QSecure raises $10M for smart payment platform
QSecure, maker of credit cards containing smart chips, has raised $10 million in a fourth round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC. The Los Altos, Calif. company is backed by Worldview Technology Partners, Allegis Capital, UMC Capital and Societe Generale. It has now raised $37.25 million to date.
QSecure takes $5.25M for electronic credit cards
QSecure, maker of credit cards containing smart chips, has raised $5.25 million of an anticipated $10.25 million fourth round of funding, according to a filing with the SEC. While it didn’t specify where the money came from, the Los Altos, Calif. company was previously backed by Allegis Capital, Societe Generale, UMC Capital and Worldview Technology Partners.
Obopay scores $70M from Nokia for mobile payments
Obopay, provider of a mobile service that lets people transfer money to one another through text messages, just received an investment from Nokia, estimated at $70 million. [Update: It turns out that not all of this money came from Nokia, as most people reported. There were other undisclosed investors involved. TechCrunch suggests that several of Obopay's old-faithful firms also chipped in, including Qualcomm, Redpoint Ventures, Onset Ventures and Richmond Management, but nothing has been confirmed.]… Continue Reading
Obopay adds $29M to warchest, amid competition in mobile payments
Obopay, the Redwood City, Calif. company that lets you send payments to people from a mobile phone, has raised $29 million more in a third round of funding.
The service launched last year, and it’s not clear how much traction it has. The funding announcement was made quietly, after the fact (see wording), quite low-key given the intense competition the company is facing in mobile payments. There are at least eight other players, ranging from… Continue Reading