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Top Credit Card Apps Retain Their Spots in Monthly Ranking
February 03, 2022

Since issuers check out our creditworthiness before extending credit, it’s only fair that we take a close look at their apps as well. The PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Credit Card Apps does just that each month, ranking the apps using a proprietary combination of publicly...

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FAA Investigating Pilot Reports of Possible 5G Interference
February 03, 2022

Fears that pilots would experience possible interference from 5G wireless signals near U.S. airports have come true, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Feb. 2). Since the mobile service was implemented in mid-January, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the agency has received more than 100 pilot reports...

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Prescription App Provider Ranking Is Tranquil, Even With a New Entrant
February 02, 2022

“Better Living Through Chemistry” is the old DuPont ad slogan that says it all about the wonders of modern living and what can be accomplished with the right formulary. In that spirit, the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps is a pharmacopeia of digital access...

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Mobile Carriers Roll out New Tools in Fight Against Robocalls
January 31, 2022

Wary of scams and tired of picking up what turn out to be robocalls, consumers are missing important calls due to their reluctance to answer the phone. This impacts businesses as well as consumers since they may be trying to reach a customer with information...

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Coupon App Provider Ranking Sees Contenders Change Positions, Join Top 10
January 28, 2022

Like shoppers scrambling for the last on-sale item in a physical store, coupon apps have been moving fast in our monthly rankings of contenders in this category. As a result, the latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Coupon Apps has seen several apps switch positions or...

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FinTech App Tickar Brings AR to Stock Market Investing
January 25, 2022

Tickar on Tuesday (Jan. 25) said investing in the stock market can be done with nothing more than the camera lens on a mobile phone, thanks to its scan, learn and invest approach that relies on augmented reality to simplify the investing experience. More than...

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Personal Loan App Provider Ranking Sees Stability as Leader Achieves Another Perfect Score
January 24, 2022

If stability is a good thing to have among financial service providers, we’ve hit the jackpot in this month’s edition of the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Personal Loan Apps. The eight contenders hold the same spots they held last time, and the leader carries on...

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Revolut Rolls Out Stock Trading Platform
January 19, 2022

The U.K. financial super app Revolut announced Wednesday (Jan. 19) the launch of its commission-free stock trading platform. The platform, which features more than 1,100 securities, including 200+ exchange traded funds (ETF) listed on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, lets users trade full...

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Parking Payments Go Digital and Do More Than Just Feed the Meter
January 17, 2022

Parking and parking payments have always been filled with friction. Stopping to pay a parking attendant in gated parking lot, finding payment for a meter at on-street parking and worrying about adding to the meter if an appointment runs longer than anticipated have been pain...