Messaging

South Korea’s Kakao Super App Outage Shows Risks of Living a ‘Digital Only’ Life
South Korea’s Kakao Super App Outage Shows Risks of Living a ‘Digital Only’ Life
October 19, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Technology makes everything easier. Except when it doesn’t work — and then makes everything harder. And if there is any indication that a “digital first”...

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Telegram Paid Subscriptions Set to Arrive This Month
Telegram Paid Subscriptions Set to Arrive This Month
June 10, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

Telegram is set to debut a paid subscription plan for users later this month, the messaging app’s co-founder said Friday (June 10). Writing on the...

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Bank Of China Advises Country’s Banks To Avoid SWIFT Messaging
Bank Of China Advises Country’s Banks To Avoid SWIFT Messaging
July 29, 2020  |  International

With the economic and political battles between the U.S. and China heating to a boil, one of China’s top banks is urging financial institutions (FIs)...

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Google Enables Businesses To Message Customers Via Maps, Search
Google Enables Businesses To Message Customers Via Maps, Search
June 25, 2020  |  Google

A recent survey found when it comes to communicating with a merchant, 75 percent of consumers prefer private messaging over traditional channels, according to Conversocial,...

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Podium Lands $125M To Expand Contactless Payments Over Messaging
Podium Lands $125M To Expand Contactless Payments Over Messaging
April 07, 2020  |  Investments

Customer messaging and relationship startup Podium has notched $125 million in a Series C funding round led by YC Continuity, the company announced on Tuesday...

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How CaaS Platforms Are Changing How People And Businesses Communicate
How CaaS Platforms Are Changing How People And Businesses Communicate
February 25, 2020  |  Mobile

The world of 1997 may not initially present itself as a radically different place from today, but a stroll down memory lane quickly proves otherwise....

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Postscript Gets $4.5M To Help eComm Firms Leverage SMS
Postscript Gets $4.5M To Help eComm Firms Leverage SMS
December 03, 2019  |  Investments

To help Shopify shops keep in touch with consumers through SMS, Postscript notched $4.5 million in funding. Accomplice led the investment round, which was also backed...

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AG Barr Calls For Facebook To Suspend Encryption Of Messages
AG Barr Calls For Facebook To Suspend Encryption Of Messages
October 03, 2019  |  Facebook

U.S. Attorney General William Barr wrote an open letter to Facebook asking it to postpone plans to encrypt messages on the company’s three services until...

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Why Real Time Is The Game-Changer For Corporate Cash Pros
Why Real Time Is The Game-Changer For Corporate Cash Pros
October 02, 2019  |  Faster Payments

Instant payments are more promise than reality in the US.  Citi’s global head of payments and receivables, Manish Kohli, tells Karen Webster that lack of...

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