In this new technology bubble, something besides social interaction, gaming and media is changing fundamentally: e-commerce. And it’s Read More
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PayPal pushing mobile payments forward on Android
You hear that sizzling? That’s the sound of NFC getting hot, hot, hot. Online payments site PayPal announced Read More
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What you need to know – 07/07/11
eBay agreed to acquire Zong, provider of a mobile payments platform, for approximately $240 million in cash. Read More
Mobile payments: techies have been fantasizing about this for as long as cell phones and the Internet have Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 06/10/11
Seed-stage EDITD, provider of automated retail monitoring and analytics for the fashion industry, raised a $1.6 million seed Read More
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What you need to know – 06/08/11
Apple’s just-announced iCloud and iTunes Match, along with Amazon Cloud Drive and Google Music Beta, is ushering in Read More
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What you need to know – 05/12/11
Social intelligence company Claritics received $1.5 million in Series A financing lead by Cervin Ventures and TiE Angels. Read More
Entrepreneurs often choose the path of innovation, without realizing the kind of lifestyle that comes with it. They Read More
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Payfone raises $19M, partners with AmEx Serve
We’ve all known for years that paying with a mobile phone would eventually be the standard, but it Read More
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Serve: AmEx’s decade-late answer to PayPal
Over a decade after the creation of PayPal, it looks like mainstream financial companies are finally getting on Read More
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Funding roundup – week ending 03/18/11
Early-stage Illume Software, developer of a mobile app (iZUP) designed to prevent distracted driving, secured $2.4 million in new Read More
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Eduardo Saverin leads $6.5 million for Jumio
Jumio, an online and mobile payment solution, announced Friday that it has closed a $6.5 million Series A Read More
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What you need to know – 03/16/11
Online education company 2tor raised a $32.5 million Series C round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation Read More
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Mobile payments to total $984 billion in 2014
[Correction: To reflect billions in mobile payments. This article was first published on Feb. 22, 2011.] Wallet in Read More
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What you need to know – 02/23/11
User virtualization company AppSense raised a $70 million first round of funding led by Goldman Sachs. Online textbook platform Read More