Latest E-commerce News: Finextra Research

Kabbage raises $17m; granted US patent

Kabbage, a US start-up that provides working capital advances to online merchants, has raised $17 million in a series b funding round joined by Square co-founder Jim McKelvey.

17 August 2011

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Anonymous and LulzSec's PayPal boycott campaign gathers momentum

Following the arrests of members in connection with an attack on PayPal's Web site, hacktivist groups Anonymous and LulzSec have launched an online campaign calling for people to close their accounts with the e-payments firm.

27 July 2011

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Amex partners Facebook for coupons push

American Express has launched a Facebook application that pushes special offers and discounts to cardholders based on their likes, interests and social connections.

19 July 2011

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Amex signs up Sprint to push Serve digital payments platform

American Express has struck a deal with US mobile network operator Sprint to help push its Serve digital payments platform.

18 July 2011

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PayPal makes e-invoicing play

PayPal is introducing a range of e-invoicing APIs that businesses can access directly from their applications.

15 July 2011

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Google makes land-grab in new mobile commerce gold rush

Google says it's ready to party like it's 1999 all over again, with mobile payments taking the place of e-commerce in a new gold rush that will transform consumer shopping habits on the high street.

13 July 2011

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EBA Clearing makes online shopping play with pan-European e-payments initiative

EBA Clearing has outlined plans to launch a pan-European electronic payments service for online shopping, enabling buyers and sellers to complete transactions through their e-banking portals.

15 June 2011

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US senators voice fears over Bitcoin link to online drugs market

Peer-to-peer virtual currency Bitcoin has come under fire from US senators worried it is being used to anonymously buy illegal drugs online.

09 June 2011

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Hype-driven Blippy falls by the wayside

In a salutatory lesson for the never-ending stream of start-ups hoping to make money from clever takes on social media, Blippy, the service that automatically published users' credit card transaction details online when it launched to much fanfare in late 2009 but had to quickly change its business model, is now all but dead.

20 May 2011

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Industry heavyweights launch FreeMonee 'gift network'

A group of veterans from the banking, retail and e-commerce worlds have launched a "cash-gift network" that lets firms send monetary incentives straight to customers' credit and debit cards.

12 May 2011

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Visa preps digital wallet

Visa's assault on the online and mobile commerce markets is gathering momentum, with a digital wallet coming to customers in the US and Canada this autumn.

11 May 2011

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Amex makes mobile play with Payfone investment and partnership

American Express has joined a $19 million funding round for m-payments outfit Payfone and formed an alliance with the start-up to build a mobile checkout service.

13 April 2011

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Visa Europe promises EUR100m a year on mobile and e-commerce

Visa Europe has vowed to pump EUR100 million a year into mobile and e-commerce in a bid to ensure it stays at the top of a rapidly changing payments tree.

08 April 2011

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MasterCard to make contactless standard in Australia and New Zealand

MasterCard says that from October next year all of its cards issued in Australia and New Zealand will include PayPass contactless technology.

30 March 2011

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RBA calls for Australian payments innovation

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is calling for the country's payments industry players to coordinate on system-wide innovation.

29 March 2011

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Amex unveils digital payments platform

American Express has unveiled a digital payment and commerce platform that lets users buy goods and make person-to-person transfers online and through mobile phones.

28 March 2011

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Bankwest launches e-commerce-inspired Web site

Australia's Bankwest has revamped its Web site, taking inspiration from online shopping portals.

21 March 2011

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Rise of e-commerce changing Brits' Christmas shopping habits

With UK consumers increasingly going online to do their Christmas shopping they are also spending earlier, shifting from last-minute December buying to November, according to the Payments Council.

10 March 2011

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Sprint to bypass banks with BilltoMobile online payment option

US wireless carrier Sprint is working with payments start-up BilltoMobile to offer customers the ability to charge online purchses direct to their mobile phone bill, cutting out banks and credit card companies.

18 February 2011

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EC launches public consultation on e-signatures

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on electronic signatures and identification as it bids to boost e-business and e-commerce across the continent.

18 February 2011