DraftKings entered prediction markets with the launch of DraftKings Predictions, a standalone app and web product. DraftKings Predictions is now available for eligible U.S. residents and will be added to all major app stores within days, the digital sports entertainment and gaming company said in...
Robinhood is expanding its fast-growing prediction market offering with a new pro football-centered feature. The trading platform is giving users the ability to trade preset combos for individual NFL games, “giving them another way to turn their nuanced sports knowledge into an investing opportunity,” Robinhood...
World, an organization co-founded by Sam Altman, has updated its app to include a native chat function, payments and third-party apps. The new World App began rolling out in more than 100 countries Friday (Dec. 12), the company said in a blog post. World manufactures...
An analysis of mobile wallet adoption across 11 major economies shows that the most consequential shift in digital payments is unfolding not in headline growth rates but in the sharp contrasts between markets where wallets replace familiar payment habits and those where they struggle to...
Kalshi raised $1 billion in a Series E funding round to expand its prediction market platform. The company will use the new capital to accelerate consumer adoption, integrate more brokerages, add new partnerships and broaden its product offerings, it said in a Tuesday (Dec. 2)...
Visa helped launch three new digital wallets in Europe. The wallets are being rolled out in collaboration with BBVA, Klarna and Vipps MobilePay, according to a Tuesday (Dec. 2) press release provided to PYMNTS. Visa is also working with BANCOMAT on a pilot planned for...
Shoppers are using mobile wallets more often, but the new data suggests that this shift is doing less to consolidate Apple Pay’s dominance than to widen the field for its rivals. That is the tension running through “Apple Pay @11: Usage Is Up, but Competitors...
Watch more: Digital Shift: Marqeta’s Todd Pollak According to Marqeta Chief Revenue Officer Todd Pollak, the future of payments is being built by ecosystems in which merchants and consumers drive change and flexible credentials are firmly in the mix. As card usage rises and cash...
PayPal said it is relaunching in the UK as a “unified payment experience.” The company’s new offering, announced Wednesday (Nov. 12), is designed to improve shopping for British consumers, letting them access the new PayPal+ loyalty program, along with PayPal’s debit and credit cards. “This...