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.

Grab’s Super-Sized SPAC IPO Underscores The Rise Of The Super App
Grab’s Super-Sized SPAC IPO Underscores The Rise Of The Super App
April 13, 2021  |  IPO

Tens of billions of dollars is a lot of validation. Grab Holdings, billed as Southeast Asia’s biggest technology platform, announced on Tuesday (April 13) that...

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South Africa Telco MTN Targets $5 Billion For Mobile Money Expansion
South Africa Telco MTN Targets $5 Billion For Mobile Money Expansion
April 11, 2021  |  Fintech Investments

South Africa-based MTN, the mobile phone company, has plans to value its mobile money arm at over $5 billion, a report from Financial Times (FT)...

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Store Closed: Google Shopping App Is Out Of Business
Store Closed: Google Shopping App Is Out Of Business
April 11, 2021  |  Google

Google will be shutting down the Shopping application, due to redundancy with what users can already do with the Shopping tab online, a report from...

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Metro Bank Debuts On-The-Go Invoicing
Metro Bank Debuts On-The-Go Invoicing
April 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Metro Bank has rolled out new invoicing technology allowing business customers to create and manage invoices on the go via the bank’s mobile app, according...

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US Senators: Apple Refused To Offer Witness At April Hearing On App Stores
US Senators: Apple Refused To Offer Witness At April Hearing On App Stores
April 09, 2021  |  Regulation

Apple refused to offer a witness in a “timely manner” to testify at a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust,...

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Shopping Apps Do Their Own Digital Shift In Latest Provider Ranking
Shopping Apps Do Their Own Digital Shift In Latest Provider Ranking
April 09, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Me: “Does anyone have a question about app rankings? Yes sir, you in the back.” Reporter: “What the hell’s going on with the Provider Ranking...

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New Gig App Provider Ranking Does Its Job Tracking New Chart Positions
New Gig App Provider Ranking Does Its Job Tracking New Chart Positions
April 09, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Unemployment claims are up one week, down the next in the topsy-turvy world after COVID-19. Where does that leave gig workers? In the driver’s seat,...

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More Aggregator Apps Tied In Latest Provider Ranking
More Aggregator Apps Tied In Latest Provider Ranking
April 08, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Like the companies we cover in the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Aggregators, the ranking itself is doing something new for the post-pandemic era. We’re packing...

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Social Talk: Twitter And Clubhouse Discussed $4 Billion Takeover
Social Talk: Twitter And Clubhouse Discussed $4 Billion Takeover
April 07, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Twitter held discussions with Clubhouse, the audio social media app, about buying out the popular new company for $4 billion, but the discussions have fizzled,...

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