PayPal Partners With Mastercard
PayPal is looking to expand their payments network and do store payments better. In efforts to do this, they announced a partnership with Mastercard. PayPal wants to compete with “touch and pay” apps such as Apple Pay and Samsung pay, and they are hoping that partnering with credit card companies will be a step in the right direction. The partnership with Mastercard will allow PayPal users to have their card in their PayPal wallet and pay without actually having the credit card. So futuristic. (Source: TechCrunch)
Facebook Really Wants You to Participate in Conversation
Facebook wants you to participate in conversations on their site. They want you to participate in conversation so much that they are testing new ways to encourage it. In some news feeds, Facebook is rolling out “What are friends talking about”. In case you missed someone’s update on purpose or by accident, Facebook is there to show you the highlights. Now you can easily comment on your grandma’s status. (Source: Mashable)
Uber vs Lyft featuring Kendall Jenner
It seems like Uber and Lyft are in a constant battle for people’s love and approval. Lyft just took a stab at Uber by using Kardashian clan member & model, Kendall Jenner. Last week, Kim Kardashian let the Twitter world know that she had to drive her sister Kendall around since she was suspended from Uber. In the meantime, Lyft swept in offering Kendall free rides for a year. Kendall took to Snapchat to thank Lyft giving Lyft some major PR points. What will Uber do now? (Source: The Next Web)