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Automattic Acquires Messaging App Beeper, Plans to Combine With Texts
Automattic Acquires Messaging App Beeper, Plans to Combine With Texts
April 09, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Automattic, the company behind WordPress and WooCommerce, has acquired Beeper, a “universal messaging app” that combines 14 chat networks in one inbox. The company will combine Beeper with Texts, a...

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Threads Begins Testing Interoperability With Other Platforms
Threads Begins Testing Interoperability With Other Platforms
December 13, 2023  |  Meta

Meta-owned social media platform Threads has begun tests related to its previously announced plans to make posts available on other platforms as well. “Starting a test...

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Meta Launches Threads, a Text-Based App, in Over 100 Countries
Meta Launches Threads, a Text-Based App, in Over 100 Countries
July 05, 2023  |  Meta

Meta has launched its text-based app called Threads. The new app was built by Meta’s Instagram team and offers a space to share posts that...

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WooCommerce Launches Payment Services In Spain, Italy, France And Germany
WooCommerce Launches Payment Services In Spain, Italy, France And Germany
August 09, 2021  |  eCommerce

WooCommerce, a WordPress eCommerce plugin, has rolled out payment services for four new countries, a TechRadar report says. Businesses in Spain, Italy, France and Germany...

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LoginID Launches WordPress Plugin With Passwordless Authentication
LoginID Launches WordPress Plugin With Passwordless Authentication
May 11, 2021  |  Authentication

LoginID has launched a free WordPress plugin for its passwordless authentication solution, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The plugin makes it easier...

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Today In Payments: DoorDash Moves Ahead With IPO Plans; JPMC Plans UK Digital Lender Launch In 2021
Today In Payments: DoorDash Moves Ahead With IPO Plans; JPMC Plans UK Digital Lender Launch...
August 24, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, DoorDash plans to go public by the end of the year, and JPMorgan Chase reportedly plans to launch a digital bank...

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Apple Caves On In-App Payments Mandate For WordPress
Apple Caves On In-App Payments Mandate For WordPress
August 23, 2020  |  Apple

Apple has backed down and apologized after it found itself in yet another controversy this weekend over its App Store, Bloomberg News reported. It started...

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WordPress Teams With Stripe To Offer Recurring Payments
WordPress Teams With Stripe To Offer Recurring Payments
November 12, 2019  |  Subscriptions

Popular publishing platform WordPress.com has teamed up with payments company Stripe to add a subscription or recurring payments option, enabling users to generate regularly scheduled...

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GoDaddy Gives Merchants Online Boost With WooCommerce Integration
GoDaddy Gives Merchants Online Boost With WooCommerce Integration
October 22, 2019  |  eCommerce

To further support its WordPress users by providing them with tools for building their online presence, GoDaddy Inc. has unveiled an integration with the popular as well...

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