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.

Youth-Focused Finance Platform Step Raises $300M

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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

READ MORE >
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...

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

Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

READ MORE >
MoneyGram Powers Remittances for UAE’s Jingle Pay App
MoneyGram Powers Remittances for UAE’s Jingle Pay App
October 04, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Money transfer service businesses MoneyGram International and Jingle Pay announced a partnership Tuesday (Oct. 4) to enable global money transfers through the Jingle Pay app....

READ MORE >
TikTok Taps TalkShopLive to Host US Live Shopping
TikTok Taps TalkShopLive to Host US Live Shopping
October 02, 2022  |  eCommerce

Social media platform TikTok is launching live shopping in North America — and in an attempt to avoid problems that afflicted the U.K. version of...

READ MORE >
Price-Pummeled Consumers Find Solace in HealthTech
Price-Pummeled Consumers Find Solace in HealthTech
October 01, 2022  |  Consumer Insights

If you’re feeling a bit more stressed out about making ends meet nowadays, there’s good reason. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

READ MORE >