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.

Homegrown Super Apps Shape the Future of Mobile-First African Market
Homegrown Super Apps Shape the Future of Mobile-First African Market
July 25, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

In discussions of super apps, a handful of Asian mobile apps such as AliPay, Gojek, Grab and WeChat are often cited as notable examples. Get...

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72% of Global Consumers Are Interested in a Super App
72% of Global Consumers Are Interested in a Super App
July 22, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Global consumers want a super app, according to “The Super App Shift,” a PYMNTS and PayPal collaboration based on a survey of 9,904 consumers in...

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Stash App Loses 23 Points in Personal Finance Provider Ranking
Stash App Loses 23 Points in Personal Finance Provider Ranking
July 21, 2022  |  Personal Finance

Sometimes people are thrifty; sometimes they splurge. We can see that when we compare this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Personal Finance apps...

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Live Shopping Platform Whatnot Raises $260M in Series D
Live Shopping Platform Whatnot Raises $260M in Series D
July 21, 2022  |  Investments

Independent live shopping platform Whatnot announced Thursday (July 21) that it has raised $260 million in a Series D round co-led by DST Global and...

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Crypto.com Debuts In-App Purchasing With Google Pay
Crypto.com Debuts In-App Purchasing With Google Pay
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com has launched an in-app purchase feature on Google Pay, which lets users easily buy cryptocurrencies, according to a Thursday (July 21)...

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Apple Health Data Aims to Provide Users With Actionable Insights
Apple Health Data Aims to Provide Users With Actionable Insights
July 20, 2022  |  Apple

Apple released a report Wednesday (July 20) highlighting how its devices are offering actionable health insights to users while also supporting the medical community by...

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Could Super App Users Spell the End of Germany’s Cash-Heavy Retail Economy?
Could Super App Users Spell the End of Germany’s Cash-Heavy Retail Economy?
July 20, 2022  |  Digital Payments

It has frequently been observed that German consumers are an anomaly among their northern European neighbors due to their comparably high preference for cash. Get...

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Google Faces $1B Suit in UK Over App Store Practices
Google Faces $1B Suit in UK Over App Store Practices
July 19, 2022  |  Google

Google is facing trial in a $1.1 billion class-action lawsuit in the U.K. over claims that the company overcharged 19.5 million customers for app store...

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Super Apps Have Potential to Unlock $3.2T in Annual Consumer Spending
Super Apps Have Potential to Unlock $3.2T in Annual Consumer Spending
July 19, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Millions of consumers — and potentially hundreds of millions of them — are at the ready. They have their devices in hand, waiting for the...

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