THE NATIONAL NEWS – Muzz, a Muslim dating app previously known as Muzmatch, is organising a dating event for its members. Muzz is planning to bring together 500 women and 500 men. It will be held under one roof in London. The event includes icebreaker games, six-minute interactions with potential matches, and an after party with mocktails and food vans.
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Muzz Is Raising $400K to Support Syrian Refugees
LINKEDIN – Despite financial challenges and lawsuits, Muzz (formerly muzmatch) is raising $400K for Syrian Refugees in Turkey, partnering with Muslim Aid USA, particularly for earthquake-affected housing. Muzz is matching donations to achieve its goal. Previous accomplishments include a school in Pakistan, a bakery for East Sudan refugees, and two mobile clinics for Palestine.
Muzz Fights Third Lawsuit from Match Group and Calls for FTC Investigation
LINKEDIN – Match Group has sued Muzz (formerly muzmatch) for the third time over a patent related to digital matchmaking (Patent 666 – "Matching Process System and Method"), day after their appeal hearing in the UK. Muzz asserts that it declined Match Group's acquisition offers and has invested ~$1M in countering their legal actions. Muzz is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Match Group's dominant position and treatment of competitors.
Dating App Muzz Fights to Overturn Trademark Loss
LAW360 – Muzz (previously Muzzmatch), an online dating service aimed at Muslims, has recently found itself embroiled in a legal battle with Match Group. Match Group has accused Muzz of infringing on their trademarks by using the word "match" in their name, which they claim is causing confusion among users. However, Muzz has maintained that there is no evidence to suggest that users have actually confused the two brands. The case has now made its way to the London appeals court, where Muzz is urging the court to throw out the ruling made against them.
Muzz Raised 121K For Turkey in 2 Days
OPW – Dating app Muzz is raising money to provide emergency aid to earthquake survivors in Turkey. They're working in partnership with Muslim Aid to provide shelter, food and hygiene products to Turkish residents and Syrian refugees in the affected areas.
Muzz Introduces Selfie and Identity Verification From Yoti
YOTI – Muzz (formerly muzmatch) has partnered with digital identity company Yoti. Users are required to take a selfie, which will be analyzed by Yoti's proprietary passive liveness technology, MyFace. Muzz has also integrated Yoti's identity verification technology. Members can verify their identity for free. Muzz will boost the verified profiles, giving these daters a higher chance of connecting with more people.
Muzz 2022 Recap
OPW – Muzz (formerly Muzmatch) is taking a look at 2022 and everything that happened last year as the company approaches ~8M members worldwide. Despite losing the legal battle with Match Group when it lost the right to use the word "match" in its name, Muzz had a record-breaking year of growth and viral marketing campaigns. In 2022, Muzz took over the Pakistani market, opened an office in the USA, launched in France, raised money for multiple charities, and opened a school in Pakistan!
Muzz Feature in Apple Store
OPW – Muzz was just featured in the Apple app store here. Here is our summary.
Muzz claims 350k marriages and has ~7m users. The app enables (users) to keep photos blurred for extra privacy and filter for matches who are aligned on religious beliefs and be specific about marriage timeline and, if needed, a chaperone can be included in conversations. Founder Shahzad Younas said. "Muzz is transforming how 2 billion Muslims meet and marry, but in a way that respects Islamic etiquette." Muzz was built for marriage. Shahzad said. "We even make everyone sign an oath saying they're on Muzz with the right intentions."
Muzz Gonna Pay Any Fines Women in France Get for Wearing a ‘Burkini’
6IX – Muzz, a popular dating app for Muslims with 6M users, is taking a stand and supporting the rights of Muslim women who want to cover their bodies while also enjoying a day at the beach. France doesn't allow women to wear a burkini in public pools for religious reasons. They say it violates government neutrality toward religion. Muzz will give money back to anyone who receives a burkini fine in France (up to a total of €25K) this summer.
Muzz Celebrated Its New Brand in London and New York
OPW – Muzz (formerly Muzmatch) celebrates the launch of its new name in London and New York. The Muslim dating app lost the right to use its name following the legal battle with MatchGroup and was renamed Muzz.