EcommerceBytes has received several reports from longtime sellers that PayPal is placing holds on transactions – the first time in their selling history – and tell us the targeted transactions do not appear to be any more risky than the Read more
PayPal is looking at ways to help merchants increase conversion rates and find new ways to reach customers. One-touch checkout, social and contextual commerce, predictive fraud prevention, and virtual reality commerce were among the topics PayPal vice-president and general manager Read more
Shoppers using Apple’s Safari browser on their Macs and mobile devices will be able to use Apple Pay when the newest version of the Apple iOS operating system is officially released this fall. Specifically, the company wrote in its announcement: Read more
PayPal hired former District Attorney and American Express executive Aaron Karczmer to become its Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer. Karczmer held a number of roles at the New York County District Attorney’s office including Assistant District Attorney and Unit Read more
Still reeling from news that could spell the end of their ecommerce businesses, online sellers in Turkey are nevertheless showing a spirit of generosity in the face of adversity. Sellers learned this week that PayPal is ceasing operations in Turkey as of Read more
Online sellers in Turkey are left wondering what to do after PayPal told them it was ceasing operations there as of Monday, June 6th. Many of the eBay and Etsy sellers who are impacted asked questions on Twitter and discussion Read more
PayPal will open a global operations center in North Carolina in the fall. It will create 400 jobs including positions in customer service, risk operations, engineering, and technology. PayPal Senior Vice President of Global Operations John McCabe said in a Read more
PayPal users have been experiencing technical issues for the last 2 weeks culminating in a major glitch on Thursday when payments seemed to become lost in cyberspace for most of the day. Buyers could provide a transaction number showing they Read more
Stories about shoppers defrauded online crop up every day, and PayPal is often featured – sometimes portrayed as the good guy, sometimes as part of the problem. Witness the headline, “Scam of the Week: How PayPal could be risky business” Read more
The world of selling to people in their homes has evolved from getting a paper catalog, mailing in an order, and waiting days or weeks for deliveries, to a pace where one-click ordering and same day delivery represent viable options. Read more
