Would You Want Your Tax Refund Sent to PayPal?
If you’re due to get a tax refund this year, would you prefer it be sent directly to your PayPal account? That’s an option for US taxpayers if you have a PayPal Cash Card. Business […]
Category: Payments
eBay Adds Google Pay to Managed Payments, No PayPal Yet
eBay is adding Google Pay to Managed Payments, which is currently optional for sellers as the marketplace transitions away from PayPal powering its payment processing. eBay already offers Apple Pay for mobile payments through Managed […]
Amazon Makes It Easier to Accept Its Payments Service on Other Platforms
Amazon is making it easier for US merchants to accept its payments solution off-Amazon thanks to a deal with Worldpay, which announced Wednesday it is the first acquirer enabling Amazon Pay for its merchants. Worldpay […]
PayPal Enables Instagram’s New Shopping Feature
Selling on Instagram is now possible with the help of PayPal. This is bound to be very welcome news for small sellers who chafe at marketplace restrictions – though for now, the beta product is […]
PayPal Instant Transfer to Bank Rolls Out to Consumers – Businesses Up Next
PayPal has been making it easier for users to withdraw funds, and this week, it’s rolling out “Instant Transfer to bank” to consumers in the US, though it comes with fees. PayPal expects to roll […]
Etsy Updates Sellers on Last Week’s Billing Glitch
Reports came flooding in on Friday, February 15, about Etsy taking funds from some sellers’ bank accounts and charging their credit cards for hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Etsy updated sellers on a thread on […]
An Update on the Etsy Billing Disaster
Late last week we reported on the Etsy billing debacle in which it incorrectly withdrew funds from some sellers’ bank accounts and charged some sellers’ credit cards, despite the sellers not owing fees. The problem […]
eBay Readies Next Phase of Managed Payments Takeover
The next phase of eBay’s Managed Payments rollout will impact larger merchants. As we reported in November, eBay is turning off Integrated Merchant Credit Card Accounts (IMCC) in two phases beginning March 1, 2019 – […]
Etsy Apologizes for Taking Money from Sellers in Major Error
Etsy posted an apology for what it called a bill payment error after some sellers reported the company took large sums of money from their credit cards and bank accounts on Friday afternoon. EcommerceBytes reported […]
New PayPal Pilot Program Helps Sellers Go Multichannel
PayPal is running a new pilot program called PayPal One Touch Seller Signup that helps sellers go multichannel and helps marketplaces as well. It comes as PayPal weans itself from its dependence on eBay, which […]