Have you heard? Social commerce is going to change the lives of everyone, everywhere. Want to look at pictures of other people’s cats—buy cat care supplies while doing it. Think that girl from the 10th grade looks fat in that dress? Good news—it will soon...
Customers of Japan’s Rakuten bank now have a new, and very different, option when it comes to transferring money to another person—using Facebook. Transfer by Facebook allows senders to move funds without knowing a customer’s bank, branch, or account number. It is a similar idea...
Groupon on Monday (Aug. 4) appointed Parker Barrile as its SVP of product, leading Groupon’s web, design and mobile global product groups. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
For Hukkster, it was a good run, until it wasn’t. The e-commerce supporter app allowed users to to tag items online they were interested in buying and then receive alerts when those items went on sale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
With what is forecast to be an epic IPO set to happen within the next several weeks, China e-retail giant Alibaba has been making increasing overtures to the U.S., and is considering an investment in social media firm Snapchat. Snapchat is growing fast. Though...
Reports of Twitter’s death last quarter—when a slow down in the monthly acquisition of new users slowed some, prompted many Twitter watchers to declare the beginning of the end—may have been somewhat exaggerated. This morning, Twitter is riding high with elevated stock prices after the...
Facebook on Tuesday (July 29) confirmed that it has killed the last remnants of its direct E-Commerce operation, with plans to fully shutter its Gifts shop on Aug. 12. Facebook launched Gifts back in 2012, initially selling physical goods and later only selling gift cards...
Facebook has announced that soon downloading its new Messenger App will eventually be the only way to chat on Facebook via mobile. By the end of the week, messaging will no longer be available in the company’s iOS and Android apps, which means users who...
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg spoke with Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on possibly integrating the Facebook Messenger app with the car-hailing service, according to Re/code. The deal, if executed, could be Facebook’s way of heading in the direction of an e-commerce platform – modeled similarly after WeChat...
