PayPal committed to fund up to $25 million of interest-free cash advances to help federal government employees during the shutdown. PayPal is offering an interest-free cash advance up to $500 for federal employees through its PayPal Credit platform to pay Read more
eBay is running a promotion for sellers in the UK where selling fees are capped at £1 for up to 100 listings. However, sellers must be “private” sellers in order to participate. According to the terms and conditions, the promotion Read more
Amazon is holding a conference on Artificial Intelligence called re:MARS where speakers will demonstrate the practical applications of AI behind Alexa, AWS services, Amazon Go, Prime Air, Lab 126, and Robotics. It is somewhat surprising given the usual secrecy with Read more
New research highlights Amazon’s Prime advantage even as eBay tests a new fulfillment system for sellers. In a report released on Thursday, Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP) estimated that 62% of Amazon customers are Prime members, or about 101 Read more
PayPal hired a Chief Marketing Officer and added a new member to its board of directors. As Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Allison Johnson will lead strategic marketing for PayPal and its family of brands around the world Read more
Shopping malls are transforming themselves to adapt to changing consumer behavior caused by mobile and online shopping, with some malls turning abandoned department store space over to grocery stores, but one cutting-edge mall is embracing brands born of the Internet. Read more
eBay pulled back on plans to expand its presence in Bellevue, Washington in the Seattle area and is instead shrinking it, according to Business Journal. eBay’s Seattle team has taken credit for pitching and launching a number of tools for Read more
Dan Tarman left eBay days before Christmas, and after the Holmes Report reported his replacement last week, eBay made the news official: it’s hiring Steve Wymer to replace him. That leaves a 6-week gap in the role of Senior Vice Read more
Invaluable said it sold half a million lots on its global marketplace in 2018, which is up 20% over the previous year and is up 130% over 5 years. The number of buyers grew by 18% year-over-year. The platform for Read more
Etsy has added to the list of states for which it collects sales tax under Marketplace Facilitator laws. For Etsy-only sellers, such laws can simplify compliance issues, but for multi-channel sellers, such laws add yet another wrinkle to the herculean Read more
