China’s efforts to control capital outflows are colliding with growing demand from mainland investors for access to overseas stocks. The government has launched a sweeping crackdown on offshore trading platforms accused of helping investors bypass Beijing’s capital controls. The move has already rattled brokerages and investors, and could reshape how mainland Chinese access foreign markets….
It should be obvious — but unfortunately it’s not. Some of the most popular apps you have likely downloaded on your iPhone or Android smartphone are dangerous. And now the FBI is warning U.S. citizens to stop all such installs. The bureau’s new Public Service Announcement highlights the “data security risks associated with foreign-developed mobile…
Sometimes you don’t need a ride to travel. That’s a good lesson to remember as Thanksgiving and the holidays scatter American consumers to highways and airports for their annual visits. Because in the travel category for PYMNTS app provider rankings, Couchsurfing has taken the lead. The PYMNTS.com Travel Apps page offers a monthly ranking of…
In September, the Trump administration launched the Health Technology Ecosystem, which will gather user health information from patient-facing apps, CMS-aligned networks, and other health care industry players to promote interoperability and enable information sharing for patients and providers. The Ecosystem’s baseline privacy protections for patient-facing health apps will likely fall short of consumer expectations around…
Who’s going to win the digital wallet for the holidays? It was a question we asked as November started. A quick check of the PYMNTS app provider shopping rankings for October showed a few surprises climbing up the ranks. The PYMNTS.com Shopping Apps page offers a monthly ranking of smartphone Shopping Apps, assessing them based…
What a difference Walmart makes. That’s one of the takeaways from our focus for this week’s app provider rankings: Credit card apps. MySynchrony led our most recent sweep of data on app usage and found that its recent enhanced relationship with Walmart could have been the driving factor behind a four-point gain for 55 total…
When it comes to travel, Generation Z consumers and baby boomers, two groups at opposite ends of the digital age spectrum, are behaving more alike than anyone expected. Both are holding onto their computers even as most consumers now reach for their phones to book a trip. The finding from the PYMNTS Intelligence report “Consumers…
If you use Proton Mail on your phone, things are about to pick up. The company is rolling out new apps for Android and iOS. The updated mobile applications are rebuilt from the ground up with a “cleaner, faster and more private experience.” Proton first announced in April that it was working on the revamp….
Digital couponing is set to have a moment. Driven by continued growth in eCommerce and mobile-first shopping, several sources have pegged it to triple its total market value of $9 billion by 2032. We took both as a sign to check our app provider rankings in the category, and as usual, we found some surprises….
Digital banking. The phrase means different things to different consumers, but for the PYMNTS app provider rankings, digital banking includes the apps that enable them to plan, spend and track their money within the same ecosystem. You would expect SoFi’s page to do well here, and you would be right. SoFi topped our August rankings…