Facebook Messenger Begins Encryption Rollout
The social network giant is moving forward with an end-to-end encryption option for its Messenger service. Facebook announced on Friday (July 8) that it has enabled the optional encryption setting for...
View ArticleInvestment Chatbot Finds A Home On Facebook Messenger
Polly Portfolio, the wealth management technology platform for asset managers, is getting into the chatbot game, launching a chatbot for Facebook Messenger this week. The bot, dubbed Polly Chat, is...
View ArticleAllset Facebook Chatbot Simplifies Takeout And Dining Out
Facebook Messenger is looking to do more than just help users communicate with friends. With the help of dining app Allset, a new Facebook Messenger chatbot will be able to help users in San Francisco,...
View ArticleReady To Shop By Emoji?
Shopping with the help of a bot is old news at this point. Everybody has a bot. But Facebook Messenger bot Kip is daring to be different. It doesn’t think shopping bots are the future alone — they...
View ArticleAzimo Customers Can Transfer Money Via Facebook Messenger
Transferring money digitally just got even easier for Facebook users, now that digital money transfer firm Azimo announced it is integrated into Facebook Messenger. That means users can send and...
View ArticleMessenger Chatbots Are Now Payments-Enabled
Facebook Messenger is officially accepting payments. The social media platform announced that its chatbot service is now commerce-enabled. At the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 event on Monday (Sept. 12),...
View ArticleShopify Helps Merchants Sell Through Facebook Messenger
In the retail space, interacting with customers has become quicker and more digital. And Shopify is one of those main leaders. First, Shopify brought its merchants the capability to connect directly...
View ArticleeBay Testing ShopBot On Facebook Messenger
EBay is reportedly testing a personalized shopping assistant dubbed ShopBot on Facebook’s Messenger app in an effort to lure more of Facebook’s 1 billion users to eBay. According to a report by...
View ArticleGubagoo Now Integrates With Facebook Messenger
Gubagoo, the provider of solutions to the automotive industry, announced Friday (Oct. 21) that it now offers complete and seamless integration with Facebook Messenger. Gubagoo is one of the first chat...
View ArticleFacebook Messenger: 33,000 Chatbots And Growing
Did you know there are more than 33,000 chatbots built through Facebook’s Messenger platform? That’s about the same number of fans that can quickly fill up Wrigley Field or Fenway Park. And that’s just...
View ArticleAndroid Auto Being Integrated Into Facebook Messenger
Google has been making a push into the automotive market, and according to a report, its in-car infotainment platform, Android Auto, can act as a standalone mobile app, with Facebook announcing it is...
View ArticleFacebook: Going To Bat For Bots And Battling Fake News
While the election of Donald Trump has been good for the markets in general, tech stocks have not exactly been enjoying what analysts are calling the “Trump bump.” Tech stocks in the benchmark equity...
View ArticleFacebook: Stocks, Drones, And Wi-Fi, Oh My!
Some big news and new features for Facebook this week — the first being that Facebook has integrated games into its Messenger platform. The update is coming soon to 30 countries worldwide on both...
View ArticleFacebook Takes Payments To Messenger In EU
Facebook has garnered an eMoney license from the central bank of Ireland to operate in that country, TechCrunch reported. The granting of that license means that peer-to-peer payments now can be...
View ArticleFacebook Messenger Users Can Now Add Amex Card
American Express announced Monday (Dec. 12) it has added a new feature to its Amex bot for Facebook Messenger. In a press release, American Express said it included a new “Add a Card” feature in the...
View ArticleDigit Launches New Savings Bot
Another financial service app has launched a chatbot this week. Digit announced the launch its savings bot, which will live on Facebook’s Messenger platform. The San Francisco-based company said this...
View ArticleChatbot Tracker: Set And Forget
Would a chatbot by any other name still be as helpful? LinkedIn’s nearly 470 million users will soon find out (if they haven’t already). The professional social network is in the process of unrolling...
View ArticleFacebook Testing Ads On Messenger In Australia, Thailand
Facebook announced Thursday (Jan. 26) that it is rolling out a small test in Australia and Thailand that enables businesses to place ads on the home screen of Facebook Messenger. In a blog post,...
View ArticleFacebook Q4 Beats Expectations, But Growth Slows
After-hours trading saw Facebook stock rise 1.15 percent as the company announced Q4 earnings that beat analysts’ estimates for revenue, ads, monthly and daily users and engagement. Despite beating out...
View ArticleDomino’s Updates Bot To Give Customers Access To Full Menu
Domino’s, the pizza chain, is gearing up to enable people to place orders via Facebook Messenger. According to a report, Domino’s is updating its ordering bot, dubbed Dom, to include its full menu on...
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