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.

Robinhood In Talks With Goldman On Possible 2021 IPO
Robinhood In Talks With Goldman On Possible 2021 IPO
December 08, 2020  |  IPO

Robinhood Markets, the popular stock trading app, is working with Goldman Sachs for its initial public offering (IPO) preparations, which could value the company at...

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Mobile-Order Ahead Apps Elbow Each Other In New PYMNTS Provider Ranking
Mobile-Order Ahead Apps Elbow Each Other In New PYMNTS Provider Ranking
December 08, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

It goes by many names. Delivery. Mobile ordering. “Grubbing” (not to be confused with panhandling). Whatever your nickname for noshing, the competition between food apps...

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Banking Apps Shun Geolocation Data; Why Fraud Risks Could Follow
Banking Apps Shun Geolocation Data; Why Fraud Risks Could Follow
December 07, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

At a time when 80 percent of apps ask for (and are usually given) users’ geolocation data, the fact that most mobile banking applications still...

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Apple Offers 15 Pct Commission On Its New App Store Small Business Program
Apple Offers 15 Pct Commission On Its New App Store Small Business Program
December 03, 2020  |  Apple

Apple has opened enrollment for a new App Store Small Business Program, letting developers qualify for a commission rate of 15 percent instead of the...

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Digital Banking App Rankings Get Into A Groove
Digital Banking App Rankings Get Into A Groove
December 03, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

We like the action, of which there is no shortage in the digital banking space. Legacy names and newcomers alike are ranging freely across the...

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Shake Shack Eyes Expansion With Curbside Pickup, Digital Ordering In Plans
Shake Shack Eyes Expansion With Curbside Pickup, Digital Ordering In Plans
December 02, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

Shake Shack is among the first restaurants to implement restaurant designs inspired by the things people did during the pandemic lockdowns this year, CNBC reports....

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Alt-Credit App Horserace Is On For the Holidays
Alt-Credit App Horserace Is On For the Holidays
December 01, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Some weeks there’s a lot of action to cover, as is the case with the latest installment (pun intended) of PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Alternative...

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Airbnb, DoorDash Seek Higher IPO Valuations
Airbnb, DoorDash Seek Higher IPO Valuations
November 30, 2020  |  IPO

Airbnb and DoorDash are expected to release higher-than-expected valuation ranges for their upcoming initial public offerings (IPOs), which shows strength for the market, The Wall...

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As Border Tensions Grow, India Bans 43 More Chinese Apps
As Border Tensions Grow, India Bans 43 More Chinese Apps
November 25, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

With border tensions high, India has reportedly banned 43 more Chinese apps, bringing the total to more than 160. In part, the move is a...

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