The mobile payments space gets a lot of attention, especially as it seems that a new startup or financial institution launches “a new way to pay, issue rewards or power transactions from a mobile phone” every second, to borrow Leena’s words. Yet, while this “fustercluck” draws most of the headlines, there’s an equally large opportunity on the slightly-less-crowded side of the “mobile payments”…
As spring semester begins at colleges across the country, students are boarding planes for study abroad programs. Spring is the most popular semester for study abroad, according to GoAbroad.com. And the number of students in study abroad programs has never been higher. And while having a few semesters of language classes under your belt is a great start, living in a new country can take some adjusting.
We’ve followed the story of Derwent Capital Markets for some time, and today the London-based company has launched its unique stock trading platform, which uses social media data to help traders make moves on the market....
NFC-based mobile payments are getting another boost in the States: U.S. Bank, one of America’s largest, has announced that it will begin to trial a new mobile payments service called “U.S. Bank Go Mobile,” which allows iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S users to pay for purchases at point-of-sale by waving their smartphone. The initial tests will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Portland, Oregon.
PicPay is a new Brazilian mobile payment startup with a simple value proposal: to make a purchase, all you have to do is to scan a small QR code with your camera-equipped phone or tablet....
Whether your goal in 2013 is to lose five pounds, manage your finances, or spend more time with friends and family, there are a growing number of apps that fall into the self-help category and can assist you in accomplishing these resolutions. At Mashable we've tested a lot of them out, but we're still always hearing about new ones. There are a ton of fitness and health apps to chose from, but you might be pleasantly surprised to know they're not all about weight loss.
A brand new year is upon us, and it’s time to start thinking about the changes you want to make. But it can be difficult to follow through on New Years Resolutions, especially without any help or support. But nine times out of ten, there’s an app for that. We pulled seven of Time Magazine’s list of the top ten most broken New Years Resolutions, and determined which apps would be best to help…
If you’re thinking of moving house or changing jobs, 2012 saw a slew of handy apps that could help you in your endeavors....
Personal finance planning startup Planwise has today launched an iPad app, its first foray into mobile apps....
After a test-run at the local market, Russia-based i-Free has globally launched its Sooner app, a productivity-booster that combines a to-do list and an agenda in a peculiar wheel-and-clock based interface....
Major credit cards companies are slowly starting to adopt Apple Passbook technology, as the product becomes something that’s more like a real mobile wallet than merely a ticket holder. Following AmEx’s support for Passbook earlier in the year, Discover Card this week also added Passbook integration to its mobile app in order to connect users with their card rewards.
Discover released an updated version of its iPhone app on Thursday that will enable cardholders to store and redeem eCertificates through Apples Passbook app.
There really is an app for everything. Some are great and some, well, not so great. But even the great ones can find gaining traction a difficult endeavor, simply because there is so much competition and so many other apps vying for our attention....
Better late than never. Today, Capital One Bank added itself to the growing number of banks offering the ability to make check deposits using their smartphones. Like the initiatives that have preceded it, the mobile check deposit is made possible by snapping a photo of both the front and back of an endorsed check using an app installed on customers’ smartphones.
Black Friday certainly lived up to its hype as one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Many of you also took advantage of Cyber Monday deals. IBM Smarter Commerce...
Black Friday is known for its bargains. Just because something is on sale, however, doesn’t mean that you’re getting the best price possible. Luckily, there are a number...
It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck -- we take care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite...
Bloomberg released a major update to its flagship iPad app this week, transforming what was a basic news and portfolio tracker into a robust vi…
Glyph is a new mobile application, now live in the iTunes App Store, that will tell you the best credit card to use in order to earn the most valuable rewards, whether that’s cash back, travel or hotel loyalty points, discounts, or any other type of credit card-activated reward. At launch, the company supports over 250 credit cards, including the top 18 credit issuers in the U.S., representing…
Bloomberg has updated its Bloomberg TV+ app for iPad to add live streaming from its Asia channel, as well as individual shows, such as First Up, Asia Stars, Asia Voyagers, Asia Edge and others....
Following an early tease back in September, LearnVest, a NY-based startup with the goal of making financial planning available to everyone, is now launching its highly polished money management app on…
As promised last month, LearnVest, a startup which recently expanded its focus from teaching women to become more financially savvy to teaching entire households to so, is now available on mobile. Today, the company is officially debuting its iOS application in the App Store, which will allow users to sign up, budget, set goals, track their cash flow and more.
In my review of MoneyWiz for the Mac (), I found it to be a full-featured, visually dazzling finance app with an emphasis on tracking spending through easily customized charts and a schedule of expenditures. In testing MoneyWiz for iPhone or iPad, I found it to be similar to the Mac version in every way, especially with regards to its feature set, which is identical....
As Freelancer.com rolled out its service in Mexico today, we decided to take a look at a Mexican app that hopes to serve freelancers all around the world. Known as…
Princeton University's EDGE Lab has released a free iPhone app that enables smartphone users to avoid big wireless bills by better tracking their actual data usage and predicting future usage....
