Tagged: mobile

Indian Fintech PhonePe Introduces Mobile App Store

PhonePe announced the consumer launch of its Indus Appstore, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Indus Appstore is PhonePe’s attempt at creating “a more competitive and localized mobile app store economy for India, which is already the largest mobile apps download market globally.” The session… Read More

Mobile DeFi Application Alice Raises $2 Million Through Seed Investment Round

Alice, a mobile Decentralized Finance (DeFi) application, announced on Thursday it raised $2 million through its latest seed funding round, which was led by Arrington Capital. Alice is reportedly powered by Terra, the Proof-of-Stake blockchain network built on the Cosmos SDK that deploys a suite… Read More

Milestone: MFS Africa Now Reaches More Than 320 Million Mobile Money Wallets; Covers 60% of Mobile Wallets in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Pan-African fintech MFS Africa announced on Monday it now reaches more than 320 million mobile money wallets and notably enables a range of banks, telcos, money transfer operators, and other financial institutions in Africa through a single integration point.  Founded in 2010, MFS Africa describes itself… Read More

Following Crowdcube Success, EverUp Launches Prize-Linked Savings Mobile App

  Less than a month after securing £478,889 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube, EverUp has officially launched its prize-linked savings mobile app. As previously reported, EverUp’s mission is to turn saving money and generally good financial habits from a delayed gratification into a instant gratification… Read More

Overfunding: Mobile Budgeting App Kestrl Quickly Surpasses £160,000 Funding Target through Seedrs Round

  Kestrl, a UK-based mobile budgeting app, has successfully secured its initial £160,000 funding target through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded earlier this year, Kestrl’s vision is to help users to combine their financial goals in life with their personal values, in order… Read More

Mastercard Teams Up With TSYS & Extend to Launch Mobile Virtual Card Solution for Commercial Clients

  Mastercard announced on Monday that it and its partners, TSYS, a Global Payments company, and Extend, have introduced a mobile virtual card solution that enables virtual corporate cards to be easily loaded into a mobile wallet for fast and secure contactless payments. According to… Read More

U.S. Mobile App UNest Announces Launch of Investment Account For Parents & Kids

  UNest, a U.S.-based mobile app that helps parents invest in their children’s future financial wellness, announced on Wednesday the launch of its UNest Investment Account. According to UNest, the account is a tax-advantaged custodial account that enables parents to save for more than just… Read More

WorldRemit Unveils Transfer Tracker Mobile App

Global cross-border payments company WorldRemit announced on Tuesday it has launched The WorldRemit Transfer Tracker mobile App. According to WorldRemit, the app is for recipients of money transfers, which allows them to track their remittances. WorldRemit reported that the Transfer Tracker App has a “track… Read More

UK Mobile Point of Sale App & Payment Aggregator KodyPay Secures  £1.8 Million Though Latest Seed Funding Round

KodyPay, a UK-based mobile point of sale app and payment aggregator, announced on Monday it raised £1.8 million through its latest seed funding round. Founded in 2018, KodyPay describes itself as a new mobile point of sale platform and payment aggregator, enabling businesses to perform… Read More

Klarna Debuts Social Shopping App in the UK

Payment processing platform Klarna announced on Monday the launch of its newly redesigned social shopping mobile app in the UK. According to Klarna, the app has been designed to meet the “shifting expectations” of consumers as they adapt from shopping in-store to online. “The app will… Read More

Canadian Fintech Mogo Set to Launch Mobile Peer-to-Peer Payment Solution

Canadian fintech Mogo Inc. (TSX:MOGO) (NASDAQ:MOGO) announced on Monday it is planning to launch a mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) payment solution, which will enable users to quickly and easily make and share payments with friends and family through Mogo’s mobile app. According to Mogo, the payment… Read More

Mobile E-Commerce Platform Button Joins Forces With Plum For New Rewards Program

Button, a mobile commerce technology company, announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with money management AI assistant Plum. Button will notably be powering Plum’s new Rewards Program, which will enable users to shop and save with various big brands, including Groupon, ASOS, and… Read More

Bitfinex Launches Social Network Bitfinex Pulse on Mobile

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex announced on Friday it has launched Bitfinex Pulse on mobile, which will enable the exchange’s growing user base to obtain market-moving information on the go. According to Bitfinex, Bitfinex Pulse is a social network tailored to meet the needs of crypto… Read More

Mobile Commerce Platform Button Teams Up With Investment App Bits of Stock to Launch Stock Back Program

Button, a mobile commerce technology company, recently announced it has joined forces with Bits of Stock, the brand loyalty and investment app, to enable its users to discover in-app brand offers, shop, and earn fractional shares of stock. Button reported that through the integration, Bits… Read More

Flexiti Announces Buy Now Pay Later Agreement With Mobilia

Canada-based point-of-sale financing and payment tech provider Flexiti announced earlier this week that it has it signed a buy now pay later financing agreement with Canadian furniture retailer Mobilia. According to Flexiti, Mobile will launch its omni-channel 0% interesting financing solution. “With Flexiti’s buy now… Read More

Overfunding: Mobile Tech Platform Thyngs Quickly Surpasses £200,000 Funding Target Through Latest Seedrs Campaign; Announces New Partnership With Judopay

Just days after launching its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs, UK-based mobile technology platform, Thyngs, has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding target from nearly 240 Seedrs investors. Thyngs is offering 2.57% in equity at a £7,592,407 pre-money valuation.  As previously reported, Thyngs is… Read More

Mobile Tech Platform Thyngs Returns to Seedrs & Quickly Nears £200,000 Funding Target

Just a little over six months after raising £361,162 through its previous Seedrs campaign, UK-based mobile technology platform, Thyngs, has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform with a mission to raise an additional £200,000 in the funding. Through the new funding round, Thyngs is offering… Read More

U.S. Banking App For Freelancers Lili Secures $10 Million Through Seed Funding Round

Lili, a U.S.-based mobile banking app specifically for freelancers, announced on Wednesday it secured $10 million through its seed funding round, which was led by Group 11 with participation from Foundation Capital, AltaIR Capital, Primary Venture Partners, and Torch Capital. Founded in 2018, Lili reported… Read More

Binance Announces Launch of Option Trading on Mobile App

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced on Monday the official launch of the Binance Options trading. According to Binance, the new options trading feature is currently only available on the latest version of the Binance mobile app. Binance stated that Option is a financial instrument that allows… Read More

Will Smith & J.J. Watt Join $15 Million Investment Round For Investing Mobile App Public

Public, a U.S.-based investing mobile app startup, announced on Monday it secured $15 million through its Series B funding round which was co-led by Accel and Greycroft with participation from Dreamers VC, founded by Will Smith and soccer star Keisuke Honda, NFL player J.J. Watt, Girlboss founder and CEO Sophia Amoruso, Scott… Read More

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