Mercator Advisory Group has announced its latest report, Solving the Micropayment Problem, Online and at the Point of Sale, that reviews "both the history and challenges of electronic micropayments and examines how the existing rails have evolved to address under $5 electronic payments at both the point of sale and for online transactions."   » Continue Reading

ClickandBuy has announced it plans to offer secure person-to-person payments and a cash voucher program for the European market, as well as bringing its phone billing service to the U.S. market.   » Continue Reading

ClickandBuy has announced it will "offer its full and comprehensive suite of services to BitPass merchants. ClickandBuy’s payment platform provides all different types of payments – not only micropayments, but more lucrative payments – payments such as monthly subscriptions, yearly fees and other payment structures, that can help merchants make more money online." Last week Bitpass announced it was ceasing operations.   » Continue Reading

Intel Capital continues to invest in payments-related companies. Last April, Intel Capital invested in Japan's Bitwallet. Today, FIRSTGATE Holding AG, owner of ClickandBuy, announced it has received investment funding from Intel Capital. The company reports it has more than seven million users and 7,000 merchants using its system for the sale of goods and services online.   » Continue Reading

ClickandBuy has announced that "three independent online music stores have selected its international digital payments platform for its hosted digital commerce system and its ability to provide different types of payment methods, including yearly subscriptions, micropayments or single downloads of songs."   » Continue Reading

ClickandBuy has announced ClickandBuy Version 2.0 - what the company says is "the latest version of its digital payments platform, which will enable merchants to provide more billing options and will allow consumers to create new accounts where they can hold money on balance in a personal ClickandBuy account. Once the account is set, users are able to jump to different merchants within the ClickandBuy network."   » Continue Reading