Jun 21 PayPal COO Bill Ready, Who Helped Grow Venmo, Is Leaving the Company Ready is set to receive a $1.5 million cash bonus upon his departure. By Gabriela Barkho
Jan 12 Stripe Denies 8chan Beta’s Payment Processing Services A member of the 8chan community is crowdfunding brand new, open source imageboard software. Payments processor Stripe withdrew service for the project. By Brady Dale
Sep 26 PayPal Can Chill Now: eBay Acquires Braintree for $800 Million eBay is plopping down $800 million in cash to acquire payment company Braintree, which, you might remember, acquired Silicon Alley’s own Venmo By Jordan Valinsky
Jan 31 Venmo Touch From Braintree Lets You Pay Across Multiple Apps Without Entering Your Credit Card By Nitasha Tiku
Oct 17 Startup News: Braintree Gets a $35 M. Boost, TED Gets Trippy, and Real Estate Gets Gamified By Myles Tanzer