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… Continue Reading

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… Continue Reading

Obopay scores $70M from Nokia for mobile payments

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… Continue Reading

Obopay adds $29M to warchest, amid competition in mobile payments

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… Continue Reading