Bitpass croaks — is this the end of micropayments?
Bitpass, the Menlo Park start-up that gave people a way to make micropayments online, has died.
Micropayments are typically payments of between one cent and a dollar — used for things like digital content, such as downloadable music or PDFs.
Bitpass sent out an email this afternoon to users saying it was closing Jan 26 (see below). Online payments have become more competitive over recent months, since Google joined the fray with Google Checkout, and began offering… Continue Reading