Kalixa Gains Separation From Bwin, Launches Payments Platform

Kalixa is spinning off from online gaming company Bwin to launch its own payments platform, TechCrunch reports.

The move should allow Kalixa, which processed $3.5 billion in transactions in 2012, to focus more on payments and differentiate itself from an online gambling company in Bwin. Bwin – which partners with Zynga for its real-money gambling games – has invested $130 million into Kalixa at this point.

Kalixa launched new products titled Kalixa Pro, Kalixa Pay and Kalixa Accept to target various aspects of the payments ecosystem.

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