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Mobile Applications

What's a mobile app? A mobile app is a software program you can download and access directly using your phone or tablet or generally any touch screen device. Typically a mobile app is purchased or downloaded through an app store or can be side loaded on various platforms.

Visa On The Role of ‘Super Apps’ In Driving Emerging Market Growth
Visa On The Role of ‘Super Apps’ In Driving Emerging Market Growth
July 13, 2020  |  Digital Payments

“Careem” is an Arabic word meaning, in part, “noble, admirable and praiseworthy.” In the case of Dubai-based ride-hailing and delivery platform Careem and its efforts...

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New Report: Why Taco Bell Says Personalization Is The Key To Acing The Mobile Order Ahead Experience
New Report: Why Taco Bell Says Personalization Is The Key To Acing The Mobile Order...
July 10, 2020  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and others in the food service space are rapidly adjusting their operations during the pandemic, with many implementing new technologies online and...

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Consumer Mobile App Use Increased 40 Pct During Lockdown
Consumer Mobile App Use Increased 40 Pct During Lockdown
July 09, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

The pandemic saw an all-time high record of mobile app usage, according to market data from App Annie. The monthly time spent on apps rose...

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Alexa Now Voice-Activated In Its Mobile App
Alexa Now Voice-Activated In Its Mobile App
July 07, 2020  |  Alexa

Amazon is making it possible to use its Alexa device hands-free, allowing users to access music, control smart home devices, make lists and more without...

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Verishop Introduces Social eCommerce App
Verishop Introduces Social eCommerce App
July 07, 2020  |  eCommerce

To allow users to purchase attire from their news feeds, Verishop Inc. introduced a new social eCommerce app. The offering brings together the functions of...

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US Online Grocery Sales Hit $7.2B In June
US Online Grocery Sales Hit $7.2B In June
July 06, 2020  |  eCommerce

Online grocery sales growth continued in June as the pandemic continued to shape the way people shopped for necessities like food, according to a new...

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New Report: Aiding Pandemic-Related Financial Hardships Key to Credit Union Member Loyalty
New Report: Aiding Pandemic-Related Financial Hardships Key to Credit Union Member Loyalty
June 30, 2020  |  Credit Unions

Credit union (CU) members are traditionally loyal, but the accelerated shift to digital banking amid the pandemic has led a growing number to consider other...

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UK Digital Banking Apps Affected By Wirecard Subsidiary Freeze
UK Digital Banking Apps Affected By Wirecard Subsidiary Freeze
June 29, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

After the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) mandated that Wirecard’s British Wirecard Card Solutions unit stop conducting regulated work, a number of consumers in the...

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Facebook, Cielo Ask Brazilian Watchdog To Allow WhatsApp Payments
Facebook, Cielo Ask Brazilian Watchdog To Allow WhatsApp Payments
June 29, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Facebook and Cielo are requesting that Cade, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, overturn the suspension of WhatsApp‘s payment system rollout in the country, Reuters reported. The companies...

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