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.

Verishop App Feature ‘Shop Party’ Enables Video Shopping With Friends
Verishop App Feature ‘Shop Party’ Enables Video Shopping With Friends
December 15, 2020  |  Mobile Commerce

Verishop is integrating with iOS to enable users to hold video chats while also exploring places to shop, the company announced in a press release...

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Facebook Debuts Collab Music Video App To Compete With TikTok
Facebook Debuts Collab Music Video App To Compete With TikTok
December 14, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Facebook is trying out a TikTok “Duets”-style app called Collab, according to a report from 9to5mac. Collab began testing in May on an invite-only basis...

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Apple Debuts Privacy Labels Showing Users’ Data Usage
Apple Debuts Privacy Labels Showing Users’ Data Usage
December 14, 2020  |  Apple

Apple has updated its App Store with new “privacy labels” to show the information that iPhone apps collect on users, CNBC reported. The labels are...

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Twitter Buys Screen-Sharing Video Chat Startup Squad
Twitter Buys Screen-Sharing Video Chat Startup Squad
December 11, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Twitter has acquired Squad, a Silicon Valley startup that gives people the ability to hang out virtually with friends on other apps, Squad announced in...

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Costa Rica’s OMNi Super App Tackles Its Fifth Vertical
Costa Rica’s OMNi Super App Tackles Its Fifth Vertical
December 11, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

In less than two years, Costa Rica’s OMNi has gone from a modest platform with 1,000 bicycle shares in the Latin American country’s capital to...

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Personal Loan App Ranking Rocking With Action
Personal Loan App Ranking Rocking With Action
December 10, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Credit’s tight this winter, helping to explain some of the movement seen in PYMNTS latest Provider Ranking of Personal Loan Apps. As small businesses and...

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US Bank Debuts Free Zelle eCards For Users Sending Money
US Bank Debuts Free Zelle eCards For Users Sending Money
December 10, 2020  |  Digital Payments

U.S. Bank is trying to adapt to the pandemic holidays with new eCards meant to spread cheer through contactless cash gifting, according to a press...

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App Annie: Consumers Spending In App Stores Up 25 Pct To $112 Billion
App Annie: Consumers Spending In App Stores Up 25 Pct To $112 Billion
December 09, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Spending in app stores soared this year, according to a report from App Annie, with the global spend total hitting $112 billion and growing 25...

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DoorDash Prices IPO At $102 A Share For About A $39 Billion Valuation
DoorDash Prices IPO At $102 A Share For About A $39 Billion Valuation
December 08, 2020  |  IPO

DoorDash priced shares for its initial public offering (IPO) at about $102 apiece, giving the popular food-delivery company an approximately $39 billion valuation, according to...

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