Liz Gannes in Commerce on May 24 at 10:16 am PT
PayPal is hosting an event at its San Jose headquarters this morning to announce the next batch of retailers that are adopting the company’s in-store payments solution.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 24 at 5:30 am PT
Scoutmob was able to attract $3.25 million in new funding and a major new payments partner by pitching itself as a mobile company and not as a fledgling competitor in the daily deals space.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 24 at 5:00 am PT
Paypal is announcing that it has secured partnerships with three of the top point-of-sales providers, giving it access to nearly 40 million terminals worldwide.
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Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 24 at 4:30 am PT
San Diego-based
Zebit has raised $25 million in a fourth round of funding to grow its platform, which enables retailers to assess the risk of selling items to an individual consumer on credit. Mohr Davidow Ventures led the round, with Crosslink Capital, Leapfrog Ventures and QED Investors also participating. To date, Zebit says it has completed more than a million transactions.
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Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 23 at 6:59 am PT
Another big-name retail partnership for Palo Alto-based
Shopkick, which enables consumers to earn gift cards for visiting stores and scanning products with their mobile phones. As of today, Target becomes Shopkick’s largest customer, following rollouts by retailers including American Eagle Outfitters, Best Buy, Crate & Barrel and Macy’s.
Kara Swisher in Commerce on May 17 at 9:29 am PT
The $1.5 billion valuation can still blow your mind.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 8 at 4:30 am PT
Andreessen Horowitz has invested $10 million in Belly, a Chicago-based company that is building a loyalty network for retailers that will replace punch cards with mobile rewards.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 29 at 9:01 pm PT
More than 25 major retailers, including the Gap, H&M, Sephora, Brooklyn Industries and others, are working with a small Swedish company named Wrapp to roll-out a social gifting service in the U.S.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 26 at 5:30 am PT
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