Mobile Apps news and trends

Bloxcross, GoDirectPay Partner on Cross-Border Payments App
Cross-border Payments // March 28, 2024

Bloxcross and GoDirectPay have partnered to launch a mobile app for global payments. The new app enables payments in any currency from institutions to vendors and from individuals to friends, the companies said in a Thursday (March 28) press release.  “We’re excited about removing traditional barriers and empowering...

Bank of America Consolidates Banking, Investing, Retiring Into One App
Digital Banking // March 21, 2024

Bank of America has launched a “massive update” to its mobile banking app, combining banking, investing and retiring into one unified app.  This new, unified digital platform consolidates into one mobile app what had been five different apps: Bank of America, Merrill Edge, My Merrill, Bank...

Sports Franchises Tap Immersive Tech to Keep Fans Engaged and Subscription-Ready 
Mobile Applications // March 03, 2024

When it comes to professional sports, it’s not just about the plays and the scores. It’s also about how fans experience and interact with their favorite teams off the field.  Against this backdrop, sports franchises are harnessing digital tools and technologies, ranging from immersive virtual...

Zillow Targets Growing Share of Market With ‘Housing Super App’
Real Estate // February 13, 2024

Zillow is expanding its “housing super app” to more markets after seeing how well it has been received. The company is also continuing to add functionality to the app for both the real estate sales and rentals markets, Zillow said in a presentation released Tuesday (Feb. 13) in...

Interviews & Exclusives
New Bumble CEO Wants to Personalize Subscriptions to Reach Gen Z Singles

November 08, 2023
In an effort to get Generation Z consumers paying for its dating app, Bumble is rolling out subscription plans that are shorter-term and more personalized. On a call with analysts Tuesday (Nov. 7) discussing its third-quarter 2023 financial results, Whitney Wolfe Herd, the company’s founder and CEO (who will soon transition to executive chair) noted that […]

New Digital Tools Aim to Take the Pain Out of Busiest Travel Day

November 24, 2022
As the number of people traveling for Thanksgiving is projected to hit levels not seen since 2019, a growing number of consumers are turning to digital tools to book, manage...

How US Consumers Define the Super App

December 13, 2021
Consumers do everything online. They wake up and read their morning papers on their phones or tablets, begin their workdays by hopping on their laptops and signing into their work...

NEW DATA: How Credit Unions Fare Against Challenger Banks

May 20, 2020
Brick-and-mortar presence used to give credit unions (CUs) a competitive edge over digital-only challenger banks. PYMNTS research shows that 41.5 percent of CU members believe that being unable to visit...

Quick Reads
Bloxcross, GoDirectPay Partner on Cross-Border Payments App

March 28, 2024
Bloxcross and GoDirectPay have partnered to launch a mobile app for global payments. The new app enables payments in any currency from institutions to vendors and from individuals to friends, the companies said in a Thursday (March 28) press release.  “We’re excited about removing traditional barriers and empowering individuals and businesses alike to effortlessly transfer funds across borders,” […]

Bank of America Consolidates Banking, Investing, Retiring Into One App

March 21, 2024
Bank of America has launched a “massive update” to its mobile banking app, combining banking, investing and retiring into one unified app.  This new, unified digital platform consolidates into one mobile...

Zillow Targets Growing Share of Market With ‘Housing Super App’

February 13, 2024
Zillow is expanding its “housing super app” to more markets after seeing how well it has been received. The company is also continuing to add functionality to the app for both...

Report: 52% of Vision Pro Apps Are Paid Downloads

February 12, 2024
New research shows that more than half of apps on Apple’s Vision Pro are paid downloads. As Techcrunch noted in a Monday (Feb. 12) report, that figure — 52% to be exact —...