Messaging

India Wants WhatsApp To Make Messages Traceable

India Wants WhatsApp To Make Messages Traceable
India Wants WhatsApp To Make Messages Traceable
June 18, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

India is asking messaging service WhatsApp to put a digital fingerprint on every message sent by the service, but without breaking the encryption, according to...

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Line To Expand Into Payments, FinTech To Avoid Complacency
Line To Expand Into Payments, FinTech To Avoid Complacency
March 28, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Line, the Asian messaging company majority owned by Naver, the South Korean Internet search company, is expanding its business into payments and other FinTech services....

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Zuckerberg Says Facebook To Embrace Private Messaging
Zuckerberg Says Facebook To Embrace Private Messaging
March 06, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Social media giant Facebook will embrace what CEO Mark Zuckerberg has termed “privacy-focused” communications marked by encrypted services, the executive said in a blog post...

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Slack Skips IPO; Plans Direct Listing
Slack Skips IPO; Plans Direct Listing
February 04, 2019  |  Investments

Slack, a popular workplace messaging app, said it has confidentially filed with regulators in the United States to list its shares, according to a report...

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LINE Puts $182M In Digital Payments Biz
LINE Puts $182M In Digital Payments Biz
February 04, 2019  |  Investments

LINE, the Japanese messaging app, plans to invest 20 billion JPY ($182 million) into its payments business in an effort to grow that area of...

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Zuckerberg Wants To Connect Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp
Zuckerberg Wants To Connect Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp
January 25, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

In an effort to connect messaging functions across multiple apps, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is looking to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger. The...

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SWIFT Messages Hit All-Time High, Driven By gpi Adoption
SWIFT Messages Hit All-Time High, Driven By gpi Adoption
January 23, 2019  |  Banking

SWIFT, a leader in secure financial messaging services, said that it facilitated an average of 31 million messages a day in 2018, an increase of...

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WhatsApp Beats Facebook On Global Usage
WhatsApp Beats Facebook On Global Usage
January 17, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

When thinking about the most popular apps in the world, one clearly comes to mind: Facebook. However, according to recent reports, another app has taken...

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