Tinder

Famous dating app Tinder recently launched its VIP subscription plan for those willing to pay to find love. With this upgraded plan at ₹41,000  ($499), one can have exclusive searches and matching features to find partners. Tinder Select subscribers can now message people they haven't matched with, prioritised "most sought-after" user's profiles. However, the plan is only available to less than 1% of Tinder users, considered "extremely active… read-more

Match Group Inc announced Google will temporarily enable the company to give consumers a variety of payment systems. Match filed a lawsuit against Google in May, calling it a "last resort" to keep Tinder and its other applications on the Google Play store. By June 1, Google said it will stop allowing people to download certain of Match's applications if they exclusively used Google's payment system and shared revenue. 

Jim Lanzone, who used to be the head of dating app Tinder has been announced as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yahoo. Reportedly, this decision came days after Apollo Global Management Inc completely acquired Verizon Media for a whopping deal of $5 billion. Besides, Apollo is planning to grow its services to offer Yahoo finance & Yahoo  Sports and is focusing on advertising & e-commerce platforms.

Dating app Bumble's founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd, with $1.5 billion net worth, has listed herself as self-made female billionaire at the age of 31. Whitney's wealth spiked after Bumble’s stocks soared 67% in its trading debut in New York on February 11. The former Tinder associate had founded Bumble in 2014 where women get to make the first move. "Hopefully this will not be rare headline,” she said.