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PayPal taps Venmo for one-touch in-app payments

PayPal has taken advantage of technology from its Braintree unit to build a system which lets mobile shoppers make in-app purchases with a single touch.

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Ryanair adds PayPal option

Ryanair, Europe’s favourite low fares airline, today (18 Aug) launched a new payment partnership with PayPal, providing customers, business travellers, travel agents and corporate travel departments with even more ways to book and pay for the lowest fares on the Ryanair.com website.

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Braintree could soon accept bitcoin

EBay is preparing to integrate bitcoin into its Braintree payments service, according to the Wall Street Journal, giving the crypto-currency a firm nudge into the mainstream.

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BitPay brings in Visa, PayPal and Jumio talent

BitPay has begun putting the proceeds of its recent $30 million funding round to use, embarking on a hiring spree that sees talent from Visa, PayPal and Jumio join the digital currency startup.

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Alibaba strengthens Alipay ties ahead of IPO

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has sold its SME loan business to the parent of Alipay in a move designed to increase the profits made on any future sale of the payments unit.

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Rocket Internet scores EUR333m investment for emerging markets payments push

German Internet-focused VC and incubator Rocket Internet has sold a 10% stake to Philippines-based telco PLDT for EUR333 million in a deal that will also see the two firms team on building online and mobile payments services in emerging markets.

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Visa takes on PayPal with Checkout button for Web and mobile payments

In its latest attempt to crack online and mobile payments, Visa has unveiled a system which lets virtual shoppers complete purchases with a couple of clicks.

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Weve CEO Sear joins Skrill

Weve CEO David Sear is moving to online payments outfit Skrill where he will take on the newly created position of chief commercial officer.

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Bankia unveils mobile wallet

Spain's Bankia has launched a sticker and app-based mobile contactless payments service.

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Santander launches $100m fintech venture fund

Spanish banking giant Santander has launched a $100 million, London-based fintech venture capital fund as it bids to get in on the ground floor at startups leading the financial services digital revolution.

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Behavioural biometrics startup BioCatch raises $10m

BioCatch, an Israeli startup that uses behavioural biometrics to authenticate visitors to banking and e-commerce sites, has raised $10 million in a funding round led by Blumberg Capital and equity crowdfunding firm OurCrowd.

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Powa buys MPayMe in $75m deal

Digital commerce outfit Powa Technologies has acquired Hong Kong-based MPayMe in an all share deal it says is worth $75 million.

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PayPal president Marcus quits for Facebook

PayPal president David Marcus has quit the eBay unit to run the mobile messaging business at Facebook.

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EBA Clearing's MyBank Mandate service opens for registration

EBA Clearing has opened the doors to registrations for its MyBank Mandate service, with Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit the first banks to sign on.

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Amazon unveils subscription payments management service for startups

Amazon is muscling in on PayPal's territory, taking advantage of its massive customer-base to offer companies a subscription payments management service.

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Apple Safari gets credit card scanning feature

Apple's Safari browser has a new feature which lets users enter payment details at shopping sites by scanning their credit cards with their devices' cameras.

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UK card spending tops £0.5 trillion in 2013

UK card spending has more than doubled over the last decade, topping half a trillion pounds last year, according to industry figures.

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Barclaycard partners Flubit on digital marketplace

Barclaycard has teamed up with London-based tech startup Flubit to create a digital marketplace where smaller retailers can hawk their wares to cardholders.

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Xapo launches bitcoin debit card

Bitcoin startup Xapo has unveiled plans for a debit card that lets users pay with the crypto-currency wherever plastic is accepted.

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Domino's integrates Google wallet into pizza ordering app

Peckish Americans now have a new tool at the disposal in the quest for pizza after Domino's integrated Google Wallet into its Android ordering app.