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.

ByteDance Plans Cost-Free Platform for TikTok’s Marketplace
ByteDance Plans Cost-Free Platform for TikTok’s Marketplace
June 30, 2023  |  Social Commerce

TikTok will soon be launching its first online retail store within the United States version of the app. The ByteDance-owned social media app’s new store will be...

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Report: African Startup Union54 Plans September Launch of Super App
Report: African Startup Union54 Plans September Launch of Super App
June 30, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

African startup Union54 is reportedly developing a super app that may launch in September. The new ChitChat app aims to provide secure messaging, dollar-based virtual...

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Tencent to Allow Visa Credit Cards to Be Linked to WeChat
Tencent to Allow Visa Credit Cards to Be Linked to WeChat
June 28, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Tencent will allow Visa credit cards to be linked to its WeChat app. When this ability is rolled out next month, foreign tourists visiting China...

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Overstock.com Offers $21.5 Million for Bed Bath & Beyond Assets
Overstock.com Offers $21.5 Million for Bed Bath & Beyond Assets
June 13, 2023  |  Retail

Overstock.com has put in a $21.5 million bid for some of Bed Bath & Beyond’s assets, including its intellectual property, business internet, and mobile properties,...

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Report: Meta Demonstrates Text-Based App to Employees While Preparing Launch
Report: Meta Demonstrates Text-Based App to Employees While Preparing Launch
June 09, 2023  |  Meta

Meta has reportedly demonstrated its upcoming text-based app to employees. The app was shown during an all-hands meeting Thursday (June 8) and was said to be “Meta’s response...

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Walmart-Owned Flipkart’s Shopsy App Tops 175 Million Downloads in India
Walmart-Owned Flipkart’s Shopsy App Tops 175 Million Downloads in India
June 08, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

Walmart-owned Flipkart Group’s Shopsy app is growing both in numbers and geographically across India. The eCommerce app for discounted resale products has tripled its number...

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Record 28% of Consumers Look for Love on Dating Apps in Early 2023
Record 28% of Consumers Look for Love on Dating Apps in Early 2023
June 07, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Spring and summer are prime dating seasons, and like other human behaviors, the pandemic has increased consumer reliance on digital tools to find that special...

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CFPB Advises Consumers to Move From Payment Apps to Insured Accounts
CFPB Advises Consumers to Move From Payment Apps to Insured Accounts
June 01, 2023  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has advised consumers to transfer money stored on payment apps to insured banks and credit unions. “Your money is at greater...

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Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps Shows Brands Hunkering Down for Summer
Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps Shows Brands Hunkering Down for Summer
May 31, 2023  |  Shopping

You may have clicked this link looking for radical changes of position in PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps. Sorry to disappoint, but this is not...

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