Remitly Mobile Money Service Gets More Personal
Mobile remittance service Remitly said Tuesday (July 14) that it has acquired mobile messaging outfit Talio. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but Remitly said it is bringing Talio’s...
View ArticleWhere Mobile Messaging Is Merging With Payments
When talking mobile payments and mobile commerce, the philosophy “less is more” comes to mind. Less friction. Less time. Fewer steps to checkout. That’s pretty obvious. But what’s not obvious quite yet...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank Bans Text Messaging, Messaging Apps On Company Phones
Deutsche Bank has begun banning the ability for employees to text message and use apps like WhatsApp on phones the company issues. According to a Bloomberg report, which cited a staff memo issued...
View ArticleGoogle, OpenMarket Partner On RCS Messaging
OpenMarket, the mobile messaging company, announced Monday (Feb. 27) that it is teaming up with Google to help businesses realize the full capabilities of RCS messaging, the mobile messaging...
View ArticleBlackBerry Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Twitter
BlackBerry, the once-maker of the BlackBerry mobile phone, has filed a lawsuit against Twitter contending the social media platform operator engaged in patent infringement. According to a report in...
View ArticleWSFS Bank: Plain Vanilla Digital Banking Won't Cut It Any More
The new coronavirus had an immediate and profound effect on the financial services industry, as brick-and-mortar bank branches closed to protect public health. Those closures meant that many consumers...
View ArticleWhy WSFS Bank Is Relying On QR Codes, Mobile Messaging To Enhance Customer...
Digital banking technologies and payment tools are now mainstream in the financial industry. More than three-quarters of U.S. consumers used mobile banking applications to check their account balances...
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