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Nexi Says Digital Wallets Boost Contactless Payment Adoption in Europe
January 06, 2023

Digital wallet use is increasing, earning the top spot as a preferred alternative payment method. In Europe, for example, Big Tech mobile wallets like Apple Wallet and Google Pay, which have surged in popularity in recent years, hold a significant market share. Data from Italy-based...

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RxSaver Takes a Plunge in Latest Prescription App Provider Ranking
January 05, 2023

With winter ramping down immune systems and ramping up infections, prescription apps can be key. Using a proprietary combination of publicly available information plus app usage data to which we have access, the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps ranks these apps based on factors including...

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Digital Wallets Core to Adam Neumann’s Latest PropTech Venture, Flow
January 04, 2023

Digital wallet and embedded payments will help PropTechs turn renting an apartment into a community based, digital experience. Bond CEO Roy Ng told Karen Webster that the wallets can conceivably be used by renters and developers at properties across a range of use cases and...

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The Top 5 EMEA Super App Trends of 2022
December 30, 2022

Since the concept was first popularized, the super app trend has continued to gain traction. In fact, Paypal wants to be one; so does Elon Musk’s Twitter. But stating an intention and realizing the vision of a single integrated mobile experience that spans multiple consumer...

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EU Digital Wallets Want to Be More Than a Way to Pay
December 28, 2022

EU digital wallets are looking to be more than just payment apps. According to Markus Kilb, CEO at Swiss mobile wallet provider TWINT, the next frontier in digital wallet use needs to move beyond payments to enhancing the value proposition with a range of features...

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What is a Super App?
December 20, 2022

A super app is an all-in-one mobile application that provides a wide range of services and functions, allowing users to perform various tasks within the app instead of using multiple separate apps. Super apps often have a broad scope and can include features such as...

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Mobile Games Sales Slipping for First Time in a Decade
December 15, 2022

Sales of mobile games are projected to hit a 10-year low. Boosted to prominence by the rise of smartphones and then app stores beginning around 2008, mobile gaming now represents roughly half of the nearly $200 billion games market, but sector analysts warn that figure...

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Chevron Debuts Connected Car Rewards and Payments App
December 06, 2022

Chevron U.S.A. has launched apps for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.  With the new apps, users can pay for fuel from the dashboard infotainment system in their car when at Chevron or Texaco stations, the company said in a Monday (Dec. 5) press release that...

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Albert Save and Spend Smarter Tops Personal Finance App Ranking
November 16, 2022

The latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Personal Finance Apps sees big shake-ups, with 11 competitors, three of them new to the ranking this time around. Similar to the last edition, apps moved up and down in the ranking, but the three new competitors will be giving...