Singapore-based social networking app Bondee rejects claims of credit card info leaks

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SINGAPORE — The Singapore-based parent company of social networking app Bondee has rejected allegations that its users' credit card information was leaked through the platform.

“Recently, it has come to our attention that there are rumours circulating on various social media platforms alleging that the credit card information of Bondee users had been leaked through their use of the Bondee platform,” Metadream said in a statement on Instagram on Friday .

Signing up for Bondee is free, and users are first prompted to enter their mobile phone number for account verification. They are then asked to input their birth date before setting their username and designing an avatar.However, Bondee’s app store page shows that in-app purchases are available on the platform in the form of B-Beans.

Within the app, several outfits and accessories are marked as “limited free trial”, implying that users may have to pay to use them in the future.Bondee, which was launched earlier this month, is a social app conceptualised as a virtual plaza where users can interact with up to 50 friends in a metaverse setting. Following its debut, Bondee quickly topped charts in app stores across Southeast and North Asian countries.

The user later shared Metadream’s response to the allegations and apologised for sharing “false information on Bondee being fraud scam app”. The user also called for such people on social media to provide “concrete evidence” to support such claims.

 

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