Viber news and trends

Another Messaging App Goes Contextual
Mobile Commerce // February 24, 2017

Viber, a messaging app, announced on Thursday (Feb. 23) that it will start showing users items that are for sale based on the current chat. According to a report in Tech Crunch, users of Viber have to opt in by pressing a shopping bag icon at the bottom...

Viber Launching One-Touch Video Messaging To Stay Ahead Of Pack
Mobile Applications // December 21, 2016

Viber, the messaging service, announced Tuesday (Dec. 20) the ability for users to send videos as messages to each other. According to a report by TechCrunch, the ability to send video messages will be part of a new version of the app that will include Chat...

Viber UK Users Can Send Money Thanks To Western Union
Partnerships / Acquisitions // December 08, 2016

Western Union, the global payment services company, announced Wednesday (Dec. 7) it is enhancing its relationship with Viber, the mobile messaging app that counts 745 million unique users around the globe. In a press release, Western Union said it is enhancing its existing relationship with...

Comtrade Creates Chatbot Banking App For Viber
Chatbots // December 02, 2016

Comtrade Digital Services, the software engineering services company, announced Thursday (Dec. 1) it has created an automated banking platform for Viber, a messaging app. According to a press release, Comtrade said the new solution allows users to carry out a range of banking transactions entirely...

Quick Reads
Mastercard, Rakuten Viber Team To Bring P2P Transfers To Romania

February 25, 2020
Mastercard has expanded its partnership with Rakuten Viber to bring peer-to-peer (P2P) payments to Romania via Moneytou, which makes transferring money easy, quick and secure, Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Moneytou harnesses the Mastercard Send platform to authorize real-time money transfers to any eligible card. Mastercard Send lets users send and receive money how, […]

Another Messaging App Goes Contextual

February 24, 2017
Viber, a messaging app, announced on Thursday (Feb. 23) that it will start showing users items that are for sale based on the current chat. According to a report in Tech Crunch, users...

Viber Launching One-Touch Video Messaging To Stay Ahead Of Pack

December 21, 2016
Viber, the messaging service, announced Tuesday (Dec. 20) the ability for users to send videos as messages to each other. According to a report by TechCrunch, the ability to send video...

Viber UK Users Can Send Money Thanks To Western Union

December 08, 2016
Western Union, the global payment services company, announced Wednesday (Dec. 7) it is enhancing its relationship with Viber, the mobile messaging app that counts 745 million unique users around the...