TEL AVIV
(Reuters) - Messaging app Rakuten Viber said on Thursday it acquired Chatter
Commerce, a San Francisco-based startup that created a keyboard for mobile
commerce called ShopChat.
Financial
details were not disclosed.
Rakuten
Viber - created in 2014 when Japan's Rakuten Inc bought Israel's Viber for $900
million - launched in March an instant shopping feature in the United States.
Instant Shopping enables users to shop online with people they would go to the
store with, giving them the ability to search, share and discuss items.
Rakuten Inc
invested in Chatter Commerce during its first round of funding. Chatter
Commerce’s team of seven engineers in San Francisco will become a part of
Rakuten Viber.
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