In App Purchases news and trends

Facebook’s Oculus To Integrate With Social Platform
Facebook // September 26, 2019

Facebook has revealed new links between its virtual reality (VR) headset and the company’s core app. “Starting late this year, we will begin to roll out a completely new social layer across the Oculus platform powered by Facebook,” Oculus exec Meaghan Fitzgerald said at the...

Google Exploring Subscription-Based Access To Premium Apps
Subscription Commerce // August 01, 2019

Google is in the testing stage for a monthly subscription that would give Android users something similar to Apple’s Arcade, which is launching in the fall, Android Police reported on Wednesday (July 31).   The service, called Play Pass, would offer users access to premium apps...

Google Play Adds Budgeting To In-App Purchases
Google // April 17, 2019

Google is helping Google Play users manage their in-app purchases, adding a budgeting feature on the app. First spotted by VentureBeat, the feature gives users the ability to track expenses and set a limit in terms of how much can be spent on in-app purchases....

Apple In-App Gifting Could Be Coming Soon
Apple // December 21, 2018

Changes to Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines have shown that the company will soon allow iOS users to gift in-app purchases. “Apps may enable gifting of items that are eligible for in-app purchase to others. Such gifts may only be refunded to the original purchaser...

Interviews & Exclusives
3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars

August 24, 2017
Like Web 2.0, Mobile 2.0, and Vegetables 2.0 (And, yes, that’s a thing. Have you ever had fried brussels sprouts?), 3D-Secure 2.0 is also taking something in need of an upgrade and making it better. In this case, though, that upgrade comes to a security protocol designed to strengthen security around online credit card transactions, […]

Quick Reads
TikTok Enters eCommerce With In-App Shopping Links

November 15, 2019
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 eCommerce purposes, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The move would allow the growing app to earn an additional stream of revenue outside of advertising. Right now, […]

Facebook’s Oculus To Integrate With Social Platform

September 26, 2019
Facebook has revealed new links between its virtual reality (VR) headset and the company’s core app. “Starting late this year, we will begin to roll out a completely new social...

Google Exploring Subscription-Based Access To Premium Apps

August 01, 2019
Google is in the testing stage for a monthly subscription that would give Android users something similar to Apple’s Arcade, which is launching in the fall, Android Police reported on...

Google Play Adds Budgeting To In-App Purchases

April 17, 2019
Google is helping Google Play users manage their in-app purchases, adding a budgeting feature on the app. First spotted by VentureBeat, the feature gives users the ability to track expenses...