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Paymill, Rocket Internet’s answer to Stripe, raises $5m from US VC Blumberg Capital, remains focused on Europe

Original post by TNW Paymill, the Rocket Internet-backed, Strip-like Web payment enabler,raised $13 million last month, but it isn’t quite finished there and the startup has revealed it has taken an additional €4 million ($5 million) from US-based investor Blumberg Capital. Paymill, which operates in 32 European markets, says that the new funds will be invested […]

More than a watch: Apple’s entry into wearable tech

Original post by Heather Kelly via CNN (CNN) — In the last week, the Apple iWatch has made the jump from unlikely rumor to a real product that’s probably in development, thanks to well-placed leaks that have been showing up in various publications. The latest is a report from Bloomberg that says Apple already has a team of 100 […]

Who Might Unseat Apple And Samsung As Handset Kings?

Original post by forbes Here’s a fun statistic: at least eight multinational companies compete for the big business of making mobile devices. How many make all the profit? Two. So positioned is Samsung andApple. Thanks to innovative products, a tight grip on supply chains and good relationships with carriers, among other reasons, Apple has 69% share […]