study of members from around the world. This is the 6th year DCA has published key findings revealed by respondents from merchant, banking, payments, data, fintech, and card-linking organizations. DCA Insight: Card-linking programs top the list of digital marketing tools leveraged by respondents, surpassing...

2021 Top 20 Women in Digital Commerce  The Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA) is pleased to announce this year’s list of the Top 20 Women in Digital Commerce. These exceptional executives are being recognized for outstanding leadership and achievement in our industry. As a membership organization advancing innovative approaches in digital commerce—retailing, fintech, digital advertising, mobile payments, banking, card-linked offers, and...

[image_with_animation image_url=”20747″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”] Nasdaq’s Plan To Require Board Diversity Approved by SEC With the goal to increase the representation of women, racial minorities and those who identify as LGBTQ+ on US corporate boards, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a new policy. The rule requires that the nearly 3,000 companies listed on Nasdaq...

Americans Are Borrowing Money Again  Consumer demand for credit is high. There was a 39% uptick in auto loans, general-use credit cards and personal loans from April 2020 to April 2021, according to credit-reporting firm Equifax. DCA Insight When the pandemic first hit, people worried. About getting laid off and/or running out of money. Splurging on a new car, taking a...

Google Postpones Plans to Remove Cookies to Late 2023 Google’s plan to remove web-tracking cookies from Chrome has generated discord among the competition, regulators, privacy zealots, and the digital-media industry. In response, the Alphabet Inc. unit announced its browser Chrome would delay plans to stop supporting user-tracking technology (third-party cookies) from early 2022 to late 2023 to understand implications better....

We are pleased to announce a partnership with Equilar, the leading provider of corporate leadership data, and Nasdaq, the world’s second-largest stock exchange. The Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA) is working with these organizations—on behalf of our membership—to help make public company boardrooms more diverse. The partnership enables members with a track record of executive experience and board service to be...

DCA CEO Advocates for Industry on New Proposed CFPB Data Rules Comment Letter to CFPB The Digital Commerce Alliance CEO, Silvio Tavares, recently met with the staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and also submitted formal written comments regarding the agency’s proposed rule making relating to financial data. To read the DCA CEO’s comment letter please visit here. The...