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PayPal<\/strong> has acquired mobile app developer Duff Research, part of an effort by the online payment payment processor to become more technology focused, writes Reuters. PayPal, owned by e-commerce company eBay<\/strong>, did not disclose a purchase price.<\/p>\n

Reuters<\/em> – PayPal said on Wednesday that it acquired mobile app developer Duff Research, part of an effort by the online payment giant to become more nimble and technology focused.<\/p>\n

PayPal, owned by e-commerce company eBay Inc, did not disclose a purchase price.<\/p>\n

Duff Research has built about 40 mobile apps for companies that include TiVo Inc and Adidas AG. The firm’s 18 employees, including co-founder Geoff Chatterton, will join PayPal, the companies said.<\/p>\n

PayPal is battling a host of start-ups, such as Square Inc, that are trying to chip away at its lead in online and mobile payments.<\/p>\n

PayPal has a reputation as slow and less innovative than some other technology companies and under new President David Marcus it is trying to change that.<\/p>\n

“What we’re really after with this deal is the innovators and experience,” said James Barrese, chief technology officer at PayPal. “We are reinventing our organization to be more technology led.”<\/p>\n

The Duff Research team will remain together at PayPal and work on projects aimed at making PayPal’s main digital wallet product easier to use for consumers and merchants, Barrese said.<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Alistair Barr; Editing by Dan Grebler)<\/p>\n

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