Ecommerce Industry News
PayPal will acquire a “Buy Now, Pay Later” service in Japan called Paidy in the fourth quarter for $2.7 billion, the company announced today (September 7). Paidy’s payment services allow Japanese shoppers to make purchases […]
PayPal is making changes to its User Agreement effective September 21, 2021, and users should carefully scrutinize the notice to see how the changes may impact them. PayPal said it is expanding the existing list […]
Is eBay holding your funds because you are a “casual” seller? Here’s what it doesn’t say in the fine print. Did you know that if you are a low-volume seller on eBay, the company may […]
PayPal has made yet another move in the cryptocurrency arena – it launched a new service allowing UK customers to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency with PayPal (note that terms apply). PayPal is offering customers […]
PayPal offers an enticement for customers by allowing them to “buy now, pay later,” and on Wednesday, it made the offering more attractive by eliminating late fees. PayPal announced it will no longer charge late […]
Like many other companies, PayPal is trying to capitalize on the interest in the ever evolving world of cryptocurrency while also keeping risks to its bottom-line in line. The latest initiative targets holders of its […]
Online payments service Square will acquire AfterPay in a deal valued at a whopping $29 billion. Square cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey (who also cofounded and is CEO of Twitter) said together, the two companies […]
PayPal is ending its Funds Now program, launched in 2018, which allowed sellers to access money from their completed sales within seconds, even during a dispute – at no extra cost to them. In a […]
PayPal Zettle launched today to allow small businesses to accept payments across in-person and online channels. But it’s more than a card-reader and point-of-sale solution. PayPal described the offering as way for small businesses to […]
How do you sell online without a store or marketplace? In today’s issue, Don Heiden, the Auction Professor, discusses using PayPal buttons on message boards, specialty sites, classifieds sites, social platforms, and in emails. There […]