Viber, the messaging app owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, has long been dancing around the area of fintech, launching services like money transfer and chatbot payments in various countries ...

Viber, the chat and messaging app acquired by Japanese ecommerce titan Rakuten for $900 million five years ago, is introducing a new subscription service that lets users pay to have a local phone ...

Viber, the popular free cross-platform instant messaging and VoIP app has announced an upgrade to its application that includes an improvement to their Pinned Chats feature on Android. This feature ...

Mobile messaging platform Viber is expanding once again, after rolling out a direct calling service called Viber Out just last Wednesday. This week, the company is moving into the Windows Store with a ...

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Instant-messaging app Viber may not be as widely used as it once was, but the company has made it a mission in the new year to change that. It announced Viber 10, a redesign of the Viber app that’s ...

Popular messaging application Viber is getting a much-needed commerce twist with the integration of an automated banking system, further signaling the blurring between messaging platforms and other ...

Viber, the messaging app with 600 million+ users acquired last year by Japan’s Rakuten for $900 million, is today making its first acquisition, specifically aimed at building out its new games ...

Messaging apps have seen a surge of popularity in recent years as people seek ways to communicate more directly than on social networks. But they also have been adding large group chat options into ...

Nowadays, we're all a bit voyeuristic. We're addicted to reality television, tabloids, and celebrity Twitter feeds. Talmon Marco, founder and CEO of the messaging and voice call app Viber, knows this ...

Popular messaging app Viber today launched a new commercial account format to enable businesses and brands to communicate with users (via TechCrunch). Approximately 1,000 Public Accounts including the ...

Japan’s Rakuten will acquire instant messaging and calling app developer Viber Media for $900 million, the e-commerce giant said Friday, highlighting its moves to penetrate new markets. Rakuten’s ...