Dan Neary

Retail media has become a multi-billion-dollar industry, but there's a fundamental problem: major retailers earn billions while leaving small businesses - 99.9% of all U.S. businesses - completely locked out. Today, we're changing that with PayPal Ads Manager. For over a year, we’ve been building a truly commerce-focused, privacy first advertising network that leverages true consumer purchase intent for the purposes of meeting consumers with truly personalized opportunities. Now we’re bringing this incredible opportunity to small businesses, helping tens of millions of small businesses who use PayPal monetize their store traffic with the same high-margin advertising model powering major retailers. No upfront costs. No minimum commitments. Take Tameika Lewis who founded BklynBarSoap who I will speak with at Advertising Week New York later today. She integrates a simple SDK into her site in minutes, PayPal starts serving the ads, and immediately she starts earning revenue with profits flowing directly into her PayPal account that can be reinvested into the business. This isn't just creating ad inventory. It's democratizing an entire industry that's been exclusive to enterprises with massive resources. When small businesses can participate in retail media at scale, everyone wins: SMBs unlock new revenue streams, brands reach high-intent shoppers, and consumers discover relevant products where they're already shopping. This is how we turn the open web into open commerce—one small business at a time. Read more about the news here: https://lnkd.in/eaaPdmpW

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A big thank you to the J.P. Morgan team for a fantastic session! 🙏 We dove deep into VC market trends and the explosive growth of AI across APAC & SEA. The insights were powerful and sparked some great discussions. 🤖🌏 A recent IDC report highlights just how significant this space is, noting that AI-native digital businesses (DNBs) in Asia Pacific reached USD 15.4 billion last year alone! Here are some key takeaways: 📈 Maturity Gap: Over 50% of DNBs in APAC are still in the “repeatable” stage of AI maturity, trailing behind North America and Europe. 🚀 Huge Opportunity: Only 29% of DNBs have scaled their AI deployments to the "optimized" stage. This opens a massive opportunity for tech vendors to help with infrastructure, data integration, and automation. 🤝 Strategic Partnerships: 42% of DNBs are now looking for strategic co-innovation from vendors, prioritizing modular, scalable platforms and strong local support. The message is clear: the race for AI leadership is on, and the right partnerships will be critical for success. #AI #DigitalTransformation #VentureCapital #APAC #TechInsights #JPMorgan #IDC #ArtificialIntelligence #googlecloudconsulting Cameron Fitton Amy Tan Thong Kai (TK) Shang Krishna Srinivasan Adam Govan Catherine Wang Fannie Soubiele

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Meta for Businesss is heading into #awnewyork25 with a wave of new AI-enabled products. These include more than a dozen new features and updates across Business AI, AI-powered creative solutions, creator tools, and the launch of our new Meta AI business assistant. Many thanks to the advertisers (including Ogee!) who tested these new experiences with us. Here’s what’s happening ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e_gpX5YC

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The internet is better on Comet. And good publishers are an important piece of that. Unfortunately, Publishers are trapped in a primitive compensation model of clicks and page views. Today, we're announcing a new subscription tier called Comet Plus, an entirely new compensation model for publishers in an agentic AI future. Read our blog post about Comet Plus: https://lnkd.in/g8-xP7za

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Yesterday's #MadeByGoogle event was a look at where technology is headed. We're moving beyond AI as automation to something more proactive and helpful. With features like Magic Cue, the new Pixel 10 series is designed to anticipate needs before you even ask. Magic Cue an on-device AI that you can turn on or off at any time which connects your apps, proactively surfacing information and suggesting actions right when you need them. This is the new frontier: seamless, intuitive help that simplifies daily life, freeing up time so we can focus on the things that matter most. It’s a vision for a future where technology works for us, not the other way around. Check it out: http://goo.gle/41bklbe

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We’re excited to announce our partnership with NVIDIA to deliver 5x faster, smarter advertising decisions across the open internet. Together, NVIDIA and PubMatic are helping publishers recover ad spend and unlock AI-driven optimization strategies. Read more about this exciting technology integration here: https://lnkd.in/dRDsRz2U

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ImageKit.io is now a part of the MACH Alliance, a global group of leaders dedicated to advancing composable and headless architectures, as a Startup ISV member. This reflects our commitment to building modern, performance-driven media infrastructure, grounded in MACH principles, so teams can move faster with media optimization and management and stay future-ready.✨ We look forward to partnering with fellow members and companies to deliver seamless visual experiences worldwide with our image and video API and our AI-powered DAM.

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