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Mobile payments provider Flashiz hedges bets with its NFC- and QR-compatible technology

May 6, 2013 by LiamBoogar
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Back in April, I met up with Luxembourg-based startup Flashiz during The NextWeb conference to talk about how they were going to squeeze into the tightly fit online payments space. As one of the first certified electronic money institutes in Europe (admittedly, like 50% of online payments startups), Flashiz’ solution...
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Adyen brings its global payments solution in stores with POS to blend online & offline

May 3, 2013 by LiamBoogar
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Last week at The Next Web, I met up with global payments player Adyen, who has been enabling eCommerce sites like Mango & Groupon to accept payments from all around the world. The space is heating up, and with Adyen having already processed $10 Billion + in transactions as of...
[European StartUp Scene][Mobile]

How Personal Finance Technology has evolved in Europe in the last six years

Apr 25, 2013 by Guest Post
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The following is a guest post from Nick Hungerford, CEO and Co-founder of Nutmeg.com, which offers a fresh, straightforward and transparent way of investing. You can follow Nick on Twitter @NickHungerford, Although the modern banking system can trace its origins back to the Medicis in Renaissance Italy, there is a strong...
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European Commission accuses Debit Card suppliers of price fixing

Apr 22, 2013 by LiamBoogar
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In an announcement made today, the European Commission stated that it will pursue suspicions of Debit Card suppliers of price-fixing in order to keep prices high. Reported by Challenges, the accusations may bear a penalty of up to 10% of the revenue of the suppliers if proven true. This lays just another...
[Developer][Mobile]

Social Payments startups Leetchi launches MangoPay, a full stack payment solution for Marketplaces

Apr 19, 2013 by LiamBoogar
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Just last month, when I spoke to Leetchi CEO Celine Lazorthes in their offices about their iPhone app release, I could feel the air was buzzing in the offices about something greater, and it seems that MangoPay is exactly what all the buzz was about. A full stack online payment...
[eCommerce]

Jaina Capital partners with Rentabiliweb – what future for online payments in France?

Mar 15, 2013 by Nadia Leung
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Marc Simoncini, known for creating the online European dating scene, Jaïna Capital, and being a tax-targeted millionaire, entered into a partnership with Rentabiliweb. This means all of Jaïna Capital’s e-commerce activity will be under the umbrella of Rentabilweb’s e-payment services. If the words ‘Rent’, ‘Ability’, and ‘Web’ don’t stick out...
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European Innovation in Online Payments rated the lowest in the World, yet again.

Mar 11, 2013 by LiamBoogar
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Today, global payments player Ixaris, and financial services investment and advisory group Anthemis released a report identifying global trends in payments innovation. The report, which compiles the results from the Global Innovation Jury – a panel of 25 leaders in the payments sector from 14 countries and 5 continents who meet every two...
[European StartUp Scene][Mobile][Social]

DrinkOnMe’s Groupon for drinks closes, with Lydia born from its ashes

Mar 5, 2013 by LiamBoogar
While it may not be as big of news as Groupon CEO Andrew Mason’s firing earlier this week, it comes as no surprise that DrinkOnMe, a “Groupon for Happy Hour,” has sent an email out to users annoucing that it will disctontinue its service, which alloewd users to buy 20€...
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Toulouse-based BuyBox raised 1.7M€ for its SaaS payment solution for eMerchants

Jan 22, 2013 by LiamBoogar
BuyBox announced today that they have raised 1.7 Million euros from Iris Capital and Midi Capital in order to brings its social payments soluion for eMerchants to international markets.  Founded in 2010, BuyBox has had a fair amount of traction and interest, having already added Celio, Wonderbox.fr and Micromania as clients. Essentially, BuyBox...

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