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.

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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FinTechs Need a Niche to Avoid Becoming a Commodity
FinTechs Need a Niche to Avoid Becoming a Commodity
October 18, 2022  |  Digital Banking

When everyone is special — or at least says they are — no one is. Application programming interfaces (APIs) and all manner of updated tech...

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PayPal Rolls out Rewards Program as Holidays Approach
PayPal Rolls out Rewards Program as Holidays Approach
October 17, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

PayPal has launched a rewards program that lets customers earn, track and save rewards all from the PayPal app. “As consumers continue to navigate high...

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Millennials Seek Convenience, Guidance From Financial Super Apps
Millennials Seek Convenience, Guidance From Financial Super Apps
October 12, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The (continued) emergence of the super app carries a couple of questions along with it: Can the digital front door be all things to all...

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UK Retailers Count on Affordability, Omnichannel Sales to Foster Customer Loyalty
UK Retailers Count on Affordability, Omnichannel Sales to Foster Customer Loyalty
October 12, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

With consumer sentiment at an all-time low due to a worsening cost-of-living crisis, devising strategies to help United Kingdom customers shop and save money seems...

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Restaurants Rethink Loyalty
Restaurants Rethink Loyalty
October 12, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

For a long time, even offering a mobile loyalty program was a competitive advantage for restaurant brands. Now, with consumers expecting to be rewarded for...

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Hollister Adds Tech That Lets Teens Shop, Parents Pay
Hollister Adds Tech That Lets Teens Shop, Parents Pay
October 11, 2022  |  Retail

Noting that it’s often the case that when teens shop, it’s their parents or grandparents who pay, teen-oriented clothing retailer Hollister has launched a new...

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Youth-Focused Finance Platform Step Raises $300M
Youth-Focused Finance Platform Step Raises $300M
October 11, 2022  |  Investments

Step, a financial platform aimed at teens and young adults, has raised $300 million in debt funding, bringing the company’s total raised capital to $500...

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PayPal Apologizes for Threat of Fines Over ‘Misinformation’
PayPal Apologizes for Threat of Fines Over ‘Misinformation’
October 10, 2022  |  Regulation

PayPal is apologizing for what it says is “confusion” over a new policy that threatened to fine customers and merchants for sharing what the company...

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