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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.

Facebook Debuts CatchUp For Group Audio Calls
Facebook Debuts CatchUp For Group Audio Calls
May 26, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook has a new app called CatchUp, which the company said it hopes will make audio-only phone calls easier, TechCrunch reported. The unique part of...

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Overstock CEO: Why Immunity Passports Could Move Blockchain Tech Mainstream
Overstock CEO: Why Immunity Passports Could Move Blockchain Tech Mainstream
May 22, 2020  |  Blockchain

In the early days of enforced social distancing measures, there was a presiding confidence that any economic disruption would be temporary and fairly short. Analysts...

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Uber Sets Grubhub Value At $6B As Takeover Talks Go On
Uber Sets Grubhub Value At $6B As Takeover Talks Go On
May 13, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Grubhub Founder and CEO Matt Maloney, who have known each other for years, are discussing the details of a potential...

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Walmart Merges Grocery, Shopping Apps
Walmart Merges Grocery, Shopping Apps
May 13, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Say goodbye to one Walmart app. In a few weeks, the world’s largest retailer will phase out its standalone grocery app. In a Q&A sent...

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NYC Considers A 15 Pct Cap On Delivery Fees
NYC Considers A 15 Pct Cap On Delivery Fees
May 12, 2020  |  Delivery

The New York City Council plans to impose limits on the fees delivery apps can charge restaurants for delivery, Bloomberg reported. The council plans on...

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Restaurants Can Manage Orders Through Clover
Restaurants Can Manage Orders Through Clover
May 11, 2020  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Global payments provider Fiserv has introduced a simple way to manage and fulfill online orders that promises to boost business, the Wisconsin-based company said in...

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Deep Dive: How Banks Can Monitor APIs To Gain Performance Insights
Deep Dive: How Banks Can Monitor APIs To Gain Performance Insights
May 07, 2020  |  API

The role application programming interfaces (APIs) play in allowing financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs to cooperate on banking products without worrying about interoperability between systems...

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Coupa Acquires Corporate Travel App Developer
Coupa Acquires Corporate Travel App Developer
April 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Spend management company Coupa has acquired business travel app company ETA, according to reports. The company is looking to add more travel tech to its...

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New Shine Feature Lets Users Insure Invoices
New Shine Feature Lets Users Insure Invoices
April 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Challenger bank Shine, a French startup, has introduced a new program to insure invoices to help make sure they are paid, according to a TechCrunch...

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