Contactless retail payments will pass $1 trillion by 2019

Contactless retail payments will pass $1 trillion by 2019

Contactless retail payments made via cards, mobile and wearables are set to reach $1.3 trillion (£1.01 trillion) in value globally by 2019 – more than double the estimated $590bn estimated for this year. According to research from Hampshire-based analyst Juniper Research, cards will continue to contribute the most to total contactless transactions – accounting for […]

Facebook boosts 360 videos with Blend Media partnership

Facebook boosts 360 videos with Blend Media partnership

Facebook has stuck a deal with Blend Media, to produce a “creator community” of experts for its 360 videos. Blend Media is a tech platform that works with brands, agencies and publishers create 360-degree video projects. The deal means that Facebook can use Blend Media’s library of premium content to drive 360-degree video growth on […]

The Creative Circle Relaunches App for 2017

The Creative Circle Relaunches App for 2017

The Creative Circle has relaunched its official app ahead of 2017’s Creative Circle Ball. The updated app, available for both smartphone and tablet users through the App Store and Google Play, is available now. Armed with a fresh look in keeping with The Creative Circle’s new ‘angry, anarchic’ graphic identity, the app will keep you […]

Facebook tops new Indonesia Performance Index by AppsFlyer

Facebook tops new Indonesia Performance Index by AppsFlyer

AppsFlyer, a mobile attribution and measurement company, has launched its Indonesia Performance Index and finds Facebook ranking first across the board. The Index is spilt between two categories of gaming and non-gaming, further segmented into Android and iOS. The methodology calculates non-organic and organic retention rates over a 30-day period, dividing the active users in a […]

Digital Marketing Pro microlearning app launches globally

Digital Marketing Pro microlearning app launches globally

Digital Marketing Pro, the microlearning edtech platform revolutionising how digital marketing skills are taught, is launching globally, having reached market dominance in its native Sweden. The Digital Marketing Pro (DMP) app, available on iOS and Android, is the first global product from Stockholm and Barcelona-based AIAR and aims to create the next generation of digital […]

AppOnboard Raises $4M to Undo Mobile Ads with Full Fidelity App Demos

AppOnboard Raises $4M to Undo Mobile Ads with Full Fidelity App Demos

AppOnboard Inc, the premier developer of interactive, Full-Fidelity Demos of mobile apps, has raised $4M from Troy Capital Partners, London Venture Partners (“LVP”) and a syndicate of VCs and CxO luminaries of the mobile app ecosystem including the original creator of Google AdSense Eytan Elbaz. AppOnboard’s proprietary, patent-pending technology transforms any mobile app into a fully […]