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Back in March, bitcoin enthusiasts were abuzz with speculation about what 21 Inc. might be working on. The cryptocurrency startup was able to secure upwards of $110 million in fundraising from a spate of big name investors like QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel....

eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) came out with better-than-expected results recently, and its payment unit, PayPal, launched a new instant checkout service Tuesday. Now that the separation of PayPal from eBay is soon to be a reality, EBay CEO John Donahoe was on CNBC discussing the spin-off. Two Great...

eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) reported better than expected first quarter earnings on Wednesday. Now that the eBay-PayPal spinoff is going to be reality, the question investors are asking is: which one to bet on? Gil Luria, managing director Research of Wedbush Securities, was on CNBC to answer that...

The mobile payments space is getting crowded, but consolidation and implosion could reduce the industry to a more manageable level. Paydiant, a white label mobile wallet platform, was acquired by eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY)'s PayPal earlier this month. Before that, Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) acquired...

In a report published Wednesday, Morgan Stanley analyst Smittipon Srethapramote commented on Facebook Inc's (NASDAQ: FB) person-to-person payments service on Messenger that allows users to send money to each other using debit cards. "We view this as an incremental positive for the...

In a summary published Friday morning, Susquehanna's James Friedman noted that eBay Inc's (NASDAQ: EBAY), "PayPal is not accepted at 4 of the top 10, or 32 of the top 100 Internet Retailers. Since revenue of the top 10 Internet Retailers accounts for ~60% of the top 100 companies, PayPal is present...

A bitcoin-based business called 21 Inc has raised $116 million in venture funding, the largest sum raised by a digital currency startup. However, it is still unknown just how the company will use its record-breaking sum as 21 Inc. has kept its operations quiet so far. 21 Pledges To Spur On...

In a recent report, analysts at Pacific Crest Securities took a look at the rapidly expanding world of mobile and online payments. Analysts see the innovative technology as a positive for most participants in the space. PayPal At A Crossroads Analysts discuss eBay Inc's (NASDAQ: EBAY)...

HBO is once again rumored to be spun out of parent company Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX). Carl Icahn is at the heart of this rumor, but an important question has yet to be answered: is HBO a good spinout? "You best have darn good, unique content to get people to pay to watch things on...

Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX) CEO Jeff Bewkes has said that the company won't spin out HBO, but could a nudge from Carl Icahn change that? Icahn, the famous activist investor who successfully persuaded eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) to spin out PayPal, is rumored to be after a standalone HBO....

Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) recently acquired Softcard, a venture backed by major carriers in the U.S. to support NFC-based mobile payments. With this acquisition Google’s digital payment platform, Google Play, will now be available pre-installed in all the Android devices sold by the major...