ING is gearing up to overhaul social media websites, transforming them into ways to make payments. According to a press release, ING said it will transform social media sites, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, into payment request channels for customers who use its mobile...
For consumers who like retail offers and want them sent to their mobile devices, the news from Facebook should be welcomed. Offers will be pushed to users in a more strategic way, and consumers will have easier access to them, with less friction at checkout....
After Facebook paid a staggering $22 billion for WhatsApp, the most popular question that followed was “why?” WhatsApp had lots of users at the time — still does — but Facebook already had lots of core services users, as well as a lot of Messenger users (especially...
Social media giant Twitter is at it again, this time rolling out a new button for websites that enables visitors to privately message an individual or company directly. The feature, which is now one of several website buttons that Twitter offers, comes on the heels...
Instagram, the photo-sharing social media network, has unveiled three new tools geared toward advertisers on its website. According to a report, the three new tools include business profiles, analytics and the ability to promote posts. The tools are being rolled out in the U.K. and...
Facebook Messenger is looking to do more than just help users communicate with friends. With the help of dining app Allset, a new Facebook Messenger chatbot will be able to help users in San Francisco, Palo Alto and New York order, pay for meals and...
Snapchat may soon see the location-based advertising campaigns on its app increase, but it will be through the efforts of Yext, Inc. Currently, brands can pay to have Snapchat provide them with a particular graphical overlay known as a geofilter, but in the past using said...
Moving ahead with its mission to be everything social, social networking behemoth Facebook is piloting a program, with payments powered by Braintree, in which Facebook users can purchase tickets to events directly from the social network’s website or app. According to media reports, the program...
The shocking Brexit vote has markets, investors, entrepreneurs and financial experts scratching their respective heads and peering into the future with a mixture of terror and wonder at what could possibly come next. Predictably, most news coverage this upcoming week will be focused on defining...