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Seattle street vendors selling the city’s Real Change newspaper will be able to accept mobile payments using a Google app developed by volunteers from the tech giant.

Asia’s largest oil refiner Sinopec has made a deal with e-commerce firm Alibaba, which will help the company implement cloud computing services and ‘big data’ analysis.

Spanish bank BBVA has acquired San Francisco-based design agency Spring Studio for an undisclosed sum to help develop the look and user experience of the bank’s digital offerings.

CurrencyFair, a digital peer-to-peer currency exchange marketplace, has announced that it has raised €10 million in a bid to compete with established firms.

Online marketplace Etsy closed its first day of trading at $30 per share after going public yesterday, up 86 per cent from its initial price.