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FastSpring and EBANX Forge Partnership to Expand Pix Payments for Digital Products in Brazil

FastSpring

Pix, Brazil’s instant payment system introduced by the Central Bank of Brazil in 2020, has rapidly gained popularity among consumers as a preferred digital payment method. Director of Payments, Risk, and Compliance at FastSpring. It’s a must-have payment method in Brazil.

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Is What Epic Wants for App Stores What Other Game Developers Actually Want?

FastSpring

As mobile game and app developers gasp for air under a player-gouging 30% duopoly-tax on nearly all mobile game revenue worldwide, Epic Games has emerged as the de facto leader of the gaming community in the fight for open computing on mobile. There were no gatekeepers — just a computer, a player, and a game.

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5 Best Paddle Alternatives in 2024

FastSpring

The company handles transactions for sellers of digital products, providing the infrastructure for global online payments while taking responsibility for tax collection and remittance, fraud prevention, and other aspects of the checkout process. It’s a capable solution, but by no means is Paddle a universal, one-size-fits-all option.

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News: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Appeals From Apple and Epic in Antitrust Case

FastSpring

District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected most of Epic’s claims against Apple but ruled in Epic’s favor regarding Apple’s policies against developers sending users outside Apple’s system to make digital purchases. Then in 2023, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco agreed with much of Judge Rogers’ 2021 decision.

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Softwares Transcendem Fronteiras—Por Que o Dinheiro Não?

Andreessen Horowitz

Softwares são globais por natureza e transcendem fronteiras com facilidade—localizar um software pode significar simplesmente traduzi-lo para outro idioma. Além disso, muitas empresas globais de software monetizam serviços financeiros. Read this article in English. / Read this article in Spanish. É o Google.

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Software Transcends Borders—Why Not Money?

Andreessen Horowitz

Software is inherently global and easily transcends borders—localizing it can be as easy as translating the language. In Brazil, for example, Pix became the most popular payment method in the country in just two years—as well as the second-most used instant payments system in the world. Who is the Google of Brazil?

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Is Estonia the Next Silicon Valley?

OpenView Labs

Estonians can bank, apply for government assistance, get medical care, and even securely vote online—as they have been doing since 2005. Denis’ Estonian e-residency provided the solution. It’s much easier to process payments and pay contractors if you’re all using the same currency. You cannot do anything without a smart card.”