Yesterday, the Figaro group debuted a financial news subscription service dubbed WanSquare that sends economics updates to users' smartphones. The newspaper group advertises the service as an exclusive resource for the "deciders" in the French business world.

WanSquare is available in both French and English, with the aim of attracting domestic and foreign subscribers who closely follow the French financial sector. Updates include the latest financial news but also scoops and insider knowledge not found in the traditional media.

A subscription costs €1,200 per year, although there is a corporate rate of five subscriptions for €5,000 per year. Users can personalize what information they are interested in reading and how often they receive updates.

Yves de Kerdrel, managing editor of the Journal des Finances and an editorialist with Le Figaro, directs a team of seven journalists to produce WanSquare's content.

Source: WanSquare