[ad_1] SuperAwesome built a platform called Kids Web Services (KWS), a “parental consent management toolkit” that helps developers incorporate child-safe services, including advertising and monetization. KWS is GDPR compliant and has been certified through the KidSafe and other safe harbor programs. It’s used by over 300 companies including Nike, Disney, Hasbro and Lego, according to […]
Category: payments
Alexa can now pay for gas at Exxon and Mobil pumps
[ad_1] The next time you need to fill up your car, you might pay for your gas using your voice. Amazon, ExxonMobil and payment provider Fiserv have announced that you can pay with Alexa at some pumps. The Alexa skill was announced at CES in January, and it’s now available at more than 11,500 Exxon […]
Google says its free services are ‘at risk’ over Australia’s proposed law
[ad_1] Google’s YouTube blog pits large publishers like News Corp against individual creators. “Under this law, big news businesses can seek access to data about viewers’ use of our products,” it wrote. “They could use [that data to] try to appear higher in rankings on YouTube, disadvantaging all other creators.” The company added that the […]
Facebook forms financial group to focus on payments
[ad_1] The company believes that enabling such purchases makes advertising becomes more valuable. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that he’s quite keen on growing in-app transactions. “As payments grow across Messenger and WhatsApp, and as we’re able to roll that out in more places, I think that will only grow as a trend,” he said […]
PayPal and Venmo touch-free payments are coming to CVS Pharmacies
[ad_1] CVS pharmacies will soon let you do touch-free payments using your PayPal or Venmo accounts by using PayPal’s QR code payment system, PayPal has announced. The system will let shoppers “securely pay for their items without needing to touch a keypad or sign a receipt,” according to PayPal. PayPal supports various means of payment, […]
WhatsApp adds payments, starting in Brazil
[ad_1] As a regular user, there are no fees for sending money or making purchases. That’s the standard in the space. With Venmo, for instance, sending money to someone is free so long as you don’t use your credit card to do so. Additionally, WhatsApp payments build on the catalog functionality the company introduced last year. […]
Samsung will introduce an ‘innovative’ debit card this summer
[ad_1] Samsung wants to do more with payments than offer a virtual prepaid card. The company plans to grow Samsung Pay this summer by introducing a new “experience” that includes an “innovative” debit card supported by a cash management account. Details are only slated to arrive in the “coming weeks,” but it’ll have help from […]
Vodafone is the latest to leave Facebook’s Libra Association
[ad_1] The Libra Association’s policy and communications head Dante Disparte remained optimistic in a statement, noting that Libra’s governance and underlying tech would help the platform “remain resilient.” This isn’t a disaster for Libra, and a CoinDesk source said the Association intended to add members later in 2020. There’s a waiting list of more than […]
Amazon may offer hand recognition payments to other stores
[ad_1] Amazon’s cloud would store the data and might even tie it to Amazon.com spending to help target ads, although we can imagine some hesitation given that people are already concerned about creepy targeting. The company may also have challenges in safeguarding payment cars. It could blacklist people caught using stolen cards, according to tipsters, […]
PayPal buys money-saving service Honey for $4 billion
[ad_1] That’s because PayPal has snapped up Honey, the popular money-saving service, in a deal worth $4 billion. It’s PayPal’s biggest ever acquisition and will see both companies attempt to further “simplify and personalize shopping experiences for consumers,” while helping more than 30,000 retailers get those customers through their online checkouts. Over 17 million people […]