Cash-Based Payments Network PayNearMe Raises $20M Series E, Expands Via Family Dollar Partnership

Nobody has really innovated on their behalf in 20 or 30 years,” explains Danny Shader. “We’ve come along and made these transactions faster and cheaper,” he says, “but the biggest limitation we had was footprint.” Through 7-Eleven and ACE Cash Express, PayNearMe had a good reach, but not a great one. Now, that changes – especially because Family Dollar stores tend to be located in areas where 7-Eleven is not.