EBay to Buy Braintree for $800 Million – Wall Street Journal

New York Times (blog) EBay to Buy Braintree for $800 MillionWall Street JournalEBay Inc. will buy payments service Braintree Payments Solutions LLC for $800 million in cash, making a big bet to secure the pole position in the race to get consumers to pay for goods and services on smartphones,. …

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Mobile Post Office Parked in Yemassee – WSAV-TV

Mobile Post Office Parked in YemasseeWSAV-TV"It's fun watching it roll all over town, not many people can say they have a mobile post office, so I think its pretty neat," said Tammy Lane. Neat, and useful for the neighbors in this small town who haven't had a post office in …

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Postmarked ‘moon’: Space stamps star in Smithsonian postal gallery – NBCNews.com (blog)

Postmarked 'moon': Space stamps star in Smithsonian postal galleryNBCNews.com (blog)The Smithsonian opened its new William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at the National Postal Museum on Sunday. Named for its primary benefactor, a philanthropist and philatelist, the Washington, D.C., gallery showcases U.S. and international postage stamps and …and more » More: continued here

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EBay to buy Braintree to boost PayPal’s mobile presence – Reuters

New York Times (blog) EBay to buy Braintree to boost PayPal's mobile presenceReuters(Reuters) – Ebay Inc will buy payment gateway Braintree for about $800 million to strengthen its PayPal unit's presence on mobile devices and take out a rapidly growing rival. PayPal, the dominant online provider of payment services, has …

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eBay Will Buy PayPal Rival Braintree For $800 Million In Cash – Business Insider

Business Insider eBay Will Buy PayPal Rival Braintree For $800 Million In CashBusiness InsiderCHICAGO, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Braintree, the innovative global payment platform powering the next generation of leading online and mobile-first startups, for total consideration of … More: continued here

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