Comments on: Micro-Consolidation: PlaySpan Buys Spare Change

By: PlaySpan Strikes Deal With Nickelodeon To Power Microtransactions | ScooperNews.com

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:58:45 +0000

[...] including virtual world NeoPets, which has a user base of 45 million gamers. PlaySpan recently acquired micro-transaction app developer Spare Change, which powered micropayments across 700 social [...]

By: PlaySpan Strikes Deal With Nickelodeon To Power Microtransactions

PlaySpan Strikes Deal With Nickelodeon To Power Microtransactions — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:51:16 +0000

By: PlaySpan Study Shows Growth In Virtual Goods Marketplace

PlaySpan Study Shows Growth In Virtual Goods Marketplace — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:01:34 +0000

[...] which recently acquired micro-transaction app developer Spare Change, has processed more than $50 million worth of [...]

By: PlaySpan Launches Virtual Goods Marketplace On Facebook And MySpace

PlaySpan Launches Virtual Goods Marketplace On Facebook And MySpace — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:13:30 +0000

[...] lot more social, as your friends may be able to see it on your NewsFeed. PlaySpan, which recently acquired micro-transaction app developer Spare Change, has processed more than $50 million worth of [...]

By: Zeevex Debuts Virtual Currency For Online Games

Zeevex Debuts Virtual Currency For Online Games — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:42:40 +0000

[...] This is very similar to what PlaySpan is up to with its Ultimate Game Card. For more perspective on their product, read about their recent deal with hi5 or their acquisition of Spare Change. [...]

By: Dick Durban

Dick Durban — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:32:07 +0000

@Dan Blake

After you try http://www.x.com go try http://www.paypalsucks.com

By: Dick Durban

Dick Durban — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:31:03 +0000

@Dan Blake

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:43:17 +0000

Wonder how many people will get laid off at Spare Change. After PlaySpan bought PayByCash, heads rolled.

By: 小額決済サービス概観：PlayScanはSpare Changeを買収

小額決済サービス概観：PlayScanはSpare Changeを買収 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:19:53 +0000

[...] ［原文へ］ [...]

By: mark h

mark h — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:39:41 +0000

dan,

not sure why you think that those guys don’t have the trust factor going for themselves. look at their client base, and given that they’re a private label backend, to you think customers and clients are really being thwarted by the “trust” issue?

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:19:22 +0000

They have an accumulated over the years DISTRUST factor “going to them” as well.

By: Dan Blake

Dan Blake — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:45:15 +0000

You are wrong. Its exponentially higher.

By: MJ

MJ — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:27:34 +0000

sorry i mean expand..

Dan regarding fraud… i dont think fraud is higher here compared to Europe or US.

maybe in Africa or south/east Asia.

By: TheMindRelaxer

TheMindRelaxer — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:19:10 +0000

.. and the winner is? hmm.. let’s just wait.

By: Dan Blake

Dan Blake — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:05:32 +0000

Its mainly because the fraud rate is so high that it causes their rates with mastercard and visa to go up. By supporting these countries, it ends up costing PP more than it gets.

Translation- Not gonna happen untill the fraud rates die down significantly.

By: Dan Blake

Dan Blake — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:00:12 +0000

Im desperately awaiting paypal to enter this arena and utterly destroy the competition. Yes they have worse fees than most but unlike many of these startups, they have the trust factor going for them.

I am actually surprised PP hasnt entered yet- This is a potentially huge market and I think that having the ebay corporate behemoth behind PP is really slowing it down. PP can no longer “Act fast” as every change has to go through never-ending meetings, approvals and testing.

Want to know the extent of paypals “web2.0″ contributions? Be prepared to be unexcited: http://www.x.com/

By: MJ

MJ — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:56:36 +0000

I really wish paypal could expend their money receiving service to this part of the world (middle east). currently we can only send.