Bumble is employing artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure its dating profiles aren’t, well, artificial. “Our most recent research made one thing very clear: our members are anxious about the authenticity of their matches,” the company said Monday (Feb 5). “Worldwide, respondents cited fake profiles and the risk...
In a bid to increase revenue and cater to more intentional daters, dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr are testing the waters with higher-priced subscription tiers, with additional features such as unlimited swipes that can increase users’ chances of finding a match. Match Group, the owner of...
Without question, more lonely hearts are getting (ahem) engaged with help from the connected economy. In a pair of recent studies taking in responses from a collective sample of over 40,000 consumers in 11 countries, PYMNTS found that online dating apps are still drawing the...
We’ve got more ways to communicate than ever, and when people get chatty, talk often turns to stuff we want to buy. In some cases, that translates into stuff we want but don’t want to pay for. In the grand and sometimes murky convergence of digital...
August 29, 2023
In a bid to increase revenue and cater to more intentional daters, dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr are testing the waters with higher-priced subscription tiers, with additional features such as unlimited swipes that can increase users’ chances of finding a match. Match Group, the owner of several dating apps, recently introduced a higher-priced plan to Hinge, […]
February 27, 2020
Fraud continues to increase in many areas, despite extensive attempts to bring it to heel. Retail fraud attempts have doubled year over year, for example, while account takeover (ATO) fraud...
February 14, 2020
Today (Feb. 14) is Valentine’s Day, the official day we collectively celebrate love in all its glories. Couples will go out, and dedicated singles will stay in, while the not-in-love-but-looking-hard...
December 12, 2018
The prospect of love always carries with it the prospect of danger. One can interpret that many ways — philosophically, poetically, psychologically. Right now, though, we are talking about fraud,...
May 26, 2024
Dating apps have reportedly begun considering new features as younger women sour on their services. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (May 26), companies like Bumble and Match are planning to also increase content moderation and introduce other tools to improve women’s experiences, amid a rise in unsolicited material and violent threats. The report said fixing these issues is critical […]
February 05, 2024
Bumble is employing artificial intelligence (AI) to ensure its dating profiles aren’t, well, artificial. “Our most recent research made one thing very clear: our members are anxious about the authenticity of their...
February 07, 2020
Match Group Inc., the dating service that owns Tinder, has approached a rival, Meet Group Inc., about a possible takeover, according to Bloomberg. The decision wasn’t final on Thursday, but...
