Crypto Wallets now bigger than Credit Cards

Mobile wallets are fast becoming the preferred payment method when it comes to online purchases. According to the Mobile Wallets Report 2021, crypto wallets have now overtaken credit cards to become the most widely used payment type globally. The upward trend predicts that by 2025 mobile wallets usage will increase by 74%, reaching 4.8 billion wallets worldwide and bringing billions of consumers into digital commerce for the first time. Fast Acceleration of Crypto Wallets: Global Metrics & Trends In 2019 for the very first time, crypto wallets overtook credit cards as consumers favoured comfort, security and responsiveness over traditional banks accounts…

Using App Gamification to Increase User Retention

  We recently received an enquiry asking if we had any gamification app related experience. I was impressed; it is not often we get asked about app gamification right off the bat. Instead, it generally comes out while brainstorming with a client their app UX design and discuss different strategies we could use to increase user engagement. However, for a reason I cannot explain, it occurred to me that perhaps this person referred to 'gamification' as a game app and hoping to find a mobile app developer. And with that, I felt compelled to write about gamification strategies in apps…

goStandby voted #7 in Anthill Magazine Smart 100 for innovation in 2014

goStandby, the app specifically designed for tour and activities operators has been voted #7 in Anthill Magazine Smart 100 for innovation in 2014. Nathan Challen lead the goStandby team on the Gold Coast and explained the idea came about after a personal experience with a whale tour company in Brisbane. He shared the moment when the awards were announced: "Initially, we were delighted to be listed as a candidate in the SMART 100 for 2014.  Then we were ecstatic to hear our final placing today!   We were placed #7 in the final judging." Anthill Magazine describes it's judging process: At…