Mobile Applications

What's a mobile app? A mobile app is a software program you can download and access directly using your phone or tablet or generally any touch screen device. Typically a mobile app is purchased or downloaded through an app store or can be side loaded on various platforms.

TikTok Sale Stalls Over Algorithm Uncertainty
TikTok Sale Stalls Over Algorithm Uncertainty
September 01, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

After China created new limitations on the export of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, a potential deal for TikTok’s American operations is facing a hurdle as...

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Russian Lawmaker Proposes Commission Fee Cap For Tech Giants
Russian Lawmaker Proposes Commission Fee Cap For Tech Giants
September 01, 2020  |  International

Russian lawmaker Fedot Tumusov has submitted draft legislation to cut and cap the commissions for mobile app sales from giants like Apple and Google, Reuters...

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Uber Will Use Selfie Tech To Ensure Riders Wear Masks
Uber Will Use Selfie Tech To Ensure Riders Wear Masks
September 01, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Uber will use the same technology it employs to ensure drivers are wearing masks to verify passengers do the same, the company said in an...

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SEC Eyes Probe Of Robinhood’s Handling Of March Shutdown
SEC Eyes Probe Of Robinhood’s Handling Of March Shutdown
August 31, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Robinhood, a FinTech focused on online stock brokerage for those not expertly versed in that subject, has attracted much praise and activity — but with...

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Alt Lending Apps Show Staying Power In New Rankings
Alt Lending Apps Show Staying Power In New Rankings
August 31, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

It goes by many names. “Instant credit.” “Point-of-sale (POS) lending.” And the moniker perhaps best-known — “buy now, pay later” — attends this dynamic corner...

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OfferUp Merges With letgo, Combines Marketplace Apps
OfferUp Merges With letgo, Combines Marketplace Apps
August 31, 2020  |  eCommerce

Recommerce marketplace OfferUp has integrated with similar app letgo and will combine its app with the letgo app for a new marketplace promising an increased amount...

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Report: China Must Approve TikTok Sale Under Its New Rules On AI
Report: China Must Approve TikTok Sale Under Its New Rules On AI
August 30, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As TikTok, the short video-sharing app, faces a Sept. 15 deadline to sell its U.S. operations to an American company, its sale could be slowed...

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Apple Has Pulled Epic Games From App Store
Apple Has Pulled Epic Games From App Store
August 28, 2020  |  Apple

While a judge may not settle the dispute between Apple and Epic Games for months, the computer giant pulled the Fortnite maker’s games from the App...

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Coupon Apps Are Quite The Horse Race
Coupon Apps Are Quite The Horse Race
August 27, 2020  |  Retail

It’s anybody’s race to win, judging by the latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Coupon Apps, as the savings apps that people love show healthy competition...

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