PayPal is buying Paydiant, a startup that provides the mobile payments and loyalty technology used by many big-name retailers use in their apps, for an undisclosed amount. PayPal also announced on… Read more »
Google and the mobile carriers have long been at odds over mobile payments, but faced with the runaway success of Apple Pay, the two rivals have become friends. AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile… Read more »
Square is buying swish meal delivery service Caviar. The San Francisco startup could be what Square was missing to make its mark with independent restaurants. Read more »
Ten months after announcing acquisition, PayPal has merged it and Braintree’s payments platform and developer operations. Startups and big companies alike now can offer PayPal services and Braintree’s card processing through… Read more »
Some major acquisitions jolted the mobile industry in the first quarter of 2014, underscoring some important trends. Meanwhile, turbulence plagues the mobile-gaming industry and Dish is ramping up speculation about its… Read more »
MasterCard wants to embed its payments service into mobile apps, and it’s doing with the acquisition of mobile payments partner C-SAM and a new developer program. Read more »
Consumer identity theft protection LifeLock(s lock) is already securing the cards in your wallet. Now it wants to provide a digital version of the wallet itself. On Thursday, LifeLock said it… Read more »
Evenly, a maker of a bill-splitting app, is Square’s second acqui-hire in as many weeks. Evenly is shutting down its app and taking up residence on Square’s seller initiatives development team. 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 »
PayPal tried to revamp its developer platform this spring for the new mobile commerce reality, but it realized it wasn’t moving fast enough. It decided to buy Braintree, which already had… Read more »