With all the attention eBay received this week about its plans to breakup eBay and PayPal, the announcement on Tuesday that it had finally named a replacement to former PayPal president David Marcus may have been overlooked. eBay named Dan Read more
Sellers all over the Internet were scrambling when payments went missing from their PayPal accounts for hours on October 1. And it impacted not just sellers on eBay, but on Etsy, Bonanza, and even people who transferred their money from Read more
PayPal is willing to let its merchant customers accept the virtual currency Bitcoin, but it’s not willing to extend protection to cover such transactions – the eBay payments company will limit Bitcoin transactions to the purchase of digital goods. Nevertheless, Read more
Several readers reached out to EcommerceBytes with some good news about PayPal. “As an offset to Paypal’s new 6 month claim window, I just received an email from them that they will provide next day electronic funds deposit to my Read more
Online sellers who accept PayPal payments on or off eBay were in for a surprise this week when they noticed changes to the company’s user agreement. Catching the most attention was an extension to the Dispute Filing Window. Buyers will Read more
Skrill has launched a brand new platform for marketplaces that want to offer a payment solution that enables their sellers to start trading instantly under their own accounts. The UK-based company, previously known as Moneybookers, is better known in Europe than Read more
eBay has no qualms about excluding other payment services from its marketplaces, as was the case when Google Checkout launched. But now it finds its own PayPal service shut out from Apple’s new digital wallet announced on Tuesday called Apple Pay. Read more
Even if you’re not Apple-obsessed, there are certain things online sellers should know about Tuesday’s big Apple launch event. Beyond the introduction of the latest iPhone (6 and 6 Plus) and operating system release (iOS 8), and the new Apple Read more
Up until today, the term “charge it” in relation to Apple products has referred to the devices’ batteries. But with the expected launch of an iWallet on Tuesday, it takes on a whole new meaning for mobile shoppers. A week Read more
Each year online sellers have the opportunity to rate the online payments services they use to process their ecommerce payments in the Sellers Choice Awards, and this year’s results were published in Sunday’s EcommerceBytes Update newsletter. Readers evaluated 13 online Read more
