This week’s Weekly Wire features Uber’s family profiles, Visa Checkout’s quicker way to pay, and Nintendo’s first smartphone app.
On-Demand
SpoonRocket finds a home with Brazil-based iFood
Uber gives parents peace of mind with family profiles
Why Whole Foods and Instacart are cozying up
Payments
Is Facebook poised to make a more serious push into e-commerce
Square brings on the team behind Framed Data, a predictive analytics startup
Visa Checkout adds issuer-friendly feature to checkout
Mobile Apps
Companies planning to boost mobile ad spend 38% this year (report)
Pinterest starts testing video ads
Nintendo’s first smartphone app, a social game called Miitomo, launches in Japan
