2 posts and columns on electronic payment

Visa to Pay $2 Billion for CyberSource

in News on April 21, 2010 at 8:05 am PT

Visa Inc. has agreed to pay $2 billion for CyberSource Corp., a provider of electronic-payment security services to online merchants. Visa will pay $26 a share using cash on hand, a 34 percent premium to CyberSource’s closing price Tuesday. CyberSource’s price was last at that level a decade ago, when the stock traded above $65 at the height of the Internet bubble.

Buying and Selling Among Friends

in The Digital Solution on March 3, 2009 at 4:28 pm PT

Gone are the days when giving away your old stuff involved getting in the car and hauling bags to the local Salvation Army. Now, with a little Web know-how, you can find a number of ways to turn your trash into someone else’s treasure.