The mobile payment sector is evolving quickly and chaotically, with incumbents and startups competing for not only market share but also the ability to establish the business’ rules and technological standards. Read more »
Stripe, a payments provider for emerging startups, is exploring new types of currency transactions starting with bitcoin. It’s launched a bitcoin pilot among its customers, which it plans to expand into… Read more »
Braintree may be part of the eBay/PayPal(s ebay) empire now, but it’s not abandoning its focus on becoming the payments provider for emerging startups. Braintree, in fact, is trying to add… Read more »
Stripe’s mobile and online sellers can now list services and goods in the local currencies of 130 different countries, helping them break into international markets. But according to founder John Collison,… Read more »
Apple already has much of the groundwork in place for to become a mobile payments powerhouse. It’s just a question of how deep the space it dives and whether it will… Read more »
The payments startup has become a hot item since PayPal/eBay’s $800 million acquisition of competitor Braintree. As e-commerce increasingly shifts to mobile payments and collaborative consumption, Stripe’s developer-friendly payments platform holds… Read more »
Payments processor Braintree is seeing a huge year-over-year jump in mobile payments this holiday season. According to CEO Bill Ready we’re witnessing the pent-up demand from consumers to use their phones… Read more »
Though eBay is buying Braintree to make PayPal more relevant in mobile, PayPal is showing it has plenty of game in the new smartphone-driven economy. The deal makes PayPal an Uber… Read more »
In the future, collaborative consumption companies could work together and draw on data from connected devices to provide more seamless and native experiences. Read more »
Venmo Touch allows mobile users to use the same payment credentials across a variety of iPhone apps. After launching in the U.S., Braintree is ready to bring it overseas. Read more »