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.

UK Retailers Count on Affordability, Omnichannel Sales to Foster Customer Loyalty
UK Retailers Count on Affordability, Omnichannel Sales to Foster Customer Loyalty
October 12, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

With consumer sentiment at an all-time low due to a worsening cost-of-living crisis, devising strategies to help United Kingdom customers shop and save money seems...

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Restaurants Rethink Loyalty
Restaurants Rethink Loyalty
October 12, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

For a long time, even offering a mobile loyalty program was a competitive advantage for restaurant brands. Now, with consumers expecting to be rewarded for...

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Hollister Adds Tech That Lets Teens Shop, Parents Pay
Hollister Adds Tech That Lets Teens Shop, Parents Pay
October 11, 2022  |  Retail

Noting that it’s often the case that when teens shop, it’s their parents or grandparents who pay, teen-oriented clothing retailer Hollister has launched a new...

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Youth-Focused Finance Platform Step Raises $300M
Youth-Focused Finance Platform Step Raises $300M
October 11, 2022  |  Investments

Step, a financial platform aimed at teens and young adults, has raised $300 million in debt funding, bringing the company’s total raised capital to $500...

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PayPal Apologizes for Threat of Fines Over ‘Misinformation’
PayPal Apologizes for Threat of Fines Over ‘Misinformation’
October 10, 2022  |  Regulation

PayPal is apologizing for what it says is “confusion” over a new policy that threatened to fine customers and merchants for sharing what the company...

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Caesars Sportsbook Adds Instant Payouts as Online Gaming Apps Seek Competitive Advantage
Caesars Sportsbook Adds Instant Payouts as Online Gaming Apps Seek Competitive Advantage
October 10, 2022  |  Disbursements

Back in March of 2021, when the pandemic was in its first full year of transforming consumer expectations about how they pay and get paid...

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Report: TikTok Owner ByteDance Saw Losses Triple in 2021
Report: TikTok Owner ByteDance Saw Losses Triple in 2021
October 06, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, saw its operating losses triple in 2021, ballooning to more than $7 billion as the company spent to...

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Subscriptions Push Premium Over Freemium Amid Rising Prices
Subscriptions Push Premium Over Freemium Amid Rising Prices
October 06, 2022  |  Retail

Apps dabbling in everything from retail to romance are charging for more features as way to generate new revenue streams from legions of “freemium” or...

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Do US Consumers Want a Super App?
Do US Consumers Want a Super App?
October 05, 2022  |  Retail

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