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EBay Expands Mobile Payments With Braintree DealBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY), owner of electronic-payments service PayPal, said it will bolster that business by buying Braintree for $800 million in cash to expand its mobile-transactions business. Braintree, a global payments platform, works with online and … More: continued here

Behind eBay's $800M buy: Braintree will replace PayPal's developer platformGigaOMeBay's $800 million purchase of Braintree is primarily motivated by one big factor: PayPal's need for a nimble and flexible commerce platforms that met the demands of the new generation of startups and mobile app developers. That's according to John … …

Fox Business EBay Shells Out $800M to Buy Payment Platform BraintreeFox BusinessIn an effort to strengthen its PayPal payments business, eBay (EBAY) agreed to an $800 million all-cash transaction on Thursday to snap up payment processor Braintree and its mobile app Venmo. Founded in 2007, Braintree's payment platform powers … More: …

eBay to acquire global payment provider BraintreeCNET"Braintree is a perfect fit with PayPal," eBay CEO John Donahoe said in a statement. "Bill Ready and his team add complementary talent and technology that we believe will help accelerate PayPal's global leadership in mobile payments. Together, we … More: continued here

eBay Will Acquire Braintree for $800 Million in CashAllThingsDeBay has agreed to acquire Chicago-based Braintree for about $800 million, the companies announced on Thursday morning. In buying Braintree, eBay has taken one of the major competitors of its payments unit PayPal off the table. The Wall Street Journal … More: continued …

EBay to Buy Payments Company Braintree for $800MABC NewsPayPal parent eBay says it is buying online and mobile payments technology provider Braintree for $800 million in cash. Braintree's payments technology is used by popular startups such as vacation rentals site Airbnb, cab-hailing app Uber and … More: continued here

The auction site, which owns PayPal, aims to expand its already dominant reach in online and mobile payments. More: continued here

eBay Acquires Mobile Payments Platform Braintree for $800m in CashThe Next WebOnline auction site eBay has agreed to acquire the online payments platform Braintree for $800 million in a bid to boost its mobile payments business. The deal, announced today, will naturally include Braintree's payment app Venmo and the business …

eBay Inc. announced today that it has agreed to acquire Braintree, the innovative global payment platform powering the next generation of leading online and mobile-fi More: continued here

BERLIN (AP) Online retail giant eBay believes offering each shopper a unique store tailored to their personal tastes and interests is the future of the $10 trillion global commerce market. But even as eBay asks… More: continued here