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1.9KCommerceInstacart And Publix Team Up For Instacart Meals App
Instacart Meals, a new service by the grocery delivery app, will provide a Swiss-army-knife solution for customers to order and pick up...
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1.5KInvestmentsStasher Snags $2.5M To Help Travelers Stow Their Luggage
Popular luggage storage app Stasher has secured another $2.5 million in financing thanks to Venture Friends and other investors, including former hotels.com...
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1.4KReal EstateGermany’s Home Startup Lands $12M To Expand Housing Rental App
Berlin-based Home, a tenant and landlord mutual engagement company, has raised €11million in a Series A round of funding from Capnamic, EQT...
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1.8KMobile ApplicationsSnap: China’s TikTok Could Pass Instagram In Growth
TikTok, with its gamut of quick dance and lip sync videos, could become even bigger than rival Instagram, said Snap Inc. Chief...
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5.4KDigital BankingGoldman Launches Mobile App For Marcus — Three Years Later
Goldman Sachs Group introduced its long-awaited app last week, according to Reuters. It will integrate with the financial giant’s digital bank Marcus....
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1.5KRidesharingGermany’s FlixMobility Reports 37 Pct Boost In Transport App Users
FlixMobility, a German transport app, on Thursday reported a 37% increase in passenger travel in 2019. The company, with an app similar...
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2.7KRetailHow Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends
The longstanding practice of selling automobiles is getting a change — reflecting larger trends in commerce. For instance, online marketplace and auction...
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1.5KSubscription CommerceSubscriptions That Connect Specialty Coffee Consumers With Local Roasters
When Jeff Borack received a membership to a whiskey tasting club as a gift, he was inspired to start his own venture....
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3.1KInternationalRussia Tests Internet Isolation Scenario
To see whether its internet services could work if it were to be separated from the worldwide internet, Russia conducted a series...
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9.6KRidesharingColombia Blocks Uber From Using Its Ride-Hailing App
Uber was ordered last Friday by a Colombian judge to stop securing business in their country via its popular ride-hailing app, according...
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2.0KWhat's HotMetro Bank Introduces Cash Delivery Service For SMBs
Metro Bank has launched an app called MCash for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to pick up and drop off cash as...
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3.3KDeliveryBaemin South Korean Food Delivery App Gets $4B Offer
South Korea’s Woowa, the startup behind the Baedal Minjok app — commonly known as Baemin — was offered $4 billion by Berlin-based...
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3.4KMobile CommerceNJ Launches First Mobile App For Lottery Tickets
To give players an easy way to order official state lottery tickets, Jackpocket today announced the public rollout of its lottery app...
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4.7KMobile ApplicationsConsumers Want More Banking App Control — Will FIs Step Up?
Control is one of the hottest topics in the world of payments and financial services — and it seems poised to have...
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2.1KMobile ApplicationsRBS Takes On Challenger Banks With Launch Of Digital Banking App
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has created an app called Bó with the intention of helping people save money, as well...
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2.3KFacebookFacebook Says Facial Recognition App Was Only Used By Employees
Facebook built a facial recognition app that was intended only for internal use, a company spokesperson told VentureBeat on Friday (Nov. 22). ...
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2.3KEarningsKohl’s Sees Digital Sales Growth, Amazon Returns Traffic In Q3
Even with digital sales growth and the Amazon returns program in stores across the country, Kohl’s Corporation posted third-quarter results that fell...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsSis-id, Tradeshift Team Up Against Payments Fraud
Fraud protection company Sis-id and supply chain and marketplace company Tradeshift announced on Wednesday (Nov. 13) a partnership to help with the...
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5.5KBankingBoA Corporate Client Completed $1.6B Mobile Payment
Bank of America offers its corporate clients a unique perk. They can make payments in the billions of dollars on smartphones using...
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2.4KInternationalBrazil’s Banco Inter Teams With Alibaba, Nike, Others For eCommerce App
Brazilian Lender Banco Inter is launching an app to give its clients direct access to more than 60 online stores, according to...
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3.3KCryptocurrencyCrypto Trading Platform Bakkt Teams Up With Starbucks On Consumer App
Bakkt, a cryptocurrency trading platform, is working on consumer apps for digital assets and is going to launch its first one in...
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2.6KConsumer FinanceAmex’s Revamped Green Card Expands Rewards For Travel, Transit, Dining
American Express has announced that it has reimagined its American Express Green Card to include new benefits and features. Now called Green...
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2.2KSecurity & FraudVideo App Snaptube Charges For Fake Purchases, Runs Invisible Ads
An Android video app called Snaptube has been taking unauthorized premium purchases from its users and generating fraudulent ad clicks. Snaptube lets...
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4.6KPayments InnovationOnline Marketplaces Vie For The Shared Parking App Crown
Many startups desire to be the Ubers or Airbnbs of their respective industries, but taking these crowns means facing fierce competition from...
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2.9KPayments InnovationThe Rise of Shared Parking In The Platform Economy
With 225 million U.S. drivers, parking can be a tight squeeze. Of course, marketplaces are vying to solve the parking problem —...
