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PayPal: Venmo Volume Gains 29% to $61B, Super App in Focus
PayPal: Venmo Volume Gains 29% to $61B, Super App in Focus
February 01, 2022  |  News

First thing’s first: PayPal’s stock dropped 17% after hours in the wake of its fourth-quarter earnings report — shows the vagaries of earnings forecasts, of...

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Why Doesn’t Europe Have a Financial Super App?
Why Doesn’t Europe Have a Financial Super App?
January 25, 2022  |  International

“Another two years.” That’s all the time Cyril Chiche, co-founder and CEO of French FinTech unicorn Lydia, believes it will take for France to stand...

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Are You Among the 173M Americans Who Want a Super App? 
Are You Among the 173M Americans Who Want a Super App? 
January 06, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

Americans want a super app.   According to PYMNTS research, 67% of consumers — that’s 173 million people — want an app that manages their digital...

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3 Telco-Driven Apps To Watch in Emerging Markets in 2022
3 Telco-Driven Apps To Watch in Emerging Markets in 2022
January 05, 2022  |  International

Super apps like China’s WeChat have become intrinsic to consumers’ lives, moving beyond messaging apps to cater to a wide array of digital service needs...

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2022’s Next Big Thing: Solving the ‘Money Mobility’ Problem
2022’s Next Big Thing: Solving the ‘Money Mobility’ Problem
December 29, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The great digital shift may be upon us, but money has a problem simply getting around. Drew Edwards, CEO of Ingo Money, says solving the...

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Turning Communications Software Into a Payment Enabled Small Business Platform
Turning Communications Software Into a Payment Enabled Small Business Platform
December 28, 2021  |  Connected Economy

Small businesses today are increasingly reliant on technology to survive and thrive in these uncertain times. Their business operations have become increasingly digitized, to the...

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French Super App Lydia Raises $100M, Valued at $1B
French Super App Lydia Raises $100M, Valued at $1B
December 08, 2021  |  Investments

The French mobile financial services platform Lydia has raised $100 million in a Series C round, funding that values the company at north of $1...

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Grab’s Q3 Results Show Bumpy Path to Super App Status as Asian Lockdowns Linger
Grab’s Q3 Results Show Bumpy Path to Super App Status as Asian Lockdowns Linger
November 12, 2021  |  Earnings

The old chestnut holds in business, especially for platform firms focused on building super apps: You’ve gotta spend money to make money. It’s not uncommon to...

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PayPal, Crypto and the Continued Super App Evolution
PayPal, Crypto and the Continued Super App Evolution
November 09, 2021  |  Ecosystems

In the establishment of the connected economy, there’s room for cryptocurrencies, for digital wallets and for consumers to use cards in the mix to transact....

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