• January 22nd, 2013

    PayNearMe Raises $10 Million Series D; Launches Self-Serve Platform To Allow Any Business To Accept Remote Cash Payments

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    Cash-based payments platform PayNearMe has raised additional financing, the company announced today, in a Series D round led by August Capital with participation from other existing investors including Khosla Ventures, Maveron, and True Ventures. The news comes alongside the launch of the company’s latest product, PayNearMe Express, a self-serve platform that lets any business sign up to accept… → Read More

    October 17th, 2012

    PayNearMe Partners With AppFolio: Now Tenants Can Pay Their Rent In Cash At Local 7-Elevens & ACE Cash Express Stores

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    PayNearMe (formerly Kwedit), a cash-based payments network, is today announcing a partnership with property management software maker AppFolio. This deal will allow tenants to pay their rent using cash at nearby 7-Eleven or ACE Cash Express stores at any time of day or night. → Read More

    April 25th, 2012

    PayNearMe Takes Cash Payments System Mobile

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    PayNearMe, an alternative payments product that provides a compelling way for the ‘unbanked’ to use cash payments for online goods, is debuting its first mobile integration today. As you may know, the term “unbanked” refers to consumers who don’t have traditional bank accounts or cannot qualify for credit cards. PayNearMe allows people who don’t have or don’t want to use credit or debit cards to… → Read More

    August 30th, 2011

    PayNearMe Now Lets You Pay Your Utility Bill At The Local 7-Eleven Store

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    PayNearMe, an alternative payments product from the company formerly known as Kwedit, provides a compelling way for the ‘unbanked’ to use cash payments for online goods. The “unbanked” refers to consumers who don’t have traditional bank accounts or cannot qualify for credit cards. PayNearMe allows people who don’t have or don’t want to use credit or debit cards to purchase products, pay for… → Read More

    May 10th, 2011

    PayNearMe's Cash Payments Product Can Now Be Used For Money Transfers, Bill Pay And More

    We’ve frequently covered PayNearMe, an alternative payments product from the company formerly known as Kwedit, because its compelling services for the unbanked. e “unbanked” refers to consumers who don’t have traditional bank accounts or cannot qualify for credit cards. PayNearMe allows people who don’t have or don’t want to use credit or debit cards to purchase products with cash at more than → Read More

    November 16th, 2010

    PayNearMe Rings Up $16M From Khosla And Others For Cash Payments Product

    PayNearMe, an alternative payments product from the company formerly known as Kwedit, has just raised $16 million in funding led by Khosla Ventures, with new investor August Capital and current investors True Ventures and Maveron also participating in the round. This brings the company’s total funding to $23.3 million. In conjunction with the funding announcement, Mark Britto, CEO of BOKU will… → Read More

    October 29th, 2010

    SteelSeries' 30 Percent Off Halloween Sale; Pay For Your Gear At 7-Eleven Stores With PayNearMe

    Two bits of SteelSeries news for you. One, they, just like pretty much everyone else, are having a Halloween sale right now. You can get 30 percent off the Siberia V2 Black headset, Xai mouse, and Shift keyboard when you use the code SPOOKY31. → Read More

    September 14th, 2010

    PayNearMe Launches Cash Payment System With 7-Eleven; Signs Up Amazon, Facebook

    In August, we wrote about PayNearMe, an alternative payments product from the company formerly known as Kwedit. For background, Kwedit launched another payment product earlier this year, to much controversy. But this one could be a winner; PayNearMe has already signed up a number of high-profile merchants and is launching today to the public.

    PayNearMe allows people who don’t have or don’t want… → Read More