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
New York Times (blog) EBay buying Chicago-based BraintreeChicago TribuneChicago-based mobile payments processor Braintree is getting scooped up by eBay's PayPal for about $800 million in cash, a deal that highlights the growing appetite for purchases made on smartphones and tablets. The acquisition is expected to swiftly …EBay to pay $800M for payment firm BraintreeUSA TODAYEBay to…
Federal food stamp debate worries California advocatesSan Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE — The explosive growth of Californians resorting to food stamps is a stark example of the Great Recession's lingering economic devastation. The program's size has nearly doubled over the past five years with almost 4.2 million low-income … 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 will … More: continued here
STRIKE action by postal workers across the borough is “likely” if Royal Mail is privatised, a union leader has warned. More: continued here
Post Office allegedly awards $1.3B in non-competitive contractsWashington TechnologyAccording to a recently published inspector general's audit, over the past few years, the U.S. Postal Service has purchased $1.3 billion worth of services non-competitively, according to Federal Times. The postal service allegedly spent $210 million … More: continued here
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
New York Times (blog) William H. Gross Stamp Gallery at National Postal MuseumNew York Times (blog)WASHINGTON — It could easily be a glorious Pharaonic tomb, stocked with all the sustenance a philatelist might require for the afterlife. The William H. Gross Stamp Gallery, which opened on Sunday here at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, …and more »…
Bury Times Royal Mail strike 'likely' next monthBury TimesSTRIKE action by postal workers across the borough is “likely” if Royal Mail is privatised, a union leader has warned. Mick Hargreaves, responsible for the Communication Workers Union (CWU) in Bury, has reacted with anger to plans to sell off the …Union announces latest Post Office strike…