Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is entering into an alliance with Stripe to power its “Buy” button, which the company started testing with the News Feed in July, according to Re/code. Through the “Buy” button, users can buy goods that are displayed in ads or posts on Facebook.
The partnership between Facebook and Stripe will be beneficial for the social networking site. Although the feature is in the testing phase, the report said that Stripe’s technology was supporting the button. A spokesperson for Facebook assured on Thursday that Stripe is the only payment partner behind the test. There was no comment from a Stripe spokesperson.
The clarification from Facebook’s spokesperson holds importance because the social networking site is in partnerships with other payment partners on different features, such as PayPal’s mobile payments unit, Braintree. Last year also Facebook and Stripe entered into a deal under which the social network’s users can auto-fill their payment information from Facebook while using third-party apps.
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Stripe, on the other hand, has inked deals with some of the biggest names in the technology arena, such as Apple Inc (NASDAQ APL), Twitter Inc (NYSE TWTR), and Chinese digital payments service Alipay, all in the last year, which is incredible for the 150-person start-up.
Facebook has the option of striking deals with other payment partners in the future, a possibility further strengthened by the hiring of PayPal President David Marcus, who is heading up messaging at Facebook. As of now though, Stripe is the only one to enter into a partnership with Facebook for running the “Buy” button test.
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Meanwhile, rival Twitter has also started testing its own “Buy” button to expand the area of its service and offer more to users. The button will be integrated into tweets and allows users to make purchases directly on Twitter and also through the mobile app. The micro-blogging site is portraying itself as a one-stop social media shop for users who prefer not to switch to the retail sites if they like a product.
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