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Paystand Raises $20M to Be Blockchain-Based ‘Venmo’ for Commercial Payments

Paystand, a platform using blockchain tech to automate commercial payments, has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

Backing the round are a number of VC firms including DNX Ventures, Battery Ventures, Epic Ventures, Commerce Ventures and Wildcat Ventures. Existing investors Leap Global Partners and BlueRun Ventures also took part.

Paystand aims to makes complex commercial transactions…

Japan’s Top Credit Card Issuer JCB To Adopt B2B Payment On Blockchain

JCB, Japan’s top credit card issuer plans to adopt a new business-to-business (B2B) payment solution based on blockchain technology.

On Dec. 20 Cointelegraph Japan reported that JCB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with blockchain-based commercial payments platform Paystand to develop a digital payment platform for enterprises and customers in Japan.

Japan’s $10 Trillion…

Payments-as-a-Service Platform Uses Blockchain to Automate, Secure B2B Systems SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–November 16, 2017– <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.paystand.com%2F&esheet=51717383&newsitemid=20171115006571&lan=en-US&anchor=PayStand&amp... VentureBeat

PayStand Rolls Out Blockchain Certification of Payments #Notary #Paystand

PayStand, a next generation B2B payment and billing company, is leveraging the Blockchain in a completely new way for enterprise payments.

PayStand customers can now certify and notarize payments (from request to receipt) on the Blockchain, ensuring the history of payments is secure, independently verifiable, and free of tampering.

Jeremy Almond, CEO, PayStand, said:

“Since the founding of the…

PayStand recently launched and may change the industry. Paystand allows you to receive money on your website and social networks without extra software, coding or requiring a merchant account. Accept major Credit Cards, eCheck, and eCash all with no transaction fees for your organization.

PayStand includes the following features:

Built-in Mobile Websites – Every design automatically includes a unique mobile experience that matches the overall style of your PayStand, so your content will look great on every device, every time.

Smart Links – Each item you create provides you with a link that intuitively knows where it is being opened. Share your smart link on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Email, or across the web.

Order Management – track orders, respond to customers, send out white labeled receipts, track inventory, communicate shipping information and more.

Multiple Templates – compatible with current browsers and mobile devices and using the latest HTML, CSS and Javascript techniques.

Multiple Store Fronts – embed your PayStand on your website, your PayStand Webpage, Facebook, Tumblr, WordPress, or anywhere else. PayStand manages all your orders in one place, from all your store fronts.

Multiple Item Types – offer multiple item types all from your catalog page. Sell and ship physical items, upload digital items for sale, take payments, or accept donations.

Free PayStand WebStore – each PayStand user gets their own PayStand online WebStand Page and unique address url.

Buy Now Buttons & Website Embeds – Adding Buy Now Buttons or embedding your PayStand into your site is as easy as dropping in a YouTube video.

Responsive Image Loader – PayStand allows multiple images per item offered and generates several scaled versions of each image file uploaded. Our image loader detects and selects the appropriate image size to load for every device and screen – including Apple devices with Retina Displays.

Social Links – Automatically display social network links with each item created, letting your visitors share and talk about you on every major network. Your customers can even like you and share from their receipts.

Direct Facebook Page Integration – PayStand gives you a free Facebook Application that integrates with your Facebook pages. Your customers buy directly in Facebook without having to leave your page (which helps prevent loss of sales).

Multiple Variants – customize items, payments, or donations with different options like size, color, type, or fund. PayStand lets you set price and track inventory for each of your customizable variations.

Universal Posting/Sharing – Use PayStand’s Universal Posting tool to easily share your items across every social platform and communication channel at once. The more places you are the bigger your audience becomes.

All-in-One Solution – everything you need to take payments and sell online. Everything is included. No extra hosting accounts, payment processors, merchant accounts, web designers, programers, order management software, or other typical headaches necessary!

Video Promotion – add a video into your item listing’s description using YouTube or Vimeo embed code.

Automatically Responsive Designs – All PayStand pages are responsive and work on any mobile device, iPads, or computer screen size and resolution.

Custom Item Descriptions add item descriptions that allow you to customize your fonts, text decorations, images, links, videos, and more.

Direct Communication with Customers – PayStand provides you with email addresses and shipping addresses so you market your customers.

Multiple Author Support – Enable multiple people to help mange and run each of your PayStand accounts.

Online Payment Provider PayStand Exits Beta, Announces Bitcoin Support

By Pete Rizzo, Coindesk.com

California-based online payment processor PayStand has launched out of private beta to provide US-based websites and mobile applications another way to accept payments such e-checks, credit cards and bitcoin.

With the announcement, PayStand also revealed $1m in new investment as part of its initial seed-funding round.

Founded in 2009, PayStand aims to be a multi-payment gateway that eliminates merchant transaction fees, in part by supporting digital currency acceptance.

Said PayStand in its official announcement: