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.

Insurtech Lemonade Expands Pet Coverage to Massachusetts
Insurtech Lemonade Expands Pet Coverage to Massachusetts
February 08, 2022  |  Insurance

Lemonade has expanded its pet insurance offering to customers in Massachusetts, marking the 37th state where the InsurTech covers dogs and cats. The company announced...

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Love Connection: Bumble Acquires Dating App Fruitz
Love Connection: Bumble Acquires Dating App Fruitz
February 07, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Bumble Inc., the parent company of what it calls the world’s most popular dating apps, has acquired Fruitz, one of the fastest growing dating platforms...

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Apple’s App Store Uncertainty May Have Revenue Repercussions
Apple’s App Store Uncertainty May Have Revenue Repercussions
February 04, 2022  |  Apple

You can’t spell Apple without “app.” All joking aside, with the uncertainty surrounding the tech juggernaut’s app store business model there may be a bit...

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Restaurant Roundup: Subway Aims to Drive Digital Orders; Restaurants Reveal Off-Premise-Centric Formats
Restaurant Roundup: Subway Aims to Drive Digital Orders; Restaurants Reveal Off-Premise-Centric Formats
February 04, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Subway, one of the largest restaurant chains in the world by store count, is hardly a leader in the digital space. On PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking...

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Mos Raises $40M to Grow its FinTech Startup for Students
Mos Raises $40M to Grow its FinTech Startup for Students
February 04, 2022  |  Investments

FinTech startup Mos raised $40 million at a $400 million valuation, led by Tiger Global with participation from existing investors Sequoia, Khaled Helioui, Expa, Emerson...

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Sightline Payments Intros Mobile Loyalty Powered By IGT at Oklahoma’s Sky Casino
Sightline Payments Intros Mobile Loyalty Powered By IGT at Oklahoma’s Sky Casino
February 04, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Gamblers at Indigo Sky Casino & Resort will soon have access to a mobile app offering loyalty rewards and other tools to enhance their overall...

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Snap Sees Profit; Marks 20% YOY Increase in Daily Users
Snap Sees Profit; Marks 20% YOY Increase in Daily Users
February 03, 2022  |  Earnings

Social media company Snap posted its first quarterly profit Thursday (Feb. 3) and suggested that it is dealing with how Apple’s new privacy policy changes...

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Facebook Loses Ground to TikTok, YouTube as Use of Video Apps Surges
Facebook Loses Ground to TikTok, YouTube as Use of Video Apps Surges
February 03, 2022  |  Facebook

News from Meta that daily active users (DAUs) on its flagship Facebook platform fell by 1 million through the fourth quarter of 2021 begs the...

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Senate Judiciary Panel Approves App Store Payments Bill
Senate Judiciary Panel Approves App Store Payments Bill
February 03, 2022  |  Regulation

The Senate Judiciary Committee has passed a tech competition bill that targets the Google and Apple app stores and the restrictions they place on developers....

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