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Digital and Online Payments

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Passion Capital and Accel Partners back financial technology firm GoCardless for second time

GoCardless has added to the $1.5 million (£976,400) it secured in February 2012 by netting a further $3.3 million through a deal with Accel Partners and Passion Capital.

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M-commerce firm paythru becomes first business backed by Restoration Alpha Angels

Technology merchant bank Restoration Partners has closed the first investment to be made through its Restoration Alpha Angels network.

Venture Capital Funding

SumUp closes huge $20 million venture capital round

Mobile payment business SumUp has closed its Series A funding round and secured an enormous US$20 million (£12.6 million) to coincide with the launch of its service.

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New payments provider secures backing

London-based online payment platform GoCardless has raised $1.5 million (£940,000) through a string of investors including Accel Partners, Passion Capital and YCombinator.

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Sanderson offloads its RBS business

Software business Sanderson has disposed of its electronic point of sale business through a deal with Torex Retail.

Financial Management

Cheques checking out?

Many companies are trying to determine what future role traditional cheques will play in everyday business despite the saviour of the payment method.

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Better Capital acquires DigiPoS assets

Jon Moulton's private equity firm Better Capital has acquired some of the assets held by global electronic point of sale hardware and software provider DigiPoS Store Solutions.

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Point uses TS3 acquisition to boost UK offering

Electronic payments business Point has made a British purchase with a deal for TS3 Services.

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McGriskin sells Envoy Services to WorldPay

Australian entrepreneur Phil McGriskin has agreed to sell internet payment business Envoy Services to private equity-backed global payments provider WorldPay in a multi-million pound deal.

Technology

Contactless mobile payments

At the Mobile World Congress in February, contactless technology was a hot topic. GB explores why plastic cards in your wallet may soon become obsolete.

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PayPoint buys Verrus   

Cash and internet payment specialist PayPoint has agreed to acquire Verrus, a mobile phone services business, for up to £29 million.

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Nomad Payments sale doubles investors’ money

Payment processing business Nomad Payments, which specialises in the prepaid and debit card market, has been acquired by US banking technology provider Metavante Technologies for $58 million (£30 million).