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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.

Venmo App Goes Down Monday
Venmo App Goes Down Monday
December 30, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Popular financial app Venmo briefly went down for a few hours on Monday (Dec. 30), the company confirmed, according to reports. The desktop version of...

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Delivery App Glovo Notches $166M To Expand Development Team
Delivery App Glovo Notches $166M To Expand Development Team
December 19, 2019  |  Investments

In a Series E round headed up by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala state investment company, Spain’s on-demand delivery app Glovo has notched €150 million ($166 million) in funding....

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Consumers Want More Banking App Control — Will FIs Step Up?
Consumers Want More Banking App Control — Will FIs Step Up?
December 03, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Control is one of the hottest topics in the world of payments and financial services — and it seems poised to have a major impact...

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TikTok Enters eCommerce With In-App Shopping Links
TikTok Enters eCommerce With In-App Shopping Links
November 15, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

The popular video app TikTok is testing out a new feature that will give certain video creators the option to add links to videos for...

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US Govt. Reviewing TikTok’s $1B Musical.ly Acquisition
US Govt. Reviewing TikTok’s $1B Musical.ly Acquisition
November 01, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

The United States government is investigating China-based ByteDance Technology, the company that owns popular video app TikTok, according to Reuters. The investigation is mainly centered...

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Discover Launches P2P Payments
Discover Launches P2P Payments
October 28, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Discover Bank has announced that customers of its savings and money market accounts can now use the Zelle network for person-to-person (P2P) money transfers, according...

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New Wahlburgers App Offers Order-Ahead And Rewards
New Wahlburgers App Offers Order-Ahead And Rewards
October 15, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Wahlburgers, the burger bar and restaurant made famous for its association with movie star Mark Wahlberg, as well as a popular TV show, has introduced...

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Rappi Delivery App Subject To eCommerce Regs In Colombia
Rappi Delivery App Subject To eCommerce Regs In Colombia
September 06, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Colombian regulators have demanded that delivery app Rappi comply with electronic commerce laws, and has also launched an investigation into the app after receiving hundreds...

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How Consumer Services Companies Are Innovating With App Features
How Consumer Services Companies Are Innovating With App Features
May 15, 2019  |  Retail

To help improve their operations, consumer services companies appear to have some very specific ideas about digital technology. Firms in this space, which include entertainment...

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