Tag Archives: payments platform

Social payments startup iZettle just expanded to Spain

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

iZettle, the social payments startup from Sweden, today accelerated its European expansion, introducing the service in Spain (the seventh market which iZettle now entered). The iZettle service is already available in six markets across Europe – Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, … Continue reading →

Posted in Re-/Launch, Sweden Startups | Tagged iZettle, mobile payment, payments platform, stockholm | 1 Comment

Mobile Payment cooperation: payleven partners with O2

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

payleven, one of Europe’s mobile payment pioneers, cooperates with telecommunications provider Telefónica Germany. Like Square, the US-based originator of this concept, payleven turns a smartphone or tablet into a card terminal, enabling small businesses and mobile service providers to accept card … Continue reading →

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iZettle launches in Germany supported by DZ BANK + Deutsche Telekom

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

iZettle, a popular app and mini chip-card reader from Sweden that’s been turning smartphones and tablets into mobile credit card terminals, has partnered with DZ BANK and Deutsche Telekom to launch its payments service in Germany. Starting today iZettle is … Continue reading →

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SumUp launches with huge financial backing

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Dublin-, London- and Berlin-based Mobile payment startup SumUp recently closed a Series A funding round and has now officially launched its service. The young company secured about $20 million from Shortcut Ventures, b-to-v Partners, Tengelmann Ventures and Klaus Hommels (who was also … Continue reading →

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iZettle announces beta-launch in Denmark, Norway & Finland

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

iZettle, the social payments startup out of Sweden we first introduced you to on August 2011, today announced it’s Nordic beta-launch – which will start by tomorrow. The young company, which has often been described as the European answer to … Continue reading →

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SponsorPay: 125% revenue growth & further expansion

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

SponsorPay, the leading “cross-platform in-game advertising” company, just announced that it achieved 125% YoY revenue increase in 2011. This growth was fueled by deepened relationships with key clients as well as the launch of two new products: BrandEngage, tapping into … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany-Startups | Tagged advertising, Andreas Bodczek, Berlin, payments platform, revenue growth, Sponsorpay, virtual currency | Comments Off

iZettle initiates its commercial launch across Europe

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

iZettle, the European answer to Square, today announced the end of its test phase and the start of commercial availability in Sweden. The free app and chip-card reader of the Stockholm based startup lets anyone take payments anytime, anywhere using their … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden Startups | Tagged iZettle, Launch, mobile payment, payments platform, stockholm | 1 Comment

iZettle secures €8.2 Million in a Series A round

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

iZettle, the social payments startup out of Sweden, today announced it has received €8.2 million ($11.2 million) in Series A funding led by Index Ventures with co-investor Creandum and further investment from Charles Dunstone, CEO and Co-founder of The Carphone … Continue reading →

Posted in Sweden Startups | Tagged financing round, Index Ventures, iZettle, mobile payment, payments platform, Series A, stockholm | 2 Comments

In-game advertising: Bigpoint partners with SponsorPay

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

SponsorPay, the leading global cross-platform advertising solution (HQ in Berlin), today announced a partnership with the browser games publisher Bigpoint (HQ in Hamburg) to make BrandEngage the exclusive in-game advertising platform for the latter’s casual games in Europe. SponsorPay was founded … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany-Startups | Tagged advertising, Berlin, Bigpoint, payments platform, Sponsorpay | 1 Comment

MIG acquires global micropayments business Zaypay

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Mobile Interactive Group (MIG) today announces the acquisition of global micropayments business Zaypay. Based in the Netherlands, Zaypay is a young and profitable mobile micropayments business that was founded in 2006. To date the business has provided secure micropayment solutions to … Continue reading →