eBay to acquire payment platform Braintree for $800 mn

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 19:49

Online commerce major eBay Inc has agreed to acquire payment platform Braintree for about USD 800 million in cash in order to strengthen its PayPal business.

Facebook testing mobile payment service

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 13:27

Social media giant Facebook is reportedly working on a small test for a new mobile payments service that would allow users to link their financial account details to the site and make purchases on apps using that information.

Elon Musk unveils futuristic "Hyperloop" transport

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 14:37

California billionaire Elon Musk took the wraps off his vision of a futuristic "Hyperloop" transport system on Monday.

Now, a fertility app that pays if you don`t get pregnant

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 12:51

A new app has been developed which pays for the expensive infertility treatment if a women doesn`t get pregnant with the app`s help.

New social network for positive people only

Last Updated: Sunday, July 28, 2013, 15:35

A new social network, called Happier, has been started by an entrepreneur, which is exclusively for happy people.

PayPal accidentally credits man $92 quadrillion

Last Updated: Thursday, July 18, 2013, 10:08

Oops! PayPal, the online money- transfer company, has accidentally credited a man in Delaware a whopping USD 92,233,720,368,547,800, making him by far the richest man in the world.

PayPal accidentally credits man $92 quadrillion

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2013, 23:23

PayPal, the online money- transfer company, has accidentally credited a man in Delaware a whopping USD 92,233,720,368,547,800, making him by far the richest man in the world.

PayPal Galactic plans for ‘space business’

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 12:32

President of PayPal , David Marcus and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin made a formal announcement on Thursday and live streamed their event at paypal-galactic.com.

PayPal launches quest for intergalactic currency

Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 15:57

Earthbound financial transactions service PayPal launched a quest for an intergalactic currency, saying it is time to figure out what space travellers will use as cash.