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6.8KPOS InnovationMax Levchin On The Future-Present Of Everywhere POS Lending
When Affirm launched in February 2013, the point-of-sale (POS) financing marketplace in the U.S. was largely an empty greenfield wherein PayPal Co-Founder...
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3.5KRetailAffirm Expands Installment Payment Options To Any On, Offline Store
Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is rolling out a new app that will give customers a way to shop at almost any store...
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1.7KMarketsNew Instagram App Causes Snap Shares To Slide
The launch of a new Instagram app caused shares in the owner of Snapchat to fall more than 7 percent–its lowest level...
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3.9KRidesharingUber Launches Uber Works To Connect Workers To Gig Jobs
Uber is rolling out a new app called Uber Works that will help people looking for shift work connect with companies looking...
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4.2KInnovationHow To Make Sure Stores Don’t Die
Among the defining endeavors of our time — at least for the worlds of payment and commerce — has been to bring brick-and-mortar...
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3.1KRidesharingUber Dials Back Drivers’ Hours In NY
Uber will limit drivers’ access to the app during low-demand times starting Tuesday (Sept. 17), per new regulations in New York City,...
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3.5KInternationalNew PayU Mobile App Gives Merchants Total Account Access
PayU, a FinTech based in the Netherlands, has released an app for merchants in India that allows them to keep track of...
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4.4KInternet of ThingsFacebook Launches Dating Service In The US
Facebook has announced the launch of Facebook Dating, created to gives users “a more authentic look at who someone is.” The service...
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2.5KMobile ApplicationsUsers Question Privacy Policy Of Chinese Face-Swapping App
A Chinese app that lets users convincingly swap their faces with film or TV characters has rapidly become one of the country’s...
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2.2KMobile ApplicationsYelp To Survey Users And Tailor App To Their Likes, Dislikes
Yelp announced that it has launched new personalization tools that will tailor the app to a user’s individual preferences and lifestyle. With...
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2.1KAutomated RetailHow Remotely Adjustable Interactive Kiosks Are Powering Sales
Gone are the days of kiosks as simply new ways to distribute products. Today, they help retailers enable virtual “try-ons,” and promotions...
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5.4KCryptocurrencyFlexa: Making Crypto Spendable In Every Store
Beyond bitcoin and price swings, might there be a place for crypto in commerce? Flexa wants to bring digital coin into physical...
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3.6KReal EstateDigital’s Impact On The Consumer’s Biggest Purchase: Their Home
One of the most fertile grounds for disruption in this digital world — ongoing, significant disruption that promises to impact one of...
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3.1KDeliveryApplebee’s, DoorDash Team Up For National Delivery
Applebee’s has announced that it has partnered with DoorDash for national delivery, the company said in a press release. Customers can order...
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4.4KInvestmentsIbotta Rewards Startup Gets Funding Infusion For Hiring, Expansion
Rewards company Ibotta announced it has closed a series D funding round led by Koch Industries subsidiary Koch Disruptive Technologies, bringing Ibotta...
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4.0KPartnerships / AcquisitionsAramark Expands To College Campuses With Good Uncle Acquisition
Aramark announced that it has acquired Good Uncle, a food delivery service app that brings freshly prepared meals to college campuses. Aramark...
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2.5KGoogleTrips Planning App Shuttered By Google
Google’s Trips app for travel planning was discontinued in favor of its reworked Search and Maps, noted reporters on Tuesday, Aug. 6....
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2.9KeCommerceMetro Cash And Carry Launches App To Help India Shops Digitize
The Indian arm of German retailer Metro Cash and Carry has announced the launch of an app for kirana stores, allowing retailers...
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2.6KRidesharingGoogle-Owned Waze Expands Carpooling Features
Waze, the GPS app owned by Google since 2013, announced that it is launching a new Carpool feature that allows users to...
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3.2KPartnerships / AcquisitionsUber, Yandex To Acquire Russian Taxi Service Vezyot
Yandex has announced that MLU B.V., its ride-sharing and food delivery joint venture with Uber, has agreed to acquire the IP and...
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4.6KInvestmentsWeSwap P2P Currency Exchange Seeks $2.89M In Crowdfunding
After hitting the 500,000 user mark, currency exchange service WeSwap has rolled out a Seedrs crowdfunding round. The company is seeking a...
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2.6KPartnerships / AcquisitionsSamsung Pay Offers Payments, Credit To Indian Marketplaces
Samsung has reached an agreement with an online marketplace for financial products in India that will allow consumers to apply for credit...
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3.0KMobile ApplicationsUmbrella Raises $5M To Connect Seniors With Gig Workers
An app meant to promote community for baby boomers called Umbrella has raised $5 million in a seed round led by Thrive...
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5.1KBankingUK Lender Starling Loses Four Executive Employees
Amid expansion efforts of U.K. digital bank Starling, several senior executives — including Julian Sawyer, Starling’s co-founder and chief operating officer —...
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3.7KCommerceAre Consumers Ready For Chatbot Customer Service?
For better or worse, call centers are often retailers’ public face. Customer service can make a stronger impression on consumers than other...
