Japanese mobile marketing firm Adways acquired Pocket Money
Q. Which company has acquired Android App PocketMoney on June 27, 2016?- Published on 28 Jun 16a. Adways
b. Adhit
c. Admeans
d. Adwise
ANSWER: Adways
Japanese listed mobile marketing adtech firm Adways has acquired Pocket Money for a non disclosed sum.
- Pocket Money is an Android incentivised app published by Indian reward based mobile video ad platform Pokkt
- Acquisition follows establishment of Indian subsidiary Adways Innovations India
- Microsoft has also recently acquired an Indian messaging startup
- The focus is on performance marketing and presence in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea and other SE Asia nations
- This is part of the user acquisition strategy as an entry point for business in India
- Pocket Money provides top ups after apps have been downloaded on the platform
- App claims to have 7 million installs and over a million monthly instalments for advertisers