Limerick brothers sign Twitter deal

A global credit card payment service founded by two millionaire brothers from Limerick has partnered with social media giant Twitter to allow users to buy directly from the micro-blogging site.

Stripe, the Silicon Valley- based company headed by Patrick and John Collison, is one of four platforms with which Twitter has partnered to develop in-tweet purchases.

The social media site is working with the Collisons to store credit card information and allow purchases of goods and services directly from the site in just a few clicks.