eBay sellers are asking, who is Richard Brezovec after his name began showing up on their PayPal statements on Wednesday. “My shipping labels are showing payment to this person’s name! What the heck,” a seller wroteon the eBay forums. Other sellers Read more
PayPal announced Wednesday it will acquire Xoom Corporation, an international money transfer service that lets U.S. customers send money abroad. PayPal will pay $25 per share in cash, or an approximate $890 million enterprise value – 32% higher than Xoom’s Read more
PayPal apologized to users over its so-called “robocall” policy on Monday and said it was updating its User Agreement. The provision gave PayPal the right to robocall or robo-text users at for any reason, from debt collecting to advertisements to Read more
eBay announced on Friday that the separation with PayPal will be completed by July 17th, and over the weekend, PayPal sent an email to customers to let them know what they could expect after it becomes an independent company, and Read more
PayPal used to offer 1.5% cashback on the PayPal Debit Card, and those who were grandfathered in after it lowered the rate to 1% got bad news this week. As of July 1st, all users will receive the lower rate. Read more
A change in PayPal’s terms of service is drawing ire from some consumers, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The problem stems from a new provision in which PayPal gives itself the right to, in the words of the newspaper, “robocall Read more
Amazon is raising certain fees for its Pay with Amazon, Login and Pay with Amazon and Checkout by Amazon (CBA) payment processing solutions that online retailers use on their own websites. The changes fall into three main buckets, and merchants Read more
Google announced Android Pay on Thursday, calling it the “simple and secure way to pay with your Android phone.” It appears to be Google’s answer to Apple Pay. But what does that mean for Google Wallet, which did not turn Read more
Retailers prefer to control the shopping experience, but getting shoppers to go through the purchase process on a mobile device isn’t easy. Google is working on a solution that makes it possible to buy directly from an ad, it confirmed. Read more
In March, we told you about the new “payments service” from Facebook. On Wednesday, the company told EcommerceBytes it has begun rolling out the feature to users in the New York City area and has added some new functionality. The Read more
