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862Security & 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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3.5KPayments 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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1.7KPayments 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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4.5KPOS 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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2.0KRetailAffirm 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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1.3KMarketsNew 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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2.9KRidesharingUber 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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3.2KInnovationHow 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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2.3KRidesharingUber 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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2.9KInternationalNew 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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3.9KInternet 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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2.1KMobile 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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1.8KMobile 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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1.5KAutomated 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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4.5KCryptocurrencyFlexa: 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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3.1KReal 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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2.3KDeliveryApplebee’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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3.6KInvestmentsIbotta 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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3.1KPartnerships / 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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2.1KGoogleTrips 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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2.4KeCommerceMetro 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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2.1KRidesharingGoogle-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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2.4KPartnerships / 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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4.0KInvestmentsWeSwap 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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2.0KPartnerships / 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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2.5KMobile 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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3.8KBankingUK 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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3.3KCommerceAre 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...
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2.3Kcall center commerceHow Delta Is Leveraging Apple’s Business Chat, AI For Better Customer Service
Slow service doesn't fly when customers connect with airlines across different channels. That's why airlines are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to...
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2.4KBankingChallenger Payments Platform VibePay OK’d By UK FCA
London-based VibePay has won approval from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide direct-to-bank payments via open banking. VibePay will launch...
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2.5KGoogleGoogle Pilot Launches Test Social Network App Shoelace
Google’s Area 120 incubator, which handles the company’s more experimental offerings, has launched a new hyperlocal social networking app called Shoelace, according...
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1.3KMPOS TrackerHow mPOS Systems Help July Fourth Sales Boom Year After Year
mPOS providers deck out their offerings with features ranging from eCommerce integrations to mobile wallet payment acceptance. But what really matters to...
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2.6KPartnerships / AcquisitionsSwish Teams With Nets To Test In-Store Mobile Payments
Payments company Nets announced that it is partnering with Swish, the number one payments app in Sweden, on an in-store payments pilot...
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4.3KRetailUber Eats Adds Dine-In Service
For those in the world tired of the friction that is going to a restaurant, looking at a menu, ordering and then...
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4.0KMobile PaymentsAnalyst: Square Cash App Downloads Top Venmo’s
A new report shows that Square’s Cash App downloads increased by 2.2 million last month, while Venmo’s were up 1.7 million. According...
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2.6KAppleGoldman Employees Like Apple Card
The Apple Card is being tested with Goldman Sachs ahead of the launch this summer and is receiving positive feedback. CNBC, citing...
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3.1KCredit UnionsDeep Dive: Why CUs Must Take A UX-Centric Approach To Digital Innovation
Credit unions know digital innovations are critical to recruiting and retaining members. Developing and offering innovative services that make a difference requires...
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3.9KRidesharingLyft App Now Offers Citi Bike Rental
Rideshare company Lyft has announced that Citi Bike has now been completely integrated into its smartphone app. In July 2018, Lyft acquired...
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2.2KAMLKeeping App-Based Brokerages Secure
Millennials aren’t investing as much as older generations — but engaging with them on their smartphones, which they’re always on, could change...
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3.2KUnattended RetailDeep Dive: Can Ride-Hailing Apps Keep Traditional Taxis Afloat?
When rideshare companies like Uber first hit cities, they shook the traditional taxi industry. The value of taxi medallions, or permits...
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3.7KGoogleAndroid Users Can Pay For Apps With Cash
Google has launched a new service geared toward emerging markets that enables people to pay for apps without needing a credit card....
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1.9KFacebookFacebook Dating App Users Can Now Secretly Alert Crushes
Facebook is expanding its Dating feature to fourteen more countries, announcing Tuesday (April 30) that the service is now available in 19...
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6.2KRidesharingWaymo Expands Waymo One With App On Google Play Store
Waymo, which recently became a company under the umbrella of Alphabet, is expanding its ride-hailing app in Phoenix and making it available...
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3.9KSubscriptionsNetflix Nixes Support for Apple AirPlay
Netflix has removed Airplay support so its users are unable to sling its shows between different Apple devices. Netflix confirmed to The Verge...
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5.7KDigital BankingHow Friendly Friction Builds Better Banking Experiences
Consumers’ preferences are undeniably shifting digitally when it comes to banking and financial services. According to a recent study by Citibank, 31 percent...
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3.9KFaster PaymentsFighting Employee Turnover With Instant Access To Earned Wages
How about now? The millennial and Gen Z workforce doesn’t just want to be paid a fair wage, but to be paid...
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3.0KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Overstock To Launch Bitcoin Trading App; Mt. Gox Warns Legal Against Mass Crypto Sale
Overstock’s tZERO is set to launch a mobile trading app in June. CEO Saum Noursalehi told CoinDesk that the app for IOS...
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7.7KSocial CommerceInstagram Tests The Ability To Shop In-App
Instagram, the photo and video sharing social media platform operator, is rolling out a trial of a new shopping program in which...
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3.4KStartupsHealthJoy Lands $12.5M To Double Staff
HealthJoy, the Chicago healthcare startup, has raised $12.5 million in venture funding. According to a report citing the company, the Series B round...
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4.8KMobile ApplicationsChina’s WeChat Exposes Debtors Via Social Media
A new Chinese app has been created specifically to shame people who don’t pay their bills. The “deadbeat map” app with WeChat,...
