PayPal Announces Fill ‘er Up App
Topping off the gas tank? There’s an app for that – or at least, an app that allows you to pay for it. PayPal announced a large chain of convenience stores in the Southeast has launched a mobile app that Read more
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Alibaba’s 11 Main Addresses Rumor It May Ban PayPal
After a rumor surfaced that Alibaba’s new U.S. marketplace 11 Main might be considering dropping PayPal as a payment method, we checked in with company spokesperson Abbygail Reyes. Her response to our inquiry: “11 Main enables consumers to use credit cards directly Read more
Senate Ignores Postal Issues – Until They Could Impact Elections
Increased revenue courtesy of greater patronage from small and medium-sized online businesses and their shipping needs hasn’t been enough to offset ongoing multi-billion dollar losses at the US Postal Service. But its plan to help offset losses by closing more mail Read more
Easier to Shop on Mobile Apps Thanks to PayPal’s One Touch
It’s no longer strange to think about making a purchase from a mobile app, but it can be more clunky trying to buy something on a tiny screen than on a desktop computer. PayPal is working to make it easier, Read more
Amazon Undercuts Rivals with New Credit Card Reader
Amazon launched a new card reader called Amazon Local Register, similar to Square, PayPal Here, and several other such “point of sale” payment-processing services. But what is sure to grab the attention of retailers is its fees: for the next 16 Read more
PayPal Responds to Report of Security Vulnerability
A reader alerted us to a report of another security vulnerability on PayPal, saying he had tested the method described by a search-engine marketing services company located in Texas. “I saw your post last month about the security vulnerability that Read more
PayPal Expands Consumer and Business Lending
There is no more Bill Me Later – not officially, that is. In what is bound to be a little confusing at first, eBay’s payments unit is rebranding the consumer-financing service Bill Me Later to “PayPal Credit.” The company is Read more
Amazon Wallet: Everywhere You Want to Shop
Hosting the largest online marketplace and offering tablets and a smartphone on which to shop for digital and physical goods, Amazon now has a digital wallet to organize payment methods, whether you’re shopping online, via mobile, or in-store. Amazon spokesperson Read more
PayPal Plays with Fire as Amazon Expands Payments
eBay demonstrated yet again it can’t ignore a mobile device simply because it’s from a rival. Amazon’s new smartphone, called the Fire, just became available to consumers, and PayPal is ready with a mobile app. The move follow’s eBay’s launch of its Read more
Etsy Expands Its Payments Service in Europe
Etsy is expanding its own payments processing option for even more sellers in Europe with the addition of six countries. Many Etsy sellers had relied on PayPal to process payments in their shops in addition to offering checks and money orders Read more