This week’s Weekly Wire features Lyft’s integration in Facebook Messenger, the big banks’ response to PayPal and Venmo, and Supercell’s major milestone.
On-Demand
Need a Lyft? New transportation option for Facebook Messenger
Soothe raises $35M to bring you massages on demand
Why the Summer Olympics may be an epic test for Airbnb
Payments
As Square reports earnings, eyes are on its non-payments software business
Big US banks to take on tech rivals with instant payments
The impact of electronic payments
Mobile Apps
Facebook’s acquisition of video-selfie startup Masquerade is all about live video
Personalized notifications can increase conversion up to 300%
Supercell hits 100M daily players with just four mobile games