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3.5KBankingChase Debuts eGifting From Mobile App
Chase announced Monday (April 15) that customers are now able to send gift cards via the Chase Mobile app or website. In...
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2.1KRetailDHL Debuts Africa eShop App
To help merchants sells products to markets in Africa, DHL is rolling out its DHL Africa eShop app. The service is said...
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3.1KSubscription CommerceBehind DoorDash’s Zero-Dollar Delivery Subscription Service
Six months ago, to stay competitive, DoorDash launched its subscription service DashPass, which offers zero-dollar delivery for a monthly fee. In the...
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6.0KSecurity & FraudFaster Payments, Faster Fraudsters
The following Deep Dive takes an in-depth look at how real-time payments and P2P services are enabling faster transactions for users and...
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4.1KSecurity & FraudSchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union’s Lesson In P2P Security
Usage of Zelle surged in 2018, with $119 billion exchanged in P2P transfers on the platform. That volume has attracted fraudsters eagerly...
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3.4KAmazonAmazon Tries Out Pop-Up Ads Over Rivals’ Products
Amazon has been testing a new feature on its mobile app where it forces users to either click through or select a...
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6.9KDigital BankingPaytm Launches New Mobile Banking App
Paytm, the India-based eCommerce and digital wallet company, has announced a new mobile banking app called Payments Bank, according to reports. The...
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3.2KRetailJack In The Box Launches Mobile App
Hamburger chain Jack in the Box is launching a mobile app. The app, which is available at more than 2,200 of the...
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4.3KMobile PaymentsSam’s Club Tests Barcodeless Scan-and-Go Tech
In an effort to make Scan & Go a bit quicker, Sam’s Club, owned by retailing giant Walmart, has developed and is...
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6.4KMobile PaymentsSquare Launches Appointments App For Android
To help manage the booking and payment needs of its users, Square rolled out its Appointments app for Android. The app can...
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3.3KRetailReimagining Hotel Booking Experiences Via Curated Mobile Apps
To help define travel for the next generation of adventurers, Porter & Sail is combining discovery and booking it leans toward full-platform...
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4.3KRetailQVC Rolls Out Shopping Video ‘Q Anytime’ Mobile App
QVC, the television home shopping network, is releasing a video shopping app for the iPhone, to create what the company calls “immersive,...
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3.2KInvestmentsLunchr Raises $34M As It Goes After Meal Voucher Market
Lunchr, the French startup going after the corporate meal voucher market, has raised $34 million in venture funding. According to a report,...
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2.8KMPOS TrackerDeep Dive: How mPOS Helps Supermarkets Compete
Supermarkets around the world may seem to have locked-in consumer bases — groceries are a necessity, after all — but the reality...
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3.0KInnovationApple, Aetna Team On Health App
Aetna, a CVS Health business, announced Tuesday (Jan. 29) the launch of Attain, a new health experience designed by Aetna in collaboration...
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10.6KRetailWhy Mobile Order-Ahead Is A Must-Have Ingredient For QSRs
To help serve diners who crave convenience, restaurants and solution providers have started to test and grow their mobile ordering services. The...
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3.2KMobile ApplicationsWhatsApp Business Has More Than 5M Users
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app, announced Thursday (Jan. 24) that more than five million businesses are using WhatsApp Business a year after...
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4.6KRetailTackling Restaurant Waste With Mobile Apps
Restaurants often prepare too much food for the lunch or dinner rush, but startups are providing them with an avenue to market...
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2.5KPersonnelSnap’s CFO The Latest Executive To Leave
Snap, the struggling maker of the disappearing app Snapchat, saw its stock take a big hit after announcing its chief financial officer...
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3.1KMobile ApplicationsWeChat Eyes Video Streaming, Satellite Apps
WeChat’s founder has revealed the company’s next moves as he admits that even the popular platform could potentially become obsolete. “WeChat will...
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2.9KAuthenticationWhatsApp To Include Fingerprint Scanning For Android Devices
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, is gearing up to add fingerprint scanning for Android devices. According to a report in Money...
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5.1KSecurity & FraudComcast Launches AI-Powered Cybersecurity Service
Comcast is releasing an artificial intelligence-powered service that will monitor, block and tell customers about online threats to devices connected to home...
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8.2KPartnerships / AcquisitionsPhillips, Honda Pair On In-Car Gas Payments
Phillips 66 has announced a partnership with Honda Developer Studio on an in-vehicle fuel payment integration service that enables Honda vehicle owners...
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4.6KMobile ApplicationsMoviePass’ ‘Cancel Subscription’ Button Glitches For Users
Some customers of MoviePass, the company that charges a monthly fee to let users watch movies, have said they tried to cancel...
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6.2KSecurity & FraudEquifax Settles With NY AG Over App Security
The Office of the New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced late last week it reached settlements with five companies whose...
