Hayley Birkin

Grindr director and 10% owner George Raymond Zage III sold 500,000 shares on 16 and 19 October under a 10b5-1 plan, about $7.06M by DII's calculation.

Match Group's Yoel Roth told Business Standard Tinder and Hinge require video selfies in India, with screenshot blocks and a claimed 40% bad-actor drop.

A peer-reviewed study of 35 Indian dating-app fraud cases finds 25 moved to in-person meetings, with losses from INR 7,000 to INR 9 crore.

Bumble (BMBL) shares rose from $2.54 to $5.95 over 12-13 October, just under Ithaca Holdings' $6.05 cash offer valuing the company at $1.3B.

TechRound says Bumble's paying users fell 16.4% to 3.2M in Q2 2026 while ARPPU rose 1.2% to $21.96, as the $1.3B Ithaca Holdings take-private awaits closing.

MarketBeat's tally has Match Group at consensus Hold from 16 firms, 9 Hold and 7 Buy, with a $42.46 average target against a cited $42.40 share price.

Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, Kahn Swick & Foti and Ademi LLP opened investigations on 13-14 October into whether Bumble's $6.05-a-share sale price is fair.

Daejon Love, 35, pleaded not guilty in Portland to wire fraud conspiracy over alleged dating-profile scams. An earlier DOJ release cites 26 victims and $1.3M.

Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff told NBIM's podcast Tinder's turnaround is people-led. BigGo reports a 17-point engagement rise and Events in 25 cities.

The FTC sued Ohio-based Digital Forensics and CEO Dmitry Belkin over a sextortion relief scheme it says took at least $60M, and says it won a temporary halt.

A Hassan-led congressional report says Tinder left scam models stale for years as median scammer reach rose more than sevenfold. Match disputes parts.

Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman become Bumble co-CEOs when the $1.3B Ithaca deal closes. Whitney Wolfe Herd, who stays CEO until then, gets no stated title.

Seven Blackstone-linked vehicles sold 2,763,510 Bumble Class A shares at $3.5423 on 13 October, but about 15.9M shares remain, not a 99.5% cut.

Bumble has agreed a $1.3B all-cash sale to Ithaca Holdings at $6.05 a share, approved by written consent from Blackstone and its founder.

Norway's regulator fined Microsoft's Xandr NOK 92M ($9.6M) for using Grindr user data in ad auctions without valid consent. What it means for dating apps.

Dixner has bought Paris singles party brand Crush Party and will run its events as Dixner Crush from 22 October. No price was disclosed.

ODDA has launched a Consumer Safety Panel of survivors, users and experts to test dating app safety features and shape its standards.

Australia's Federal Court formally declared eharmony misled users on renewals, pricing and free dating. eharmony plans to appeal; penalty still to come.

Feeld's 2025 accounts show revenue up 31.5% to £64.4M and pre-tax profit of £11.4M, outpacing Match Group, Bumble and Grindr.

Grindr is buying PurposeMed, parent of telehealth provider Freddie, for $320 million, adding PrEP and STI testing to its app as Grindr Health.