We recently looked at two online payment companies coming out of Ireland and now it appears that one, Stripe, is on the verge of inking a multi-million deal with social networking platform Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR). Formed by two brothers from Limerick, John and Patrick Collison, Stripe employs some 60 people, mostly in San Francisco, and recently opened an office in London. Sources say they are in advanced discussions with Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) to allow users to make purchases via credit card on the social platform. Stripe’s system works by providing merchants with a computer code that that can be integrated…
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Kieran Ball
Kieran is a journalist and copywriter with a track record in excess of 15 years' in advertising, marketing and journalism. My work has appeared in TV, radio, press, online and almost every other conceivable medium. Kieran is based out of Ireland.