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4.7KInvestmentsPropel Notches $12.8M In Series A Funding
To help low-income consumers get back on their feet, New York-based Propel has notched $12.8 million in Series A funding. Nyca Partners...
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4.0KBankingRobinhood Launches Checking, Savings Account
Robinhood, the mobile investment app company, announced Thursday (Dec. 13) that it has launched Robinhood Checking & Savings, a new feature aimed...
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3.9KDigital PaymentsMastercard, Cardstream Team To Promote UK Digital Payments
Cardstream, the U.K. provider of white-label payment software and services, announced on Tuesday (Dec. 11) the launch of a new initiative that is...
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3.0KRetailStitch Fix Earnings: A Mixed Bag Amid App Efforts
Amid expansion in its selection and growth of data sets from its Style Shuffle game, Stitch Fix reported first-quarter fiscal year 2019...
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6.1KMobile ApplicationsMoneyGram Mobile App Launches In 15 New Countries
MoneyGram, a global money transfer and payment service, has launched a new mobile app that is available in the U.S. and 14...
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3.7KGlobal PaymentsSingtel Adds Payment Options To Dash; Metro Bank Upgrades Mobile App
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Singapore’s Singtel rollout of international payment...
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8.3KRetailHow Five QSRs Are Tapping Into A Mobile Order-Ahead Future
For their mobile order-ahead offerings, some quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are choosing to team up with technology providers and other retailers, with the...
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2.9KRetailHow Subscriptions May Propel Atmospheric App Store Growth
“There’s an app for that,” the old digital adage goes, and shoppers seem to be taking note: Consumers’ spend in app stores...
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3.4KToday In DataToday In Data: Striking A Balance Between Convenience And Security
Keeping consumers happy enough to make them loyal customers is no easy task, particularly as the list of things they are looking...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsvCom Enhances IT Spend Management Mobile Solution
IT spend management solutions provider vCom Solutions is upgrading its mobile app for iOS and Android devices, the company said this week....
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2.7KRetailRichemont Inks Deal With Alibaba To Access Chinese Consumers
Richemont, the owner of Cartier, is reportedly teaming up with Alibaba to try to make inroads into China’s eCommerce market, in which...
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4.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsShopping App Spring Acquired By Compass, ShopRunner
Shopping app Spring has been acquired by two companies: real estate startup Compass and Alibaba-backed shopping app ShopRunner. According to TechCrunch, Compass...
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3.6KRetailLive Event Tickets, Subscription-Style
The subscription model has long brought consumers to movie theaters to spend a night out: MoviePass, for all of its recent challenges,...
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2.8KRetailStyleBee Embraces Beauty On Demand
As is the case with many entrepreneurs, StyleBee’s Co-Founder Anna Santeramo was first and foremost solving her own problem with the business...
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4.1KRetailStarbucks Sees Its Future In China
When it comes to planning for the future, Starbucks is focused on China. The company is building a new store in the...
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4.9KRetailMenswear Brands Get An Online Spotlight With Deal-Of-The-Day Platforms
Small menswear brands, even some that are considered to be medium or large, might face a challenge when it comes to marketing:...
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2.5KGoogleGoogle Assistant Can Now Book Users An Uber, Lyft Ride
Google Assistant can now help users book a car from Uber, Lyft, Ola, Grab, GO-JEK and other ridesharing services. The feature, which...
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4.5KFacebookFacebook Opens Online Dating Pilot
Excuse the brief descent into heartbreak, but for every online dating success story — Aren’t they so cute?!! How nice of them to...
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3.7KB2B PaymentsPwC Debuts Small Biz Payment Reminder App With Bemo
One of the U.K.’s Big Four auditing firms, PwC, is teaming up with a small tech firm to make it easier for...
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4.1KB2B PaymentsXero Braces For Bank Integrations With New API
Small business accounting software provider Xero is bracing for a slew of bank and FinTech integrations with the launch of its Open...
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4.5KGig EconomyWhy Gig Workers Need Their Own Bank
Freelancing isn't all about being footloose and fancy-free. Navigating paperwork, banking and invoices has its challenges — especially in France. Fresh off a funding...
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5.2KFacebook44 Percent Of Millennials Have Unfriended Facebook
Facebook is losing its luster with some of its customers, as Pew Research finds that a “significant” share of its users have...
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2.7KInvestmentsMessaging App LINE Eyes FinServ With $1.3B Fundraise
Japan’s LINE Corporation is raising around 148.1 billion yen ($1.33 billion) through convertible bonds so it can expand into the financial services...
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3.8KMobile ApplicationsWeebly Unveils New Features For Mobile App
In an update to its standalone product, Weebly unveiled multiple eCommerce features for its mobile app. The rollout comes as Weebly seeks to...
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4.2KSecurity & FraudAir Canada Confirms Data Breach Of Mobile App
Air Canada, the Canadian airline operator, confirmed to TechCrunch on Wednesday (August 29) that its mobile app suffered a data breach. According...
