Venmo Opens Mobile Payments Social Network to the Public
Social payments startup Venmo is opening its product to the public today, after over two years in a limited, invitation-only…
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It’s David vs. Goliath for Square and PayPal
Darrell Etherington
March 15, 2012
Today, eBay subsidiary and online payments industry leader PayPal introduced PayPal Here, a dongle and software combination…
Jumio Raises $25M, Turns Webcams Into ID Readers
Darrell Etherington
March 6, 2012
Jumio, the startup that made it possible to pay via webcam, is announcing a new Series B funding round of $25 million, led…
Square Launches Register to Simplify Point-of-Sale Systems
Darrell Etherington
March 5, 2012
In talking to mobile payments startups recently, one thing became evident: integrating with the existing point-of-sale (POS)…
The New Breed of Loyalty and Rewards Startups
Darrell Etherington
February 16, 2012
Shoppers go into stores for deals, but what gets them to stay and come back, day after day? That’s the question asked…